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MonstrO – Self-titled (Archive Album Review)

On the surface it's easy to see why so many people are considering Atlanta's MonstrO to be just another solider in an army of classic rock...

FANTOMAS – THE DIRECTOR’S CUT LIVE: A NEW YEAR’S REVOLUTION (DVD Review)

My unabashed love of FANTOMAS has made its way into the virtual pages of my writing on more than a few occasions, specifically for that of...

Anthrax – WORSHIP MUSIC (Archive Album Review)

Choosing the words with which to describe my feelings about WORSHIP MUSIC (order now on iTunes), the long-awaited and severely-overdue new album from ANTHRAX has proved challenging....

PUDDLE OF MUDD – RE:(DISC)OVERED (Album Review)

Cover sets are a great way for bands to fill the gap between studio albums while connecting with listeners to and old to bond...

COUNTING CROWS – AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER: LIVE AT TOWN HALL (Blu-Ray/CD Review)

It's been nearly 18 years since COUNTING CROWS released their wildly-successful Geffen Records debut, AUGUST AND EVERYTHING AFTER. While the album would go platinum...

20th Anniversary of 1991: Five Terrible Albums that You’d hoped to forget…

With so many 20th Anniversary Editions of albums that were released in 1991 hitting the marketplace, it's important to remember that there were some...

KITTIE – I’VE FAILED YOU (Album Review)

There's a interesting connection between KITTIE and their labelmates in CHIMAIRA - both bands initially got early career boosts through appearances on a short-lived USA network series called...

CHIMAIRA – THE AGE OF HELL (Album Review)

It's hard to believe that it's already been nearly twelve years since a then-unknown band called CHIMAIRA rocked the stage on the short-lived Farmclub...

VICTORIAN HALLS – CHARLATAN (Album Review)

There's something slightly evil brewing just beneath the surface of CHARLATAN, the Victory Records debut from Chicago's VICTORIAN HALLS. Stealthily working it's way underneath the...

THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE – IMAGINARY MONSTERS (Archive EP Review)

As I noted when I first posted news of IMAGINARY MONSTERS, the new EP from THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE - their 2010 full-length PINS & NEEDLES has not...

Grandiose Delusions: A Virtual Smack for the Arrogant Wannabe ‘Journalist’ or ‘Photographer’

I'm not sure what they're teaching at colleges these days, but it seems there's a major disconnect happening when it comes to recent graduates...

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – SKY FULL OF HOLES (Album Review)

Adding a new layer of jangling acoustic guitars to their signature sound, master power-pop rockers FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE have delivered their fifth studio album,...

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