Faster and Louder

The title pretty much says it all! Out on Chicago power pop label Big Blast Records,  Summer Blast Split Single is meant to be played in the...

Sequels are almost never as good as the original, but every so often they are. Five years ago, Vista Blue released "At the Summer Olymp...

Geoff Palmer has been a favorite of mine since the earliest days of F & L. With The Connection, The New Trocaderos, and Kurt Baker Band,...

So you like the pop side of rock and roll, but you still need it to really rock ? Well then The Peppermint Kicks are the band for you! Co-fr...

The latest chapter in the momentous alliance between Pale Lips and Rum Bar Records is a very special split CD release.  Do The Rumbar Rumble...

As you may know, JENNY is the solo project of a great friend of this blog -- Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls, Maniac, Suspect Parts). "Traj...

In continuation of its series of tribute compilations to the icons of rock, JEM Records today releases an excellent collection of Beach Boys...