Random Hand have been around for quite a while now, having released their first EP back in 2005. They are a band that I’ve always
Read moreThe Queers – Save The World (All Star Records / Striped Records, 2020)
A very brief history of The Queers for anyone who doesn’t know. The band started in the 1980s in New Hampshire putting out some really
Read moreSmall Crush – s/t (Asian Man Records, 2019)
Small Crush are a 4-piece indie-pop band out of the Oakland / Berkeley area of northern California. Remarkably, two members are still in high school,
Read moreNadir – Collecting Misery (self-released, 2019)
Alright then. Nadir is a ‘side project’ of Robbie Swartwood of Off With Their Heads. The press material suggests this would do nicely “for fans
Read moreThe Murderburgers – What a Mess (Brassneck Records / Asian Man Records / Umlaut Records / Waterslide Records, 2019)
Because I’m a total loser, I only came across the Murderburgers for the first time when they played at that place I can’t ever remember
Read moreThe Smoking Popes – Into The Agony (Asian Man Records, 2018)
I first heard Smoking Popes back in the early nineties, when “I Need You Around” was featured in the movie Clueless. It wasn’t until I
Read moreAspiga – Dragged Through the Years (A-F Records, 2018)
Yet another surprisingly good release from A-F Records, here, following swiftly on the heels of This Will Haunt Me by Dollar Signs. For the benefit
Read moreOgikubo Station – We Can Pretend Like (Asian Man Records, 2018)
As some of the readership may recall, Ogikubo Station’s debut 12in, s/t EP, made my personal top 10 list of 2017, with 6 songs of
Read moreGet Married – Songs for the Sleepless (Asian Man Records / Wiretap Records, 2018)
Get Married are from San José, northern California, and as far as I can tell, Songs for the Sleepless is their first full length record,
Read moreDog Party – Hit & Run (Brat, 2018)
Wow. It seems like only yesterday that Dog Party dropped their fifth album, Til You’re Mine on Asian Man Records. In reality it’s what… almost
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