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Pistol Whip – Terminal – Review

May 1, 2010

Like the ’70s bands Death and The Dogs, Pistol Whip is a long-lost treasure from an era when rock ‘n’ roll was just a solid kick to the scrotum.

Teacher’s Pet – Review

June 1, 2008

Classic, mid/late-70s amped up guitar rock and roll with the churnin’, yernin’, burnin’, winsome gal crazy focus firmly grasped in hand.

Pagans – The Blue Album – Review

May 1, 2008

One step up from boot recording, a rock and roll attack based in the classic Who, Stones, Pretty Things, ’60s Anglo-attack shot through a snot-garage attack.

Unknown Instructors – The Masters Voice – Review

April 20, 2007

Sounds like members Watt (Minutemen, Mike Watt), George Hurly (Minutemen), and Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust) stretching their ’80s experience into ’60s roots.

Pere Ubu – Why I Hate Women – Review

October 6, 2006

Eating corn dogs with the Marx Brothers, listening to classic rock, and hoping to rip off some cool James Gang, Spirit, or Stooges riffs.

Thor – Thor Against the World – Review

May 24, 2005

Thor comes from the Manowar, Rollins, Danzig school of beefcake metal. Produced by Bruce Duff and Frank Meyer. They know rock’n’roll past its prime.

Amps II Eleven – Review

September 27, 2004

Murderous punk boogie, jacked-up viscous kickass, Doc Martin vs. four-inch platform stomp-a-longs; three chords and a cloud of dust.

Rocket From The Tombs – Rocket Redux – Review

March 22, 2004

David Thomas of Pere Ubu and Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys felt the band they split from (RFTT) had “unfinished business.” 26 years after the band split, they toured. The next year, this basically live-in-the-studio disc appears.