Personality Crisis-NEW ARROWS

Personality Cult, NEW ARROWS (Dirtnap Records) No slight against this band, but the first time I listened to NEW ARROWS, I didn’t see how I was going to write about it.  That’s on me. And that, along with the fact that the music sounded great, is the reason I listened to it again, and again, …

DJUNAH: Ex Voto

DJUNAH, Ex Voto Goddamn, this is rad!  This is the first (and second) time I've listened to Djunah before. Right off the bat, this Chicago two piece is pounding and shredding away. This is noise rock with an emphasis on rock. Most people hear “noise” and think right away of noodling, but no; Djunah has …

Anxiety Blisters In The Sun

I have bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder (and one or two other disorders.)  The anxiety is the worst, and most consistent.  I'm also a night owl.  I feel better at night; my anxiety is highest during the day.  So I was wondering: could this be biological?  Are some people …

CHOKED UP-Dichoso Corazon

CHOKED UP-Dichoso Corazon (Independent; cassette release through the wonderful Get Better Records) I’m gonna make this easy: this fucking rocks.  That won’t surprise anyone familiar with Cristy C. Road, Choked Up, or the Homewreckers.  Road is a veteran of the DIY scene, seasoned in zines, comics and great fucking punk rock. She also did the amazing …

Halloween ’19 Pt. 1

BEATERSBAND, Black Christmas (Independent) I heard they already put up the Christmas lights in Downtown Chicago.  I’m not sure my source on that is reliable. I live (temporarily) in a home for nutjobs.  But my buddy Leonardo asked me to review this EP, released in September (at least it rhymes with December), and I can’t …

Frustration

Frustration made up most of my Monday, which is a very Monday thing, I guess.  Quite the cliche.  I didn't let it do me in; I practiced guitar, despite my frustration there, and I decided to do a record review, but when I was done with that I ended up losing it.  And I actually …