It’s a good time to playing pure rock-and-roll, and an even better time if your band happens to be Swedish. The DIVISION OF LAURA LEE have been making waves in their native Europe for the past six months, and riding on the coattails of THE HIVES, are now going to get their due in the [...]

When such a historical hardcore label like Revelation brands a release as their “most important to date,” you know you’re in for something amazing. I was a tad too young to experience DAG NASTY in their hey-day, but from all accounts of those elder scenesters, this is a band the should be revered with the [...]

As the Vagrant Records marketing machine and promotion department continues its full assault on the ever-growing crowd of post-hardcore and emo fans, HEY MERCEDES has turned out to be one of the more sophisticated acts getting lumped into that trend. At the same time, PIEBALD has become one of the premier power-pop bands around, touring [...]

I think I’ve been awestruck with glee ever since I received this DENALI cd. I can’t tell if it’s the amazing female vocals or the velvetly lush music that makes me lose all control of my bodily functions while listening to this release, but whatever it is, I’m a boy turned to mush. The overal [...]

This release is cool for a number of reasons, but most importantly to me, is that it comes from one of my favorite labels, Eulogy Records. Hopefully, some of DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL’s thousands and thousands of newly found fans will check out other stuff on the Eulogy roster and become familiar with some of the best [...]

I think that with every few years, certain bands come along that help define a time period. Some of them that come to my mind are THE QUEERS, SCREECHING WEASEL, maybe JAWBREAKER, and this of course was the mid 90s. DILLINGER FOUR feel like a logical extension to that punk rock era. With a sound [...]

There are a few bands that I have a purely sentimental attraction to do, and DOWN BY LAW is one of them. In 1994, when I was trying to figure this whole punk thing out, I purchased “Punkrockacademyfightsong” and listened to it endlessly, along with the other newly purchased NOFX, RANCID, OFFSPRING, and PENNYWISE albums [...]

DEATH THREAT are a hidden jewel in East Coast hardcore. Combining the best elements of a straight-ahead approach with some wicked mosh, metalcore elements, DEATH THREAT thrill the listener with a non-stop attack. I was only vaguely familiar with this band before hearing this release, and after giving “For God and Government” a multitude of [...]