Reviews

Tommi Salomaa and Retro Thruster, Retro Shot Soundtrack (SuperPlus Games Ltd., 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 3.18.2016

Synthwave enthusiasts need to pay attention to this video game score.

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Burt Bacharach, A Life in Song (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 3.17.2016

The king of easy listening gets the tribute treatment at London's Royal Festival Hall.

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Spirit Crusher, Demo 2015 (Power & Equality, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 1.28.2016

This German hardcore outfit lives in an age of quarrel.

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The Jam, About the Young Idea (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 1.22.2016

The influential mods get the documentary treatment.

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While We Wait, While We Wait (Wardance Records, 2016)

By Carlos Ramirez | 1.7.2016

Former members of Bold and Supertouch get back to business.

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Lucky Scars, Rock and Roll Party Foul E.P. (Spartan Records, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 12.29.2015

Members of Sense Field and Ignite unite to deliver massive hooks.

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Black Stone Cherry, Thank You: Livin' Live - Birmingham, UK (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 12.28.2015

These Kentucky rockers have won me over.

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Duffy's Cut/The Idle Gossip, Split (Oi! the Boat/Contra Records, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 11.19.2015

Our resident Oi! expert weighs in on a new vinyl split.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd & Second Helping: Live From Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 11.18.2015

The Florida swamp rockers resurrect their first two albums in a live setting.

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Rage Against the Machine, Live at Finsbury Park (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 11.16.2015

The Los Angeles killing machine takes the revolution to your living room.

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The Faction, Pegged for Live 1985 (Not Like You, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 10.28.2015

Steve Caballero and crew get gnarly.

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Black Breath, Slaves Beyond Death (Southern Lord, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 9.10.2015

The Seattle-based Dismember devotees resurface with a record brimming with ghastly guitar riffs.

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Soy, Not Oi!: Volume 2, by Various Authors (Soy, Not Oi!, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 7.3.2015

Go vegan!

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Crate Digger: An Obsession with Punk Records, by Bob Suren (Microcosm Publishing, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 6.10.2015

One man's quest for vinyl turns into a real page-turner of a book.

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Induction of the Sycophant, by Tiger Moody (Kicks Books, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 5.25.2015

A hardcore scene stalwart emerges as one of pulp fiction's most exciting writers.

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Daryl Hall & John Oates, Live in Dublin (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

By Carlos Ramirez | 4.6.2015

The blue-eyed soul giants play it smooth on the Emerald Isle.

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Various Artists, We Breed Ugly (Neutral Accents, 2015)

By Freddy Alva | 4.3.2015

A cassette hardcore compilation in 2015? Yes, please!

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Almas Inmortales, Almas Inmortales (Self-Released, 2014)

By Freddy Alva | 3.17.2015

Old-school Peruvian metallists prove that age ain't nothin' but a number.

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Tommi Salomaa and Retro Thruster, Retro Shot Soundtrack (SuperPlus Games Ltd., 2016)

Burt Bacharach, A Life in Song (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

Spirit Crusher, Demo 2015 (Power & Equality, 2015)

The Jam, About the Young Idea (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2016)

While We Wait, While We Wait (Wardance Records, 2016)

Lucky Scars, Rock and Roll Party Foul E.P. (Spartan Records, 2015)

Black Stone Cherry, Thank You: Livin' Live - Birmingham, UK (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

Duffy's Cut/The Idle Gossip, Split (Oi! the Boat/Contra Records, 2015)

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd & Second Helping: Live From Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

Rage Against the Machine, Live at Finsbury Park (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

The Faction, Pegged for Live 1985 (Not Like You, 2015)

Black Breath, Slaves Beyond Death (Southern Lord, 2015)

Soy, Not Oi!: Volume 2, by Various Authors (Soy, Not Oi!, 2015)

Crate Digger: An Obsession with Punk Records, by Bob Suren (Microcosm Publishing, 2015)

Induction of the Sycophant, by Tiger Moody (Kicks Books, 2015)

Daryl Hall & John Oates, Live in Dublin (Eagle Rock Entertainment, 2015)

Various Artists, We Breed Ugly (Neutral Accents, 2015)

Almas Inmortales, Almas Inmortales (Self-Released, 2014)

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