Earlier this year, Travis Fristoe and Aaron Cometbus released Radon – a book that offers a local take on the popular 33 1/3 book series about popular albums, with two extended essays on what else – Radon. The authors delve … Continue reading
Carved from the raw substance of central Mississippi, One Reason was a sound like no other. One Reason was a perfect example of “punk-minded” youngsters living in a vacuum, open to any and everything that lead them away from the … Continue reading
On my 18th birthday I was a freshman at the University of Florida. That morning I walked from Simpson Hall to some intro class at Turlington Hall. My walkman was blaring a 90 minute cassette that included The Crew. With … Continue reading
Editor’s note – Guess what?! We’re putting this month’s Top Shelf installment up early because No Idea is announcing some cool news about the VERY ALBUM MATT AND DAVE ARE TALKING ABOUT. They just got 100 brand new copies of … Continue reading
Tonight at the Atlantic in Gainesville, local “Devil Rock” ’n’ rollers Ex-Boogeymen and husband-and-wife “Grime Punk” duo Waylon Thornton and the Heavy Hands celebrate the release of their much anticipated split, Only Darkness Holds the Power. Ex-Boogeymen front man, Reverend … Continue reading
You know when you look at something from the outside and you think, I’m going to crush this, and it doesn’t really go that way? There is an odd sense of…what happened? That’s kind of what happened when we sat … Continue reading
The Measure [SA] were one of the most prolific bands of the late 2000s. Bass players and drummers rotated around, but Fid and Lauren maintained as principle songwriters, guitar players and vocalists. Their chemistry is in full swing on this … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I saw the poster for Dikembe’s upcoming December-January tour with You Blew It (see below), and it occurred to me that although they’ve been playing around town for almost two years, their albums get great reviews … Continue reading
The Ergs!, darlings of the Pop-Punk world from New Jersey, turned the music world sideways with the album dorkrockcorkrod. They are a power trio in every sense of the phrase. Jeff’s mid range vocals and guitar gives an energy that … Continue reading
In my opinion, Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond band are one of the greatest contemporary rock and roll bands you may have never heard. I hate generic, “for fans of” descriptions of music or art when the general article … Continue reading
