Ted Leo and the Pharmacists play punk rock, I guess. Good, loud, epic punk rock that is somehow too smart to just be lumped in with all of the leather jacket-clad anarcho-punks wishing for Crass’ return or that Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins would play nice with each other.  Instead, this is spirited punk rock which indebts itself to some 90s indie rock, some noisier arty rock and even big, beautiful swatches of power pop.
Brutalism Bricks, Leo’s latest album is all of those things and still more.  If anything this …

Alice Cooper’s 80s period, it’s a period of time that most Alice fans aren’t even aware existed, and Alice doesn’t even remember recording Zipper Catches Skin and DaDa due to the severity of his alcoholism at the time of writing and recording the albums.
Because of this most people tend to write off the albums as unworthy of Cooper’s heavy metal done as showtunes legacy, but once listeners dig deeper they’ll find a few good songs buried inside of the albums.
First off, to most Alice Cooper Fans these albums (the aforementioned …

For the record the albums included in this three CD/six album set are Love of the Common People, Hangin’ On, Folk Country, Waylon Sings Ol’ Harlan, Waylon, Singer of Sad Songs and they are first six albums that Jennings released in the mid-to-late sixties.
Those years are important to realize in these albums, because they have less to do with the 1970s Outlaw country version of Waylon that became famous.  Instead, these albums have a polished country/folk music feeling of Glen Campbell’s golden era.
Much like Campbell, Jennings finds himself doing country …

The only thing amazing about the neo garage movement is that every band makes me excited. Brimstone Howl isn’t any exception. They are pseudo vintage garage guys all the way, right down to their haircuts and mod outfits. Their latest album, Big Deal, What’s He Done Lately? sounds like it was recorded in the same cave that The Sonics recorded their music in forty years ago, and I love it way too much.
This album has it all: rock and roll stompers, r&b swagger, ham fisted psychedelia and all points between. …

There is nothing unique, revolutionary or even remotely clever about Left Lane Cruiser. Their lyrics include gems such as my daddy had a six-string/my momma never slept at night and their guitar always feels very blues-based- in other words, what’s so special about this band? The answer is everything.
Their latest album All You Can Eat!! is a tuneful and energetic romp that never gets repetitive or old.  The band never really moves past basic rock and roll, and doesn’t seem to need or want to. Instead songs are built around …