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REVIEW: Jonny Trunk – Scrap Book (2009)
Scrap Book is the 2009 release by writer and Trunk Records founder Jonathan Benton-Hughes, professionally known as Jonny Trunk. Disregarding greater compositional structure for works in miniature, Scrap Book is a showcase of dense textural collage. A series of vignettes, a pure charcuterie of sound. Notable standouts from which include the quaint K Piano, the… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Pulp – This Is Hardcore (1998)
“Pornography is simply the most familiar visual language through which we appreciate the disparity between the intensity of imagined experienced and the disappointment or disgust of its realisation.” – Hugh Aldersey-Williams on This Is Hardcore from the article Living Dolls, which appeared in New Statesman Magazine, on 8 May 1998. Riding on the intoxicating waves… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: King Kashmere – Soul Calibur (2021)
He’s back! Iguana Man is back with his first solo material since 2010’s Galaktus LP! He hasn’t been sleeping though. With projects like Strange U, Gawd Status, and features galore, Kashmere is seemingly busier than ever. Work ethic not wasted. Kashmere has refined his sound over the past decade, and it shows on Soul Calibur…. Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Family Fun – Record (1981)
You read that right, folks. Record is the 1981 release by Boston avant-aware new wave group Family Fun. A project of Arf! Arf! Records owner Erik Lindgren, the band consists of Sara Goodman (vocals), Russ Smith (bass, vocals), Erik (Moogs, keys, theremin) and Rusty Lindgren (guitar, vocals), Family Fun kicks off Record with opening track… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Bronx Irish Catholics – Eponymous (1987)
I will refrain from calling it one of the worst records I’ve ever heard only 30 seconds in. Perhaps high on the fumes of possibility, Eponymous is a slathering of 80s cheese processed through the band’s take on new wave hard rock. It’s got keytar, out of place sax licks, masturbatory guitar noodling, cowbell, and… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Nonnie and The Onnies – I’m in Love With A Rent Boy EP (1985)
Nonnie and The Onnies is far from a household name. The group’s singular 12″ release isn’t much more than a relic of an industry in… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: XL Fits – Hands + Knees (2017)
It all happened on one fateful night. Another rainy Tuesday; some band from Japan was coming and playing a show at the record shop/bar I… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: HellBillys – Evil 7″ (1995)
Evil is the final 7” single by the original American psychobilly band HellBillys. Fronted by vocalist Barrie Evans, the band consists of Greg Langston (drums),… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: The Monarchs – Heads Up EP (1995)
Released on Estrus Records in 1995, the Heads Up EP by The Monarchs is a rudimentary garage rock romp. The Ann Arbor, Michigan 4-piece consisted… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Mari Amachi – Whispering Green Leaves b/w Wishing Upon The Sea 7” (1973)
There is nothing too ground breaking or distinct about this 7”. Mari Amachi was considered “Sony’s Snow White” in Japan, as well as the start… Continue Reading →
REVIEW: Alien Blood Transfusion – Alien Blood Transfusion 7″ (1998)
The side project of Massachusetts hardcore outfit Out Cold, Alien Blood Transfusion was the slightly scaled back, “Ramones-meets-GBH” garage punk outlet for members Mark Sheehan… Continue Reading →
