Keith Richards once said: “There couldn’t be a Rolling Stones without Charlie Watts.” The implication being that Watts’ drumming is so crucial to The Rolling Stones’ sound, everything else would disintegrate if you were to remove him from the equation.…
Album Review: Dropkick Murphys — ‘Turn Up That Dial’
Turn Up That Dial is their tenth studio album, and the Dropkick Murphys have kept all of their gusto along the way.
‘You’re Welcome’ album review: A Day to Remember perpetuate pop-punk’s mediocre status quo
Let’s be honest… the fate of the pop-punk community that once thrived twenty years ago doesn’t seem bright. The last few releases from legendary, genre-defining bands like Green Day and Blink182 have done nothing but disappoint—both in an effort to…
Album Review: Green Day – “Father of All…”
Re-listening to Green Day’s oeuvre recently left me with the same sinking feeling that I’ve had re-listening to Muse and The Killers, a feeling that the bands which seemed so brilliant in my adolescence might not be all that. Green…
Album Review: Sleater-Kinney – “The Center Won’t Hold”
Sleater-Kinney made a great album (Call the Doctor) before drummer Janet Weiss came on board and it’s likely that they could make several more, despite her announced departure in July. Yet losing one of their most undeniable assets just before…
Album Review: Sum 41 – “Order In Decline”
As political times take a tumultuous turn, punk rises as an opposing force in the ensuing storm. With their previous album released just before the 2016 election, Sum 41 used the time since to focus on the divisions today between…
Movie Review: Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
“It’s a conversation with society, and often, it’s an argument,” declares narrator Iggy Pop in a statement providing context for punk rock in the opening of Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, and it doesn’t take long…