Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.

Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (TVT). Review by Rob Ward.

Live EP (Cornerstone RAS). Review by Rob Ward.

Live at the Fillmore (Columbia). Review by Rob Ward.

With a Lifetime to Pay (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Rob Ward.

The first track, “Cessna,” is about a plane crash (Cessna is a company that m…

This song is sort of a modern day version of Ace of Base’s “The Sign.” Judgin…

Just when you thought the phone booth had been fixed and there was nothing le…

This is an upbeat EP filled with well-written songs for standard rock instrum…

This album should really be titled Trance by the Sea. In the first tra…

This is a perfect example of theater rock. It’s a cross between metal and cla…

Visual Audio Sensory Theater brings another album full of big hits, but FYI, …

The first CD of the double set starts slowly and quietly. Above the soft guit…

All of the great albums over time work as a cohesive collection of songs rath…

If you’re at all interested in indie or alternative rock, you should give thi…

Rancid does pop. The vocals are really what do it, although the bass lines so…

The key word in this one is “score.” This is the score as written by Hans Zim…

Walt and his “sanatation” crew really put together a funk album full of shit….

Environmetal. No; that’s not a typo. This slow tempo metal band sings their…