After seeing Archie Alone perform several time in a matter of weeks, objectivity didn't just go out the window. It completely broke i...

On this brand new ep  Deadverse come across as Switzerland's answer to current american bands like Hot Snakes, The Bronx and Small Bro...

Over the last couple of days I've had Bodega System's "Taber-nackyl jakyl" with me on a pretty consistent basis. Each t...

Boxed Wine are a five piece indie pop act that have been featured on UBRS a handful of times in the past. The bands upbeat, get on your fe...

On their debut EP the Brooklyn foursome known as The Recordettes deliver three campy as hell tracks that bring a slightly modern twist to...

While many of my friends and contemporaries were getting their groove on at either the Black N Blue Bowl or the countless other shows that w...

Red Hare is a new group featuring Shawn Brown, Jason Farrell, and Dave Eight - all formerly of Swiz and Sweetbelly Freakdown - and drumme...

I was sitting in a Kearny Bar the other night about to order my first drink of the evening when Killing Horse Records Mike Sylvia appeared...

In part I of my interview with Andy Guida I decided to focus on the reunion and history of the band Altercation. Saturday night the band...

Sickoids are a raw and powerful hardcore band consisting of ex members of Direct Control, Government Warning, Witch Hunt and Bad Advice.  ...

After witnessing these kids perform an out of control set at Montclair's Meatlocker I half heartedly decided to take the bands CD home...

Saturday night I headed up Route 3 to Montclair's Meatlocker to see These Branches, Polyphony and Archie Alone to name just a few. Durin...

In the press release for the Knife The Symphony/Swear Jar split lp they note their influences to be "Amphetamine Reptile's noisi...

Each year as the weather gets warmer and the days longer I find myself escaping to Brooklyn. Though I was born in Queens, New York. Brookl...

This damn Manipulation Lp bursts out of your speakers like a bat out of hell and I'm not talking about that fatso from the 1970's...

Eastern Anchors had just wrapped up a rare Monday night show at Hoboken's Maxwell's. At the time I was feeling kind of lucky gettin...

After an early night of sushi with my old buddy Chris we headed up to Clifton's Dingbatz for a little a little live music and a what we ...

Here are a few extra shots you might enjoy from theDingbat'z show  Archie Alone's Tony Mastrolia and Nicole Mesce Moon Too...

Since starting the blog  a few years back,  Dave and I have savored each and every release from the VA's Grave Mistake Records label/d...

On "Maimed For The Masses" the Night Birds continue to churn out uptempo old school Cali style punk rock. Actually, very little...