Tag: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
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Suzi Moon – Call The Shots 12″ (Pirates Press Records)
It’s difficult to talk about anything related to punk rock and avoid the name such as Suzi Moon. Her name has become a trademark as soon as she joined Civet, where she established herself as a brilliant singer-songwriter. Civet gave her an opportunity to record a couple of albums for legendary Hellcat Records and share…
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The Canarys – Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
The Canarys are a powerful duo emanating from New Orleans that took an interesting route while recording the debut album. These individuals decided to write a conceptual album about human connections, but the circumstances allowed these musicians to spend only a day in the studio before New Orleans shut down for Covid. Therefore, The Canarys…
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The 69 Cats – Seven Year Itch CD (Cleopatra Records)
What started as a project between two prolific individuals now threatens to turn into a full-time group. When I say group, I mean supergroup because this project already involved two experienced musicians, and with a brand new material coming in a couple of days, it now involves some other prominent names that roam the underground…
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Governess – Never Coming Home CD
It’s been a while since I had a chance to listen/review a deathpunk band, and although I am not an entirely devoted fan of this genre, these guys are rocking pretty hard. Governess is a tremendous deathpunk quintet hailing from Buffalo, New York. From a personal experience, every artist/group from Buffalo I had a chance…
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Alpha Hopper – Last Chance Power Drive LP (Swimming Faith / Radical Empathy)
This material is, what I truly believe, a second full-length by this Buffalo, NY-based quartet. Despite being fully aware of all the activities surrounding Swimming Faith, this recording somehow went under the radar, but luckily, now I have a chance to write a couple of lines about it. For those who missed my previous reviews…
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Heavy Petter – Such A Drag LP (Reel Too Real Records)
Right with the initial beats of this vinyl release, I knew this band would be right up my alley. There’s something about their highly energetic drumming and abrasive guitars that appeal to my listening apparatus, so their music entirely worked out for me after the first spinning. Heavy Petter is a punk rock trio from…
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Science Man – II LP + Flexi 7″ (Swimming Faith / Big Neck Records)
After the Match Game 7″ comes the second full-length recording by Science Man. Once again, John Toohill proved there are no boundaries when it comes to writing and publishing everything in the true spirit of the DIY ethos. We all know that prolific artists are becoming repetitious or losing quality during mass production, but Toohill…
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The Hamiltones – Dracula Invitational, 1791 LP (Swimming Faith / Big Neck Records)
The Hamiltones are coming back on the scene with the blast. Their most-advanced full-length material Dracula Invitational, 1791, represents an illustrious soundtrack for the Dracula b-movie you have never seen and perhaps, may not exist at all. However, their humorous take on classic horror movies intervenes with comprehensive knowledge about this particular movie genre. The…
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Josh Patrice – Clever Titles
There are times when we all need some calmy music to get us through the hectic working week, and this particular album kept me relaxed since I stumbled upon it a couple of weeks ago. Clever Titles is a debut full-length recording by Josh Patrice, former co-founder/songwriter in Donerail, lead guitar player of Charming Birds,…
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Science Man – Match Game 7″ (Swimming Faith Records)
During the day, John Toohill is a creative individual who performs with the bands such as Alpha Hopper, The Hamiltons, Night Slaves, Spit Kink, The Midnight Vein, Black & White Cat / Black & White Cake, Cobra Cobra, and I probably forgot some other bands he crossed paths with during his musical endeavors. In the…
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Alpha Hopper – Alpha Hex Index LP (Hex Records)
Alpha Hopper were quiet for a while, but here they are with another banging recording that will knock your socks off. For those who somehow missed my article about their previous album, Alpha Hopper is a fascinating bunch of creative people emanating from Buffalo, New York. Their music defies classifications into a particular genre, mainly…
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Alpha Cat – Pearl Harbor 2020
Elizabeth McColough’s story about this particular album is quite interesting. It makes me wonder about other artists and their stories about the recording process, various circumstances, fortunate and unfortunate events that somehow affected their songwriting and life. Elizabeth briefly explained everything about songwriting, composing, recording process but also thoroughly told the story about the people…
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