Silkworm Italian Platinum Touch And Go By: Eric Greenwood Who'd have believed that Silkworm would outlast practically every single one if its peers from the DIY explosion of the early 1990's? Silkworm – the perpetual underdog and label castaway – has always produced solid records for the uppity indie rock echelon that demands a bit […]

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Marion S/T Kflr By: Eric Greenwood Taking its name from rap mogul Marion Suge Knight as a tongue in cheek gesture, this South Carolina trio has made a name for itself with a completely spastic and over the top brand of hardcore punk. When you see these guys live, the focus is on drummer Andrew […]

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Clockhammer S/T First Warning By: Eric Greenwood Back in the early 1990's, Nashville, Tennessee was home to an exciting and innovative rock trio that assimilated genres in a way that few bands had the balls, much less the chops, to pull off. Clockhammer's music was rooted in heavy metal and punk, but it veered off […]

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Luna Romantica Jetset By: Eric Greenwood Add a hot bass player to your line-up and suddenly your tunes get happy and you name your album Romantica. Coincidence? Hmm. After the dark departure of the stellar Days Of Our Nights, Luna returns three years later with a new bass player (Britta Phillips), yes, but also a […]

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Trans Am Ta Thrill Jockey By: Eric Greenwood After the giant step backwards that was its fifth album, Red Line, Trans Am tossed aside any pretense of seriousness in favor of a full-on, retro-mock-rock schtick. The band's collective tongue is planted so firmly in its cheek nowadays that the gratuitous bulge is almost as obnoxious […]

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Capitol K Island Row Xl By: Eric Greenwood Island Row is a spastic yet glorious fusion of organic instrumentation and computerized experimentalism and, therefore, an essential addition to your collection. Kristian Craig Robinson A/K/A Capitol K is a human blender of musical ethnicities, ambient soundscapes, glitches, bleeps, and unadulterated pop genius. His songs veer away […]

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The Get Up Kids On A Wire Vagrant By: Eric Greenwood Let's put it this way: if you had graciously overlooked The Get Up Kids' sappy word vomit for its pogo in place pop hooks on its first two albums, then you will be sorely disappointed with its third, On A Wire. Gone is any […]

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