I love the Suburban Noize label. I am as far from the label politically as you can get, but I love their finger-in-your-eye attitude. Nobody does what they do quite as well, though that’s probably a good thing. That’s why (hed) p.e. is on its roster. (hed) p.e. has been...

Craving an honest expression that transcends the superficiality we hear on the radio everyday? Well your in luck because Portland based Adrian Orange and Her Band are about to release a self titled album that will end your search. Orange's voice is not what most vocal coaches would consider beautiful....

It pains me to say this, it really does, but STATION by Alan Vega blows. STATION is Vega’s METAL MACHINE MUSIC, and it is sonic fingernails on a digital blackboard. I mean, look, I can accept musicians going through stylistic changes. Jerry Lee Lewis switched styles; Neil Young has been...

1) "All Out War pretty much invented the metalcore subgenre back in the mid-90s, and with, Assassins in the House of God, they reclaim the crown from the legions of imitators peddling whiny watered down, emo-laden versions, many of whom can be found among the band’s labelmates.”2) “All Out War...

Moo, You Bloody Choir, the third album for the Australian indie band Augie March, lays down a lush sound of mellow rock rich in poetry. Led by singer-songwriter Glenn Richards, who croons like an operatic razor blade, the band also includes Edmondo Ammendola on bass, Adam Donovan playing both guitars...

The songs on Street Gospels infuse reggae with enough indie pop character to allow each song to stand out from the others while staying true to their reggae base. Canada’s Bedouin Soundclash take what the English Beat started a few decades back and rejuvenate it with thoughtful pop hooks and...

Big Brother and the Holding Company —for those who don’t immediately recognize the name— is the group that helped launch Janis Joplin into the stratosphere. But that was a long time ago. Forty years, to be precise, during the fabled Summer of Love. No doubt modern music could use a...

Big Shug has been around awhile. He’s a core member of The Gang Starr Foundation, appearing on such tracks as 1994’s “F.A.L.A.,” and 2003’s “Capture (Militia Pt. 3).” STREET CHAMP is the follow up to Big Shug’s 2005 “WHO’S HARD,” and while STREET CHAMP doesn’t necessarily break any new ground,...

I’ve been watching the music industry implode under the weight of its own b.s. for awhile now, amazing how the playing field has been leveled in some ways and is more uneven than ever in others. There’s a band out of Brooklyn, Bishop Allen, that is doing some very interesting...

Aptly titled The Remix Game, the latest release from West Hollywood duo (singer Shana Halligan and producer Kiran Shahani) is an outstanding compilation mix CD of their debut album, The Mating Game.  While featuring various DJ’s and producers, The Remix Game stays true to the...