Review: Rival Schools

Rival Schools"United By Fate"(Island) And I'm wearing my Quicksand T-Shirt the day this arrives.  Expectations, expectations.  Singer Walter Schreifels at one time fronted the band whose moniker had...

Review: rubyhorse

rubyhorse "“rise”" (Island) Does the front of this magazine say “Pussy Rock Magazine” featuring an article with Phil Collins and his days as a butt hugger?  Should I go buy a flowery bright pink tee...

Review: CKY

CKY "Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild" (Island) I'm sick and tired of seeing the latest nu-metal band or "emotionally melodic" band cross my desk. Finally something new an original! CKY are most notable as...

Review: Thrice

Thrice "The Artist in the Ambulance" (Island) When a band releases an amazing debut album like Thrice's first release, "Illusion of Safety", one of three things will happen with the follow-up. Most...

Review: Hoobastank

Hoobastank "The Reason" (Island) Do you own a copy of Hoobastank's debut record? Do you like Hoobastank? If you answered yes to either of the following then you'll probably want to purchase "The Reason"....

Review: Die Trying

Die Trying "“Self-Titled”" (Island / El Tonal) Taking a page from their label's owners (Papa Roach) Die Trying has released their rock heavy debut. There was a huge part of me that wanted to dislike...

Review: Andrew W.K

Andrew W.K "The Wolf" (Island) First things first, I was a big fan of what Andrew W.K tried to do with his debut "I Get Wet" and seeing him live was one of the best times I've had at a concert in years....

Interview: Thrice

(this interview originally appeared in issue #17 of Modern Fix Magazine) interview by Brian Greenaway:   Hailing from the cultural wasteland of Southern California, a foursome of young men...