Tagged issue-17

The International Noise Conspiracy - interview by Michael Moriatis...

LOADER MILK - by bushman home On a tip from a local promoter, I was advised to swing down to Cane's...

Somnambulist "The Paranormal Humidor" (The Laser's Edge) This is "The Paranormal Humidor," as opposed to the Abnormal Humidor known as Lewinsky's cunt. Joking aside, the word "eclectic" comes to mind...

The Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza "We Kill Children" (Too Damn Hype) By the look of the pictures in the booklet Bad Luck 13 certainly seems to have quite the interesting stage show.  I'm sure one could...

The Damned "Grave Disorder" (Nitro) I am a huuuuuuuuuuuge fan of the Damned, so needless to say I was scared as hell to hear this album.  It's been a long damned time.  These guys managed to pump out...

The Eyeliners "Sealed with a Kiss" (Panic Button) More Ramones-ish pop-punk, except for these are three gals, supposedly sisters.  Catchy, as expected, but vacuous.  Like The Donnas, but even poppier...

The Movie Life "Has a Gambling Problem" (Drive Thru Records) With smooth vocals and a little more creativity, Movie Life breezes thru their second EP release, now on Drive Thru records, pausing only to...

The Dismemberment Plan "Change" (DeSoto) The Dismemberment Plan are like the jazz/adult-oriented answer to the emo/indie scene.  Meaning, once you wade through all the "music" out there, you start to get...

To/Die/For "Epilogue" (Nuclear Blast) The press release seems to want to push the term "Gothic" onto this band, and sure enough the vocals do have Christian Death sort of Gothic appeal, but the vocalist...

Vegas Demilo "Motel California" (Pinch Hit) Despite the surface sentiment of their Elvis Costello rip-off "Radio", which curses the banality of mainstream music, Vegas Demillo doesn't escape being just...