Initial Records – Lollipop Magazine

Helicopter Helicopter – Wild Dogs with X-Ray Eyes – Review

December 10, 2003

The hook-centric and brightly-voiced musical choices lend a positive spin to themes as loneliness, insomnia, alienation, unrequited love, and depression.

Black On Black – A Tribute To Black Flag – Review

July 2, 2003

Initial has assembled one of the most punishing tribute albums, pulling together a strong, diverse group of today’s hot acts to give their take on Black Flag.

Initial’s Catalog Sampler – Disc Number Three – Review

August 2, 2002

Focusing more on the labels they distribute than their own roster, this is a cross-section of all that is ripping mad in the hardcore/emo scene.

Ultimate Fakebook – Open Up and Say Awesome – Interview

July 12, 2002

An interview with singer Bill McShane

Silent Majority – You Would Love to Know – Review

September 1, 2000

Lifetime bass lines, Braid guitar licks, nasty mosh grooves, and fundamental punk momentum atop complex melodies.

The Jazz June – Breakdance Suburbia – Review

April 1, 2000

Play your whinny tunes and be proud of your wimpiness. Quit it with the moronic song titles. It’s not clever. it’s pretentious: Anyone can come up with them.

King for a Day – Before I Go – Review

April 1, 2000

Elliott-meets-Quicksand, post-hardcore-meets-emo. Another band trying to balance heaviness with melody, and with mostly decent results.

Boy Sets Fire – In Chrysalis – Review

June 1, 1999

Much heavier than their previous release, In Chrysalis sees Boy Sets Fire continuing their trek on the thin line between heaviness and “emo-ness.”

Ink & Dagger – The Fine Art of Original Sin – Review

April 1, 1999

Everything about this band, from their face paint schtick to their atonal-but-still-singable guitar licks, hold a sense of originality that escapes most bands.