Fast, powerful, and positive hardcore music from these Florida boys, who can at times resemble Sick of It All, but mostly generate some non-generic sounds in an often generic-sounding genre.
Revelation Records, P.O. Box 5232, Huntington Beach, CA 92615; http://www.RevHQ.com
Guitarist Robert Evan Trop of Beach Viper discusses his influences and growing up on Elvis.
Material Flats (Fine Alpinist Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The brilliance of Phil Ochs shines in this collection of his writings.
A bright young girl is tortured by her crass parents and brutalized by and evil school mistress. And it’s kid-friendly!
Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
This visually stunning vampire masterpiece gets its due in this lavish Blu-ray set.
A Swingin’ Sesame Street Celebration (Blue Engine ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Classic Diamonds (Capitol Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Mechanical Bride (Stem and Leaf). Review by P. McEver.
Without Vertigo (550). Review by Tony Coulson
Play Devo and French Ladies (Coin Operated). Review by Terry Eagan.
Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Sessions (MCA/Chess). Review by Brian Kruger.
Catalyst (Beta Recordings). Review by Jason Straw
Mira (Projekt). Review by Dave Aftandilian
Split Decision (Magna Carta). Review by Joe Frietze.
Le Butcherettes unleash their inner she-beast at an Orlando show that not only wowed Jen Cray, but won over a venue full of macho Deftones fans.
Hail To The Queen (Fussy Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Fetish Bones (Don Giovani). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Those still searching for the definitive biography of John Kennedy Toole, after the disappointing Ignatius Rising, will not find it in Ken & Thelma, which serves as less of a biography of the Confederacy of Dunces author, than a personal memoir of author Joel L. Fletcher, who knew his subject personally. Brian Heater looks for the deeper colors of the portrait.
Instinctive Traveler (Exil/Blue Jackel). Review by Sarah Ludwig
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