Punk
Joanna Gruesome – “Do You Really Wanna Know…”
Joanna Gruesome Do You Really Wanna Know… b/w Lemonade Grrrl Cardiff, UK (HHBTM Records) “Indie-punk-rock hearts reverb” Joanna Gruesome is female fronted lo-fi indie pop...
Bullet Treatment – “Ex-Breathers”
Bullet Treatment Ex-Breathers Los Angeles, CA (Basement Records) “Cue circle pit in 3…2…1…” Bullet Treatment is a unique band indeed. With its only stable member...
Ruptures
DECA San Gabriel Valley, CA (Self-released) “Post-punk sizzling with emotion and angst” Filled with sizzling energy, Ruptures deliver the goods with an authentic look...
Unnatural Helpers
Land Grab Seattle, WA (Hardly Art) “Seattle Sub-Punk” Land Grab features intense punk rock that makes a conscious nod to the golden-era Sub Pop sound....
Pennywise
“So-Cal punk legends return to form…with the addition of a new lead singer” All or Nothing Hermosa Beach, CA (Epitaph) It’s not easy for a...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
