Strong bass lines and solid chord structure musically define Poisonous Times, the third release from Olympia, Washington, act The Old Haunts. It’s evident that this garage-rock band won’t have to work late-late nights to keep on the lights…
While driving my usual commute to school, I was fumbling around trying to find a suitable radio station — or at least one that wasn’t depressing country — when I remembered about a little college radio station and automatically veered to it…
C.Y.S.L.A.B.F. reminds me of all those times I used to play on the neighborhood rope swing during sweltering summers as a kid. I would make a running dash and jump onto this ratty rope before landing in a wide, grassy ditch filled with grimy filth…
Y’know, I know that Washington rockers The Makers left any pretense of “punk” behind back in ’98, but since I haven’t had all that much exposure to the post-Hunger version of the band, it’s taken me a long time to adjust somewhat to their swerve into full-on glam rock…
I should start by saying that I haven’t always been real impressed with past comps I’ve gotten from Kill Rock Stars. They’re good folks, and I love ’em dearly, but the sad truth is that I can’t get my head around three-quarters or so of their roster…
