Lamps – An Irrational Fear of Sailors

ep70 Lamps – An Irrational Fear of Sailors LA punks Lamps released the LP “Under the Water Under the Ground” last year and it pounds out some pleasurable sounds. Check Continue reading →

Pissed Jeans – Male Gaze

ep67 Pissed Jeans – Male Gaze East coast punks Pissed Jeans dropped their album “Honeys” in February and it contains a whole boatload of sonic syrup with which to coat Continue reading →

Zig Zags – Scavenger

ep61 Zig Zags – Scavenger The Zig Zags are a bagful o’ tease, we got 2 excellent EP’s out of them last year and are waiting waiting waiting for a Continue reading →

Pangea – River

ep60 Pangea – River Killer Dreams EP was released early 2012 and is about as solid an EP as they come, all 4 songs are worth listening to repeatedly, each Continue reading →

Candy Paint – One Hundred

ep55 Candy Paint – One Hundred Candy Paint is power punk, everything turned up and balls out, passionate rock n roll. their tumblr ——–> here their soundcloud (with the free Continue reading →

Ex-Cult – Day To Day & Post Graduate

ep52 Ex-Cult – Day to Day & Post Graduate Memphis punks Ex-Cult released their self-titled LP on Goner Records last year and here is a two song sample of their Continue reading →

Fuzz – Fuzz’s Fourth Dream

ep51 Fuzz – Fuzz’s Fourth Dream Ty Segall is the music man. I have no problems whatsoever with how much music he is producing, and I’m astounded by how good Continue reading →

Bob Mould/Dinosaur Jr.

ep050 Bob Mould/Dinosaur Jr Two veterans of punk rock released albums in 2012. These two songs make my best of list for pure nostalgia and familiarity.

The Men – Electric

ep49 The Men – Electric An album a year is note-worthy. . . a really good album every year for three years running is phenomenal. The Men have a new Continue reading →

Plateaus – Do It For You

ep48 Plateaus – Do It For You San Diego pop punk band Plateaus released their debut LP in the fall of 2012 and it is a rollicking good time top Continue reading →

Thee Oh Sees – Lupine Dominus

ep47 Thee Oh Sees – Lupine Dominus Another for the Best of 2012, Thee Oh Sees album Putrifiers II kicks butt and engages your chakras with rhythmic mantras that keep Continue reading →

Ceremony – Hysteria

Ceremony – Zoo Near the top of my best of 2012 albums sits Ceremony’s “Zoo”. 12 tracks, solid punk/hardcore, gets my blood pumping. Visit their website here. check this out Continue reading →

Fiction Reform – Shellac and Vinyl

Fiction Reform – Shellac and Vinyl LA punks “Fiction Reform” released Take Your Truth in November and hopefully will be coming to a venue near you. Visit them at their Continue reading →

Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold

Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold Addition to the Best of 2012, the debut album from Parquet Courts “Light Up Gold” Check out their website here for upcoming shows, and Continue reading →

Tyvek – Scaling

Tyvek – Scaling Detroit punks Tyvek released a new album early in November and it’s moving up my list of best of 2012. The straight up lo-fi fuzzy punk of Continue reading →

Titus Andronicus – Ecce Homo

Titus Andronicus – Ecce Homo New Jersey punks Titus Andronicus released their third album Local Business in October of this year. The music is good, the kids are punks, the Continue reading →

White Lung – Glue

White Lung – Glue Canadian punk rock band White Lung are on the west coast playing their punk rock music for all the punk rock kids. Check out their tumbler Continue reading →

The Orwells – Ancient Egypt

The Orwells – Ancient Egypt A group of teenagers in the Chicago area got together and made some punk rock. The Orwells are living the dream, check em out. . Continue reading →

Creamers – Father Christmas

Creamers – Father Christmas The Creamers released their 7″ Bob Kringle/Father Christmas back in 1990, with both songs on the A side, the B side had an etching of the Continue reading →

Spider Bags – Friday Night

Spider Bags – Friday Night Spider Bags, a punk band out of Chapel Hill NC may be coming to a dark, dank venue near you. If that be the case Continue reading →