1 RATATAT LP3
2 RA RA RIOT The Rhumb Line
3 STILLS Oceans Will Rise
4 VARIOUS ARTISTS Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul And Calypsoul Crossover 1969-1979
5 SING IT LOUD Come Around
6 DAVID VANDERVELDE Waiting For The Sunrise
7 WALKMEN You And Me
8 OKKERVIL RIVER The Stand Ins
9 MASON PROPER Olly Oxen Free
10 AVETT BROTHERS The Second Gleam
11 HORSE FEATHERS House With No Home
12 WOLF PARADE At Mount Zoomer
13 HIGH PLACES High Places
14 TALKDEMONIC Eyes At Half Mast
15 YOUR HEART BREAKS Love Is A Long Dark Road (Love Is All You Need)
16 SEBASTIEN GRAINGER American Names [EP]
17 DANDY WARHOLS ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols...
18 XAVIER RUDD Dark Shades Of Blue
19 ETTES Look At Life Again Soon
20 DEAD CONFEDERATE Wrecking Ball
21 DAMIEN JURADO Caught In The Trees
22 LACKTHEREOF Your Anchor
23 THE FAINT Fasciinatiion
24 ABE VIGODA Skeleton
25 BRIAN WILSON That Lucky Old Sun
26 SBACH SBACH
27 HOLD STEADY Stay Positive
28 DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIP Angles
29 DARKER MY LOVE 2
30 LITTLE TEETH Child Bearing Man
Matt's Metal Pick of the Week 5/27/08
by Matt Albers
May 26th, 2008
Conquest - "End Of Days"
St. Louis thrash! Local speed metalers get their first record deal! Classic, hard 'n heavy thrash with double bass drums, sweet bass licks, and kickass face-melting shredding.
For fans of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Trivium, and Iron Maiden
Matt's Metal Pick of the Week 4/15/08
by Matt Albers
April 15th, 2008
Testament - "The Formation of Damnation"
Yes, the original line-up (pictured above) of of the classic thrash powerhouse of the 80s is back with a new album, full of kick-ass shredding riffs and great drums chock-full of double bass.
Matt's Metal Pic of the Week 4/1/08
by Matt Albers
March 31st, 2008
Canobliss - "Liberation Of Dissonance"
An awesome and fun mix of thrash-core and modern alternative metal with low-tuned guitars, cool riffs, sweet drums, and all singing vocals. For fans of Shadowspeak, Breaking Benjamin, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Soilwork, Five Finger Death Punch, Shift, and Atomship.
Matt's Metal Pic of the Week 3/11/08
by Matt Albers
March 11th, 2008
(from left to right: Trae, Wuv, Sonny, Marcos)
P.O.D. - "Addicted" [single]
The original line-up (pictured above) has returned, bringing back their original classic sound of groovy, funky numetal that we have all missed!
Matt's Metal Pick of the Week 3/4/08
by Matt Albers
March 3rd, 2008
Vayden - "Children of Our Mistakes"
Awesome trippy alternative prog metal with a great acoustic song at the end of the album. For fans of Kamelot, Symphony X, Ours, Dream Theatre, We Are I, Shift, and Muse.
Matt's Metal Pick of the Week 2/25/08
by Matt Albers
February 25th, 2008
Taunted - "Zero"
Epic progressive power thrash with great riffs and very narrative lyrics throughout the entire album.
Matt's Metal Pic of the Week
by Matt Albers
February 18th, 2008
A.S.G. (Amplification of Self Gratification) - "Win Us Over"
This album has something for everyone, it has a very unique sound. Whether you like metal, indie, classic rock, punk, grunge, or southern rock, you will enjoy this album.
Attention all DJs: PLAY THIS NEW RELEASE!!!!!! Regardless of what your show is, if you like rock and roll, you'll like this album.
Born Ruffians in Review!
by Christine Sanely
February 14th, 2008
Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow, and Blue
By Sanita Saengvilay
The first single off of native Canadians, Born Ruffians’ first album, Red, Yellow, and Blue was “Hummingbird” and didn’t fail to disappoint fans of their EP with great hits like “This Sentence Will Save/Ruin Your Life.” The single was an example of what would be expected on the boys’ first full length released on Warp Records and set huge anticipation for it. Being a fan of the basement recording of their original EP, it’s quite surprising to hear such a clean sound, but it’s obvious that the boys put a lot of work into this album. The title track, “Red, Yellow and Blue” sets a very strong tone for the album, with a slow beginning and progressive patriotic drumming was a little bit off putting at first. As you listen to the album further, the boys return to the rampant marching of the drums and the quick pulls on the guitar with their ever so precious quirky chanting voices laid over on top. With lyrics like “none of the girls seem to think you’re cool/ it’s probably because you smell bad”, how could you not fall in love with Born Ruffians? By far, one of my favorite tracks is “Badonkadonkey” which remains one of the more familiar sounding tracks for fans of former work and the title just cracks me up. Born Ruffians worked hard on this album as well as touring to support it and you can tell that this is their little baby. Red, Yellow and Blue is a great well-rounded album and the boys should be proud.
Menomena at the Billiken Club on October 30th
by Kyle Lewis
November 12th, 2007
Check out these photos of Menomena at the Billiken Club. Oh, and checkout the Billiken Club schedule here.