On the Outside
Tragic Endings
Thorp (2005)
No Warning officially called it quits in late 2005, but for most of us, the band died when this photograph surfaced. I figured No Warning was headed for a career in rock-n-roll's vast array of mediocre bands that came from a hardcore background, and then put out incredibly crappy albums. Remember DYS's Fire and Ice, or Uniform Choice's Staring into the Sun, or maybe even Leeway's Adult Crash? If you do, you probably shouldn't, because they all sucked and you can add No Warning's Suffer, Survive directly onto that pile of filth. Luckily, we have On the Outside to take up the mantle of tough-as-nails hardcore with a no bullshit attitude. On the Outside sounds so much like Ill Blood era No Warning that I had look to see if there was any members of No Warning in the band. There aren't any members of No Warning here, though there is one of the guitar players from Outbreak. Neat. Tragic Endings is to No Warning's Ill Blood as Ill Blood is to The Cro-Mags' Age of Quarrel with its menacing down tuned metallic approach to hardcore. I can see tons of violet moshing and some synchronized two-stepping in pits all … Read more
Neon Blonde
Chandeliers in the Savannah
Dim Mak (2005)
When it comes down to it, negative reviews serve one purpose: to invoke laughter from the reader. After reading reviews, … Read more
Protest the Hero
Kezia
Underground Operations (2005)
I have this friend. We'll call him "Max," because that's his name. Max has said some questionable things in the … Read more
John Vanderslice
Pixel Revolt
Barsuk (2005)
I get the distinct impression that John Vanderslice might be a bit of a flake. But after spending some time … Read more
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Domino (2006)
In years to come, when the inevitable "I <3 2004" rockumenterary hits television with its small army of washed up … Read more
