Category: Records
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Mixing genres can be dangerous. Many bands attempt to blend the two, but most often fail to do so. I’m reminded of a story about The Orange County Supertones, and how they used to mix genres before going rocksteady ska. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones did the same thing, only they did it in the 1980s,…
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A lineup change would completely balance out Point of Recognition for the release of their sophomore record. This time around, they would be on the famed Facedown Records, a Christian hardcore and metal record label that would gain serious notoriety in their respective Inland Empire locale in Southern California. The bands on the label would…
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I always have a hard time reviewing hip-hop records, because there’s so much to them. You have the beats, the words, and a lot of scribbling into the void, and hope for someone to hear. That’s where I find myself in trying to review “Shadows on the Sun”. I find myself scribbling and trying to…
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2006 was an interesting year for me; I was living in Los Angeles and was in college. The Art Institute isn’t there anymore, but I’m glad that I went to college and even got a master’s, and along the way I’ve had many different soundtracks to push through, including Pigeon John’s fourth record, “And The…
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The year was 1999, and while I was still trying to figure out and navigate high school, the band Saves the Day put out what could be one of the more essential records in the history of emo, pop punk, or whatever you’re going to want to classify this record as. Once again, I’m going…
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Christian music doesn’t always get the notice it should. Stamp the label on any record, and people automatically shun it. That’s a shame, because there are some excellent records out there that don’t get enough love, and one of them is none other than “Through Thick and Thin” by the band Dogwood. Dogwood is a…
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Melody and punk sometimes get a scoff, but it’s so good when done right. Lagwagon is one of those bands that tour with many bigger acts, but it always seems to get placed in the secondary slot rather than headlining stadiums alongside its counterparts. They have released many records, and with the 1998 release of…
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Album number three from the Bremerton boys would be my entrance into punk rock. It was 1996, and the band was touring with Less Than Jake, opening up for their shows with the Hippos, and I got to see them live and in person. They played the Roxy in Hollywood, and the show was sold…
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Goldfinger on the internet gets confused with the movie, which is not half bad, mind you, but I always get frustrated when looking for one and end up getting the other. The two are sometimes interchangeable, and the Wikipedia article also has a link to the soundtrack! But we are not here to talk about…
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I was sitting in a cubicle in Los Angeles and overheard an argument about “Good Kid, M.A.A.d city”. One person said it was the best record of 2012, the other stated that there was something else, and I was just looking at escort ads. Cubicle land sucks unless you have headphones and an endless stream…