by Grog Mutant | 2013 | Music Reviews - S
Sleigh Bells – Bitter Rivals – CD (Mom + Pop Music) While I will admit that Sleigh Bells’ third release isn’t as strong as either of their previous two, I still think that it is one of the best releases of the year which I’ve heard. This dynamic duo plays catchy...
by Grog Mutant | 2013 | Music Reviews - S
Parov Stelar – The Art of Sampling – CD (Island Records) I came late to the whole Parov Stelar party only hearing his music when I first started listening to electro-swing earlier this year. I feel he is at the forefront of the whole movement and though many of...
by Grog Mutant | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Screeching Weasel – Thank You Very Little – 2CD (Panic Button Records) This release is chock full of unreleased and live Screeching Weasel tracks. You get songs from their 1986 demo as well as outtakes from their 1999 release “Emo”. Plus the...
by Mite Mutant | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Steely Dan – Aja – CD (MCA / Universal Records) If there is one Steely Dan album that you had to own, this one should be it. While every song on this re-release is killer, it’s worth getting just for the tune Peg. It is nothing short of awesome. This...
by Johnny Death | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Sculptured – Apollo Ends – CD (The End Records) An odd and hard to classify release. A progressive death metal band with a horn section… hum.. Maybe this CD would grow on me if I listened to it enough, but so far I don’t quite get it. Weak drumming, weak...
by Howard X | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Satanic Surfers – Going Nowhere Fast – CD (Burning Heart Records / Epitaph) I had really high hopes for this one, I was thinking of a high test mutation of surf rock and satanism, a satanic “wipeout” if you will. Instead, I was treated to some...
by Grog Mutant | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Submachine – Fresh Out of Give-A-Fucks – CD (Radical Records) Ok we’re back on track here. Submachine gives you 19 tracks of blistering 80′s styled hardcore which reminded me quite a bit of Poison Idea in their earlier years. If you dug that...
by Johnny Death | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Shadows Fall – Of One Blood – CD (Century Media) The band Shadows Fall offers a unique mixture of sound. Their sound consists of elements of progressive metal as well as death metal. Matching each death growl with a melodic singing voice. The band actually...
by Fibi Mutant | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
The Stepford Five – Mesh – CD The production is sparse – not lo-fi, but not exactly Backstreet Boys, either. The songs are rock-pop-punky, with distorted guitars, crunchy bass lines and steady beats. Occassionally, a tasty guitar solo creeps through,...
by Gail Pop | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Shift*D – …From the Pages of Chad Muskoka – CD (Crack Records) Truly awful!!!! This collection sounds like someone sat on the instruments. Wait a minute!! Is someone playing the bagpipes? All the songs are about this girl who leaves the lead singer...
by Howard X | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Shutdown – Something to Prove – CD (Victory Records) Refreshingly cool metallic hardcore that reminded me of a lot of stuff from the “SpeedCore/Metalcore” era 86-88. Vocals sound like DRI and the band is tight and pretty well produced....
by Grog Mutant | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
The Shutdowns – T-75 – CD (Theologian Records) The Shutdowns play fairly basic, straightforward, snotty punk rock with a nod to ‘50s rock. They do it well, but so do many other bands. In other words, it’s not really anything special…except for the song...
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