When I first saw that Every Time I Die was playing Vegas I immediately spit out the mouth full of beer I was consuming and frantically searched for the show details. And when I then read they were playing the small Eagle Hall I said to myself "holy fuck balls" and popped boner after boner. But that's another story. ...
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‘A Boy Named Goo’ turns 20 this month and still rules just as hard
It’s interesting to see how the punk cannon is defined in the internet age. A band like Fall Out Boy (who, full disclosure, I’m a fan of and occasionally cover on this website) gets continued coverage on sites specializing in punk despite the fact they’ve long ago revealed themselves to be a pop band who only briefly infused some punk in the mix. ...
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20 Years Later, ‘Angus’ is Still the Best Soundtrack of All-Time
When I was a kid, comps and soundtracks were an essential part of growing your musical taste. They were good ways to find out about new bands, and in the case of the soundtrack - a cash cow for the movie studios. ...
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Review: Reggie and the Full Effect ‘No Country for Old Musicians’ (2013)
The best comeback records are written by people who never really went away. ...
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Review: Garbage Tree, West End Knock Out, Twenty-81, The Troobadours January 15, 2015 (house show)
Jan 23, 2015
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I’m pretty young, and I rarely go to shows where the band members are around my own age, but on January 15th I made an exception. ...
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Review: Keepsake ‘Wanderer’ (2014)
This new six song EP by Las Vegas locals Keepsake is self described as melodic hardcore, but I nearly had to bust an Arnold Drummond style, “What you talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” when I kicked it over the first time. It wasn’t until about halfway through the second song that the real melodic elements surfaced with some cool harmonized guitars. In fact, if I were to make a quick comparison, I would describe this band as a slightly less technical and more mosh driven Shai Hulud. ...
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Review: Be Like Max, Skandalism, The Troobadours January 2, 2014 at the Hard Rock Cafe on Paradise
Be Like Max kicked off their "Tuna Sandwich Tour" at a venue that probably actually serves tuna sandwiches: the Hard Rock Café on Paradise. It was my first time there, and it was definitely weird to see disinterested diners mixed in with young music fans. ...
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I Reviewed the ‘Street Sk8r’ Soundtrack Because Why Not?
They say nostalgia runs in 20 year cycles, but lately it feels more like 15. So I’m not at all surprised to see so many articles or end up in so many conversations lauding the 'Tony Hawk: Pro Skater' soundtracks. And I’m not here to dispute their greatness. Those soundtracks were great, and I particularly liked how they made an effort to combine various genres of music. ...
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