July 22, 2014

by Ari Roth Are you a die-hard hardcore punk fan? From Thursday through Sunday this week, the Electric Factory will be transformed into a slice of hardcore heaven, as some of the biggest and best bands in the genre today will play the four day festival. For the sixth year Read More

PS I Love You For Those Who Stay Reviewed By: Lara Supan   Let’s just cut to the chase here. This album is horrifically bad. PS I Love You will hurt your ears. Literally. Lead singer Paul Saulnier sounds like a pre-pubescent boy being tortured, and not in the Read More

Joyce Manor Never Hungover Again Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder   Romance oozes out of Torrance, California from an independent punk rock quartet called Joyce Manor. This fun loving quartet can best be described as a more mellow version of Green Day with their soulful vocals and Read More

White Fence For The Recently Found Innocent Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson   If you’re in the mood for an auditory trip back through time, White Fence’s new album, For The Recently Found Innocent, is what you’ve been searching for. The majority of the album features music and Read More

The Phantom Band Strange Friend Reviewed by: Brian Roser   The Phantom Band is a menace. The first track, “The Wind That Cried the World”, starts with this happy electric beat that reminds me of music in a children’s show on PBS. I thought hey, this is great, I Read More

Alvvays Self-Titled Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Rather than the barbed wire harshness applied to early noise pop, the “beautiful layer of crud” on Alvvays’ “dark, sugary songs” is smooth and warm, like a river that has buffeted a stone for decades and polished off its edges. Read More