REVIEWS

CD REVIEWS 69 CD REVIEWS BY JUSTIN EMERY, VANS DAVEY AND JESS BRAAM BARONESS, Red Album/Blue Record (Relapse Records) Between hailing from ATL and being produced by Relapse, it’s no surprise that this prog-metal monster has a very Mastodonian influence. In fact, Read More

S-ONE X DAGGERS X HELMETS S-One x Daggers Helmet The Daggers. Easily one of the most talented, influential and notorious crews in skateboarding. Bob Burnquist, Rune Glifberg, Jesse Martinez, Tony Alva, Dave Duncan, Christian Hosoi, Sergie  Ventura, Pat Ngoho, Steve Olson, John Read More

CD REVIEWS 68 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #68 Reviews by Sue Wood, Justin Emery, Vans Davey, Jess Braam and David Wiley THE AGONIST - Lullabies for the Dormant Mind (Century Media) Who doesn’t love a hot chick who can seduce almost every one of your physical Read More

CD REVIEWS 67 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #67 BOOK REVIEWS: I SLEPT WITH JOEY RAMONE is a behind the scenes look at one of America's most legendary punkers. Told by Joey’s bro, Mickey Leigh, with Legs McNeil, co-founder of Punk Magazine and author of Please Read More

CD REVIEWS 66 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #66 BROKEN BOTTLES, Hospital (TKO Records) The Broken Bottles definitely grabbed my attention with this one. These guys are on the up and coming trail of destruction in the punk rock and roll scene. With songs like “Generation Read More

CD REVIEWS 65 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #65 ADRENALIN O.D., The Wacky Hi- Jinks of… (Chunksaah Records) A.O.D. was one of those epic punk/ hardcore bands that really got overlooked by the so-called historians of that scene. Hailing from New Jersey in the Read More

CD REVIEWS 64 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #64 TURBONEGRO, Retox (Cooking Vinyl) No one really expects these guys to mellow out do they? My expectations for anything Turbonegro releases is nothing more than balls out, narcotic-fueled rock perversion. Their 7th Read More

CD REVIEWS 62 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #62 BECK, The Information (Interscope) I am not at all dissatisfied with the newest from Beck. The diversity of the track layout reminds me of Guero, but is funky like Midnite Vultures. There's a sample from Herbie Read More

CD REVIEWS 61 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #61 DUB WAR, Step Ta Dis (Domino Recording Company) Step Ta Dis is four guy’s from Europe take on reggae. Dub reggae mixes with guitar solos, trance beats, and fast-paced smooth reggae raps that melt together to create Read More

CD REVIEWS 60 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #60 DESOLE, A Story to Tell (Abacus) Although more earnest, honest and generally sensitive than, say, the Crüe, their music isn’t as desolate as one may think. Vocalist Lance has the disconcerting ability to sound Read More

CD REVIEWS 59 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE #59 THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS, Pandelirium (YepRoc) This record thrashes through a variety of different genres of music, giving each song it’s own designation. The lyrics are humorously in touch with current events Read More

CD REVIEWS 58 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS #58 SMUT PEDDLERS, Coming Out (TKO) The fifth release from a band that claims to have started out playing Black Flag and Black Sabbath covers. Smut Peddlers carry on the California punk tradition of the mighty Flag and the Read More

CD REVIEWS 57 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS #57 A.18, Forever After Nothing (Victory) Here's the band that could save Southern California's musical reputation. A.18 takes some influences from serious '80s hardcore. The album's first impression reeks of Minor Threat, early Read More

CD REVIEWS 56 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS #56 CAMPFIRE GIRLS, Delongpre (Mootron) This is a CD of previously unreleased material and remastered old material. Good dynamics. A lot of anger in the pain. If you like the Pixies or Sunny-Day Real Estate, you'll like the Read More

CD REVIEWS 55 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS #55 THE BODIES, Firepower is Our Business (TKO) These guys like to put on black eye makeup and to tell you the truth, I think they might have been a bit drunk when they did it, because it's smeared all over their faces. Besides Read More

CD REVIEWS 54 JUICE MAGAZINE ISSUE 54 CD REVIEWS DILATED PEOPLES, Expansion Team Samohi. Ninth grade gym class, 10 years ago. Non-Suit. Everyday. In the gym’s bleachers. A paper towel roll. Bounce fabric softener on one end, our mouths blowing pot smoke through Read More

CD REVIEWS 53 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE 53 BLOOD FOR BLOOD, Wasted Youth Brew (Victory) There’s no way you’ve had enough of these guys. Their Boston blue-collar brand of hardcore brings together the sound of Sheer Terror with the attitude of Fear and Read More

CD REVIEWS 52 JUICE MAGAZINE CD REVIEWS ISSUE 52 APE SOUNDS, Ape Sounds (Mo Wax) Legendary graff artist Futura 2000 did the cover for this CD, whose music feels as random as spontaneously tagging a building. Ape Sounds seems to be a recording studio whose work attracts Read More