REVIEW: KORN – III: REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE (2010)
Jonathan Davis and Fieldy distinctly impacted millions of American teenagers’ development in 1998 with Follow The Leader. Brash, brutal, yet not to be taken seriously…especially since tracks one through twelve were silence. Since the follow-up Issues, people matured and withered away.&
Review Roundup: Weezer, Kanye, Eminem, Linkin Park, Filter, Stone Sour, Maroon 5, Stone Temple Pilots
Filter – The Inevitable RelapseQuoted to focus on the industrial and electronic elements that gave Filter their signature, “The Inevitable Relapse” makes good on that promise. It avoids the missteps of “Soldiers of Fortune,” setting its sights on Title of Record. Although it doesn’t a
Review: Sky Larkin – Kaleide (2010)
In the age of brazen and brash in the land of bangers and mash, Sky Larkin took the sneaky route in this listener’s ears. The rambunctiousness of Los Campesinos! was absent, as was the pure folksy beauty behind Noah & The Whale. The video for “Fossil, I” saw its fi
REVIEW: GAYNGS – RELAYTED (2010)
Alors the City of Love is world renown for pure, unbridled ecstasy and creativity oft of the sexual variety. The streets are full entranced lovers along the river, and les bacs (record stores) are full of the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourgs and Sebastien Telliers. T
REVIEW ROUNDUP: TRAVIE MCCOY, SHINEDOWN, LA ROUX, JUSTIN NOZUKA, 3OH!3, LADY GAGA, KE$HA
3OH!3 – My First Kiss (feat. Ke$ha)From copying Uffie to concocting pop music recalling the cringe-worthy influx of “pop punk” circa 2001 combines 3OH!3 and Ke$ha. Just like back then, ignore the lyrics; it makes swallowing this pill so good those commercialized side effects that hit
REVIEW: DEFTONES – DIAMOND EYES (2010)
Trauma has a peculiar way of turning up at the worst moments. Scotland Yard Gospel Choir underwent a horrific traffic accident that led Elia Einhorn into a neck brace to heal an injured spine…not mentioning the rest of the band that folioed Elia and rolled over five times. Or in the Deftone‘
REVIEW: SOPHIE HUNGER – 1983 (2010)
Monday’s Ghost carved out a deep precedent for the Zurich-born singer/songwriter who intricately and expertly borrows facets of jazz and folk to chip and shape her unique sound. First discovered at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, I had the chance to attend one of five consecutive performanc
REVIEW: NUMÉRO# – SPORT DE COMBAT (2009)
In the tradition of French electro-pop comes yet another duo making sure those symbols get the spotlight, Numéro#. However they ain’t from Paris, but across our border in Montreal. Sport de Combat skews towards dance in taking queues from Simian Mobile Disco more than fel
REVIEW ROUNDUP: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, TIËSTO, NICKELBACK, CHIDDY BANG, PUDDLE OF MUDD, SKILLET, LINKIN PARK AND 2CENTS
2Cents – Get What?Given the following review’s mentioned tendency, 2Cents leans towards the harder end of the speed vs. heaviness spectrum. They cite Pennywise as influences, heard in the perfect start/stop ability perfected by their fellow Los Angeles musicians. Think “Bullet With A