Interview: S.T.U.N.

(this interview originally appeared in issue #35 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003) - interview by mary ellen gustafson One of the newer Punk bands to join the WARPED Tour, have a debut album drop (on...

Interview: E Town Concrete

(this interview originally appeared in issue #35 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003). - interview by james wright "I want people to respect what we're doing. That's all I can ask," ...says E.Town Concrete...

Interview: Les Savy Fav

(this interview originally appeared in issue #35 of Modern Fix Magazine) - interview by pete soyer Between conflicting schedules, tour dates and four time zones, Les Savy Fav is a hard band to get a...

Review: The Kinison

The Kinison "Mortgage Is Bank" (Fearless) There was this newspaper that once called At The Drive-In the “New Nirvana.” When the band got a hold of it, they called the journalist up on the carpet and...

Review: The Break / Let it Burn

The Break / Let it Burn "Split" (Doghouse Records) The Break and Let it Burn each contribute three tracks to this here split, full of straight ahead rock and/or roll.  The Break definitely have got their...

Review: The Joykiller

The Joykiller "Ready Sexed Go" (Epitaph) Why couldn't Jack Grisham, lead singer of The Joykiller and T.S.O.L., have a side-project?  It seems like every other punk rock star has at least one act on the...

Review: The New Amsterdams

The New Amsterdams "Worse for the Wear" (Vagrant) You know, I didn't really like the first two albums from The New Amsterdams.  That said, Matt Pryor, lead singer of The Get Up Kids, third release as...

Review: Thundercrack

Thundercrack "The Crack" (Estrus) On the CD intro this group has a technique of vocal reverb and clamorous alt-blues that recalls The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. However, "Cheap Cosmetics" is a fusion of...

Review: Tim Bluhm

Tim Bluhm "“The Soft Adventure / Colts”" (California Recordings) This guy just proves to me how much music there is out there and how little I actually get to hear.  There are just so many bands I wish...

Review: The Turbo A.C.’s

The Turbo A.C.'s "Automatic" (Gearhead Records) I have to admit a really fucked thing just happened to me while I was listening to  "Automatic".   I was gathering my thoughts on the Turbo A.C's, while...