Review – Walter Etc. – Chaparral

A case could be made that we have slipped into an alternate universe. We have a reality star as a president and people can’t agree out how to spell the family name of bunch of cartoon bears.  If we have somehow slipped into this alternate reality then then one of the only redeeming qualities is […]

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Review – Modern Color “Time Slips Behind Us”

Modern Color is back with their new record Time Slips Behind Us, the follow up to 2016’s CHROMESTHESIA.  2017 has been an interesting year all around especially when it comes to new music but don’t let Time Slips Behind Us slip behind you. Modern Color was once a metalcore band but they have grown way beyond […]

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Review – Point of View “Vultures”

Point of View has done it again.  They have whipped out another masterful EP.  Who is Point of View? Another amazing San Jose band that suffers from being from San Jose. Point of View has been playing together since The Gaslighter in Campbell was a thing.  Enough of the past. Point of View has been laying […]

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Review – Just Friends/Prince Daddy & The Hyena Split 7″

I am going to get this out of the way.   Blue > Pinkerton    Feel free to hate me, but it doesn’t negate the fact that this split featuring 2 Weezer covers is really good.  I am a huge fan of splits.  I grew up with the BYO splits.  I hope the split record […]

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Top 10 Records I DIDN’T listen to in 2016

Lets face it 2016 was an insane roller coaster of a year and between my job, personal life, running a record label, following the asinine election, and watching copious amounts of professional wrestling that leaves little time for listening to every record that comes out in a timely manner. The following records are albums that […]

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Bay Area’s Xoxo Volcano

Coming out with their debut song “Don’t Do It Slow” which they released on Skinny Lamb Records back in July. Clocking in at just under three and a half minutes “Don’t Do It Slow” is an energetic song and that does not let up. This is the start of a really good thing. I have […]

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Review- Dear Pines/ Guest House Split (2015)

Dear Pines and Guest House released a split in 2015 and I’m sure I planned to review it in 2015 but one thing lead to another and I never I got around to it. If you didn’t get around to listening to this split in 2015, today is your lucky day because I’m here to […]

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Review – Superhaunted – “warrior/worrier”

Nick Nottebaum aka Superhaunted is super haunted by personal demons that come to life in “warrior/worrier”.  I never really paid attention to how close the words “warrior” and “worrier” sound but I don’t think you can have one without the other. “Warrior/worrier” is a super sad pop punk journal that chronicles one man’s struggle to […]

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Review – Nametags “Demo”

Woke up. Dragged my butt to work. Got messaged a demo from a new band from Richmond VA. Listened to said demo. Enjoyed said demo. Here is my review of Nametags “Demo”.     Nametags comes to the internet through an IP address based in punk haven Richmond VA.  They released their demo yesterday.  The […]

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Berningman Fest 06.04.16

PHOTO COVERAGE  / VIDEO COVERAGE by TandAmedia VIDEO COVERAGE by @dad.hat Berningman fest was a Bernie Sanders campaign fundraiser that was organized by Open Door Records on 06.04.16, a couple days before the California primary in hopes to help Bernie in his last stride to Tuesday. The fest consisted of 2 rooms with dual PA set ups in order […]

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