The Rockometer: Perfect World by Uniform
Uniform Perfect World 12XU Perfect World is not my perfect world, it is not your perfect world, it is not anyone’s perfect world save for some dead existentialist whose idea of a perfect world is...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Success by KEN Mode
KEN Mode Success Season of Mist Success, the sixth album by Winnipeg noise-rockers, KEN Mode, is not a happy album. Look at the cover. Dude is down as down can get, and that’s cool. Not everyone...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Feels Like by Bully
Bully Feels Like Star Time International In a recent interview with Humanity Magazine, quoted by Rolling Stone, ’90s rock goddess, Courtney Love lamented the sad state of women in mainstream...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Payola by Desaparecidos
Desaparecidos Payola Epitaph Records Political punk rock comes with a unique risk. What if all the causes you’ve been championing have been overtaken by more pressing issues by the time your...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: High by Royal Headache
Royal Headache High What’s Your Rupture If musicians were subject to rules of an NFL-style draft, Royal Headache’s vocalist, a man who goes by the name Shogun, would be a first round pick. His...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Illegals in Heaven by Blank Realm
Blank Realm Illegals in Heaven Fire Records In one sense, yes, Illegals in Heaven is Blank Realm’s pop record, for gradually over the course of their career, the Brisbane art-punks have moved...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: New Bermuda by Deafheaven
Deafheaven New Bermuda Anti- Records Black metal doesn’t like California black metal band, Deafheaven, that much has been established since the band’s rapid ascent. But did you know, Deafheaven, in...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Fuzz II by Fuzz
Fuzz Fuzz II In the Red Records Did I miss the warning label? This new record by Ty Segall’s Fuzz should have a warning label and it should read, “Heavy shredding ahead.” Fuzz II is a throwback, to...
View ArticleThe Rockometer: Total Freedom by Spacin’
Spacin’ Total Freedom Richie Records Let’s talk about this Spacin’ album, Total Freedom, ’cause to be honest, Total Freedom, and the previous Spacin’ album, Deep Thuds, are pretty much the only...
View ArticleKurt Vile and Purling Hiss @ The Grog Shop 4.2.2016
Kurt Vile by Mara Robinson Kurt Vile is chill, so fucking chill. Words crawl out of his mouth in a slacked drawl. Notes from his guitar have so much reverb they sound as if they had wobble their way...
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