Review: Jazzanova

Jazzanova "In Between" (Ropeadope Records / Atlantic) Jazzanova is a six-man collective of DJ's and producers hailing from Germany.  Although the heavy use of sampling qualifies this as "electronic"...

Review: Audiovent

Audiovent "“Dirty Sexy Knights In Paris”" (Atlantic) Question, if my aunt’s, coworker’s, daughter’s, mailman’s boyfriend lived three blocks from Kurt Cobain does that mean I deserve a big record...

Review: Taproot

Taproot "Welcome" (Atlantic) Widely seen as Taproot's "sellout" album, "Welcome" seldom strays from the repetitive slow-fast, sway-jump Staindish moan and scream formula that seems to be molesting every...

Review: Grade 8

Grade 8 "Self-Titled" (Lava / Atlantic) Each and every year the market gets more and more saturated with copycat bands. As each trend comes to a head there are fifty bands that jump on the band wagon a...

Review: Reach 454

Reach 454 "Self-Titled" (Lava / Atlantic) There is a reason there are so many bands being dropped from major labels right now, the majority of them are mediocre. Unless you're checking into the...

Review: Billy Talent

Billy Talent "Self-titled" (Atlantic) Remember the first time you heard a band that totally kicked your ass? A band that didn't sound like anyone else and was completely different? That's exactly the way...

Review: The Darkness

The Darkness "Permission to Land" (Atlantic) Everybody is talking about this fucking band from England like they are the second coming of rock and roll.  I love the rock and roll.  It don't matter if...

Review: Apartment 26

Apartment 26 "Music For The Massive" (Atlantic) You have to admire a band that can pick up the pieces and manage to carry on when everything seems to fall apart. After releasing their debut on Hollywood...