Laminated

So I just reorganized my bookshelf in my bedroom to make more room for my vinyl records. Yep. My bookshelf is now primarily for my vinyl. Vinyl seems to be taking over now. On the top of my shelf is my stereo, the next shelf contains my turntable and a few photos, the next shelf […]

Well, I wasn’t the only one who jokingly thought the upcoming Cursed EP would be called “Two Point Five”. Others shared the idea, but we were wrong, just as I suspected (and hoped). The EP, to be released as a CD and as a picture disc, will be titled “The Blackout At Sunrise” and will […]

I first heard The Hope Conspiracy a few years ago through a friend and was blown away by the raw energy and anger that the band portrays with their music. But, it seemed like I had developed a taste for the band too late. Hope Con had stopped playing for a couple years or so, […]

I recently got another release from the growing punk/hardcore/indie/whatever label KOI Records. This time I found the first edition of KOI’s Split Series. The label is almost completely based around vinyl, only releasing one CD so far and about 5 vinyl records. This 7″ is a split between Thirty3 and Los Dryheavers.
I think Los […]

It’s strange how much different music can sound on a turntable opposed to on CD format. I received Blacklisted’s “…The Beat Goes On” on CD months ago and enjoyed it, but I wasn’t really blown away by the disc. I just wrote it off as typical hardcore that just happened to be on a great […]

I design the website for Reno, Nevada DIY punk label Spacement Records, so whenever they put out a new release (almost always on vinyl), they send it to me, and I gladly review it for them. This time around, Dog Assassin are releasing their second Spacement 7″ titled “Human Satisfaction”, and I must say that […]