BARRICADE “S/T”
New York hardcore would never existed without the environment that produced it. Thus, the same is true for hardcore bands of this era. It is only fitting to reference the distinct essence of NYHC when discussing Phildadelphia’s BARRICADE. As one of Eulogy’s newest recruits, BARRICADE delivers a product that refuses any doubts of authenticity. None [...]
New York hardcore would never existed without the environment that produced it. Thus, the same is true for hardcore bands of this era. It is only fitting to reference the distinct essence of NYHC when discussing Phildadelphia’s BARRICADE. As one of Eulogy’s newest recruits, BARRICADE delivers a product that refuses any doubts of authenticity. None [...]
Adam’s Best of 2006
25. CONVERGE – No Heroes (Epitaph)Do I seriously have to spell this one out? 24. GREG GRAFFIN – Cold As The Clay (Epitaph)This record has nothing to do with punk rock and that’s the best part. This isn’t folk punk in any way, shape, or form. Graffin has a keen ear for bluegrass and country [...]
25. CONVERGE – No Heroes (Epitaph)Do I seriously have to spell this one out? 24. GREG GRAFFIN – Cold As The Clay (Epitaph)This record has nothing to do with punk rock and that’s the best part. This isn’t folk punk in any way, shape, or form. Graffin has a keen ear for bluegrass and country [...]
THE MENZINGERS
I saw THE MENZINGERS play a house show this summer and subsequently heard their demo shortly thereafter. I was illuminated by the feeling you get when you hear a band and think “Holy shit! This is really good!” My only instinct was to find out more and see what THE MENZINGERS were all about. Before [...]
I saw THE MENZINGERS play a house show this summer and subsequently heard their demo shortly thereafter. I was illuminated by the feeling you get when you hear a band and think “Holy shit! This is really good!” My only instinct was to find out more and see what THE MENZINGERS were all about. Before [...]
BEN WEASEL AND HIS IRON STRING QUARTET “These Ones Are Bitter”
I’ve been whole-heartedly underwhelmed with this year’s releases. It’s a serious shame that I’m already warding off jaded demons at the ripe young age of twenty. When it comes to pop punk, this battle of discontent flares up like a bad case of syphilis. Anyone who takes this genre seriously, at the very least, must [...]
I’ve been whole-heartedly underwhelmed with this year’s releases. It’s a serious shame that I’m already warding off jaded demons at the ripe young age of twenty. When it comes to pop punk, this battle of discontent flares up like a bad case of syphilis. Anyone who takes this genre seriously, at the very least, must [...]
DESTROY NATE ALLEN “Awake O’Sleeper”
DESTROY NATE ALLEN is the brainchild of DIY folkster, Nate Allen. The genesis of how Nate Allen birthed a band name might not be the most perplexing but his music delivers a lesson in folk ambiguity. Since these songs rarely go beyond the stock format of acoustic strumming and Allen’s crooning it leaves little room [...]
DESTROY NATE ALLEN is the brainchild of DIY folkster, Nate Allen. The genesis of how Nate Allen birthed a band name might not be the most perplexing but his music delivers a lesson in folk ambiguity. Since these songs rarely go beyond the stock format of acoustic strumming and Allen’s crooning it leaves little room [...]
WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE “Song Of The Blackbird”
The effects of WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE’s latest record, Song Of The Blackbird, are remarkably akin to that of an industrial-strength disinfectant. I feel rather cleansed after having sunk into the somberness of this record. Whitemore’s stylings are significantly juxtaposed to the majority of Pastepunk’s status quo of coverage. However, I would feel remiss in my [...]
The effects of WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE’s latest record, Song Of The Blackbird, are remarkably akin to that of an industrial-strength disinfectant. I feel rather cleansed after having sunk into the somberness of this record. Whitemore’s stylings are significantly juxtaposed to the majority of Pastepunk’s status quo of coverage. However, I would feel remiss in my [...]
TRAGEDY “Nerve Damage”
If TRAGEDY’s 2002 masterpiece, Vengeance, can be considered the band’s main course in their discography, Nerve Damage serves as a delectible dessert. I really can’t bring myself to hail anything this band has done as superior to Vengeance. Even so, Nerve Damage leaves enough scar tissue in its wake to get the blood pumping during [...]
If TRAGEDY’s 2002 masterpiece, Vengeance, can be considered the band’s main course in their discography, Nerve Damage serves as a delectible dessert. I really can’t bring myself to hail anything this band has done as superior to Vengeance. Even so, Nerve Damage leaves enough scar tissue in its wake to get the blood pumping during [...]
