VINYL OF THE MONTH Trust Fund/Joanna Gruesome Split 12” (HHBTM Records) “Split LP exudes noisy,...
Punk
Performer Mag’s reviews of punk, ska and lo-fi music and videos.
MUST-LISTEN VINYL: The Transmission Now “White Night”
The Transmission Now White Night 7-Inch EP Bethlehem, PA (Setting Records) “Frenzied punk from the...
VINYL OF THE MONTH: Muuy Biien “DYI”
"Athens Noisemakers Go Post-Everything on New LP” D.Y.I. by Muuy Biien Due to their penchant for...
Vinyl Of The Month: Vacant Fever
Vacant Fever Kill Kill Kill Seattle, WA (Self-released) “Post-punk sludge atop pulsating rhythms” Vacant Fever’s new 7-inch is a delicious cocktail of sludge, post-punk rhythms and driving...
Record Review: Useless ID
Useless ID Symptoms Tel Aviv, Israel (Fat Wreck Chords) “Israeli punk veterans show no signs of stopping” If Useless ID were a U.S. citizen, it would be eligible to vote and buy tobacco this year....
Record Review: The Supplement
The Supplement Self-Titled Los Angeles, CA “Short blasts of defiance and the return of SoCal punk” Just when you thought that the rip-roaring, shredding, and battering sounds of the punk scene had...
Record Review: Kurt Baker
Kurt Baker Rockin’ For a Living Portland, ME “Short, sweet retro-pop record from one of Maine’s finest” Some of you may be familiar with Portland, Maine native Kurt Baker. He was a founding member,...
Record Review: The Humms
The Humms Lemonland Athens, GA “A jagged but spirited sensory assault” Fueled by static-y reverb and a hurried sense of urgency, The Humms’ debut Lemonland is a fast paced, no-holds-barred album....
Record Review: Young Antiques
Young Antiques A Man, Not A Biography Atlanta, GA “Forward-looking throwback rock with a sense of purpose” What's the big deal about samplers anyway? Rock music started with a stringed instrument...
Record Review: This Time Next Year
This Time Next Year Drop Out of Life Walnut Creek, CA “Power punch of pop-punk with honest lyrics” It’s been a while since anyone has heard new material from Walnut Creek, California’s This Time...
Record Review: Serious Problems
Serious Problems 2011 EP Richmond, VA “Punky Brew-sters” The adage goes that if you like one hardcore band, you like them all. Stripped down, raw, and blistering - lightning tempos, aggressive...
Vinyl of the Month: Mondo Ray
Mondo Ray Hypnotized b/w Nothing Munich, Germany “Euro Punks Trash Das Garage” Mondo Ray comes to us from the land of lederhosen and sauerkraut, which might evoke thoughts of Mike Myers’ “Sprockets”...
Record Review: Social Climbers
Social Climbers S/T Bloomington, IN “’80s post-punk shot into new millennium” Hailing from New York via Indiana are the post-punk wonders, Social Climbers. Their self-titled album, an artifact from...