All Posts by Tim Thompson

Knuckel Drager – A Decade of Hotrod Rock

On 15 Oct 2006, In Features, by Tim Thompson, No comments

They mix a healthy dose of juvenile humor with horror-show personas and balance it all out with a loud, ludicrous sound. There are no words to the music, and no message, but the images of masked madmen

EL CLAN DESTINO – Rukus

On 10 Sep 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

EL CLAN DESTINO – Rukus (2006 Self-Released) It isn’t just the layers of rhythmic intensity streaming from the percussive duo of Jamie Ryan and Fransisco Martinez. It isn’t just the incredible dexterity and control of bassist

PINE – Pine

On 10 Sep 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

PINE – Pine (2005 Self-Release) Released late in 2005, Pine is the first release from the veteran musicians that comprise the band of the same name. Pine was formed in 2004 and consists of three members

A TRIBUTE TO KILLDOZER – We Will Bury You

On 10 Sep 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

A TRIBUTE TO KILLDOZER – We Will Bury You (2006 Crustacean/-ismist Recordings) Killdozer’s influence on popular music over the past twenty years is both dramatic and virtually unknown. For those who don’t understand the premise of

ELLESTEL – Already Haunted

On 10 Sep 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

ELLESTEL – Already Haunted (2006 Self-Release) “Give Me the Sun,” the opening track of Ellestel’s Already Haunted EP, so perfectly blends the sophisticated pop laments of the Pernice Brothers with the indie-electronic perk of Stars that

LA COSA NOSTRA – Just Doin’ Our Thang

On 10 Aug 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

LA COSA NOSTRA – Just Doin’ Our Thang (2005 United Records International) From the first beats of the first track on La Cosa Nostra’s inaugural release, Just Doin’ Our Thang, there was promise. This big club

AWESOME SNAKES – Venom

On 10 Aug 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

AWESOME SNAKES – Venom (2006 Crustacean Records) Though Awesome Snakes was distilled from one of the more entertaining modern punk bands around, the Soviettes, I honestly wasn’t expecting much. Ever since the White Stripes first pissed

SCREAMIN’ CYN-CYN & THE PONS – Screamin’ Target Heart Rate

On 10 Aug 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

SCREAMIN’ CYN-CYN & THE PONS – Screamin’ Target Heart Rate (2006 Self-Release) A snappy little synth riff, solid-state and slinky, introduces this new creation from the unapologetically twisted and supremely silly Screamin’ Cyn-Cyn and the Pons.

MAD LAUGHTER – The Shined

On 10 Jul 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

MAD LAUGHTER – The Shined (2006 Self-Release) There is very real talent in this band, from the searing lead guitar of Matt Gyarmaty to the slick, fast fills of drummer Tony Brandt to the very solid

SUPA RANKS & HIS ROCK STONE HIGH POWER – The 4:20 Sessions, vol. 1

On 10 Jun 2006, In CD Reviews, by Tim Thompson, No comments

SUPA RANKS & HIS ROCK STONE HIGH POWER – The 4:20 Sessions, vol. 1 (2005 Surround Studios) Reggae music is far more diverse than most casual listeners realize. While the positive vibrations of Bob Marley are