This little demo was handed to me during the usual after show flyering/distribution feeding frenzy. Then, I got home last night, and another copy was magically waiting for me on my doorstep. Not to be ignored, it’s a 3-song demo by a band on the Immortal Records label called U.S. Crush. Due in stores on …

Papa Roach, a heavy and emotionally charged funk/metal/rap four-piece with roots in Northern California are ready to rock you hard, and they’re holding nothing back. The debut CD “Infest,” (Dreamworks Records) is overflowing with power, passion, creativity, and some originality for a change. I’ve heard this type of music for a while now with the …

When I first heard the song ‘Soluble Words‘, being a huge God Lives Underwater enthusiast, and a Failure fan for a very long time; I recognized the GLU influence and Ken Andrews‘ voice right away and asked what the origin of this new and quite refreshing sound was. I was informed that it was a …

I was recently forwarded a copy of the Scream 3 soundtrack that features a killer new song by one of my favorite bands, finger eleven, called ‘Suffocate‘. This track is just as melodic and intense as their prior work and makes me really anxious to hear more from the new release. It’s got a solid …

Members:Patrick DiPuccio – Vocals/Guitar/HarpMark McCormick – Bass/VocalsJay Nowac – Drums/Vocals “Tales of Drunkenness & Cruelty”, is a six-song CD with a mixture of styles. “Got No Reason”, has a great guitar groove that start off this CD. Song 2 – “I’m Not Sorry”; I feel could be the anthem for most ‘male’ musicians (at least …

Garlin “Hack” Hackney started his band in his junior year in high school back in 1965. The band’s, “Everything’s Cool” CD took me back to the fifties. I was ready to bop and jitterbug at the Sock Hop. There was that Chuck Berry guitar and Jerry Lee Lewis piano — the roots of Rock ‘N’ …

Members:Tim Brown – Lead Vocals, guitarDave Brown – Lead Vocals, bassTroy Chavez – Lead guitar, vocalsTom Mills – Fiddle, MandolinMatt Emmons – Drums Tim, Dave and Troy put the band together (under another name) back in ’84 while still in high school. Over the years they have worked with and opened for many of country’s …

Members:Shannon Cronin – VocalsDavid Gordoni – BassMike Grassey – GuitarMike Stroughton – DrumsChris Parise – Keyboard Together since 1995 with only minor changes in members, this young band from Covina, California is beginning to make their mark. They have vowed to perform nearly every week in 2000 and will be playing a showcase in Las …

Country-Western at its best. This CD from Kindred Spirit imbodies all that is Country. The vocals a top-notch with outstanding vocal harmonies and fantastic musicianship.‘Home Sweet Honky Tonk’ reminded me quite a bit of Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead Or Alive. The songs range from your typical country storyline tear-jerker as in ‘Make Something Up’, and …

Have you ever been frozen in place, in somewhat like a dream state, where you can’t seem to move your fingers or take a single step and when you try to speak you only whisper? Imagine that happening to you and that you’re being electrocuted at the same time. Except that it feels like you’re …