REVIEW: Lipstick Homicide: Out Utero

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Uncle Critic

So remember some years back when the Ergs put out that album and it was one of the best albums of all time, then a few years later Dear Landlord got added to that list and more recently Rational Anthem put out an album that ranked best of all time as well? Out Utero ranks right up there. This isn’t just one of the best pop punk albums I’ve ever heard, this is some elite best of all time shit. The first time I listened to it I felt like a kid that ate way too much sugar and just had to sit and chill out for a few minutes before I could continue with my day. Turns out the rest of my day consisted of listening to the album on repeat which has actually continued onto the night now. Lipstick Homicide have been showing for a while that they’re one of the best bands going today but with songs like ‘Rockerchick’, ‘Say It To My Face’ and well any of the songs really they’ve stepped up their game to a new level. It’s not like this album has a few standout songs and some filler either, all fourteen songs could easily be considered the best on the album, I haven’t heard an album this front to back solid since ‘dorkrockcorkrod’ and ‘A Matter of Life and Death’ (the two most concrete albums of all time). This band writes some of the best songs and has some of the best vocals currently in music, and it sounds like they played their asses off on this album too. Every single bit of this is the best I’ve ever heard the band, bass, drums, guitar all of it is some top level stuff. I especially like a few of the Descendents-ish bass parts sprinkled throughout. It definitely sounds like they put some serious work into making ‘Out Utero’ sound as amazing as it possibly could. It’s certainly an album that no matter what song you hit will instantly put you in a better mood and your life will be somewhat better for hearing it. If you like pop punk no doubt you know who Lipstick Homicide are but you should still prepare yourself for ‘Out Utero’ because as good as you think it’s going to be, it’s even better. And let’s not just limit this to pop punk you listen to basically any genre of music and you have good taste you’re going to dig this album. It’s out on one of the best labels going Bloated Kat Records. Make sure no matter what you do when it comes out buy this album. I don’t care what you’re doing that day it’s not as important as owning this. Graduation? Child birth? Funeral? New job or an interview for one? Wedding? Fuck em all go buy ‘Out Utero’ and listen to it forever on repeat instead.

1. This Time Is For Real
2. I Hope You Die
3. So Happy For You
4. Rockerchick
5. What I’m Searching For
6. Say It To My Face
7. Full Throttle
8. Don’t’ Wanna Be Here
9. Vampire Club Pt II
10. Declaration of Codependence
11. Who Stole Molly’s Bike
12. Rather Disappear
13. Doin Nothin
14. Like This Forever

Get it from Lipstick Homicide HERE

Get it from Bloated Kat Records HERE

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REVIEW: Dead North: Teenagers

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Uncle Critic

CoverDead North is back in 2013 with a new record, this time it’s their first album! The album has ten great pop punk songs. ‘Letter Carrier’ and ‘I Fell Hard’ are on other releases by the band, this is something I normally hate but they’re both really great songs (‘Letter Carrier’ may be my favorite Dead North Song) so I’ll let it slide. As for the rest of the album it’s going to knock you on your ass if you haven’t heard it yet. This is a perfect example of a really good band pumping out solid releases one after another then just taking it to a new level with the album. Songs like ‘Operator’, ‘Something Different’ and ‘Waiting’ really show that this isn’t an album that’s just going to get passed over. ‘Teenagers’ is an album that you should be hearing a lot of well-deserved good hype about, and when you hear it believe it all to be true. Don’t miss out on this album you’ll be kicking yourself when you finally hear it if you do. It’s out on John Wilkes Booth Records.

1. Operator
2. Letter Carrier
3. New England Perks
4. I Fell Hard
5. Write Me Off
6. Risk Analysis
7. Something Different
8. Downcast
9. Waiting
10. Teenagers

Get it from John Wilkes Booth Records HERE

Get it from Dead North HERE

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REVIEW: The Fur Coats: Goddamn, I’m a Handsome Man

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Uncle Critic

FurCoatsManThe Fur Coats are here with their ‘Goddamn, I’m a Handsome Man’ EP; it’s got four songs full of garage pop punk goodness. It’s out on Artistic Integrity Records, Seven Dead Arson Records, and Dirt Cult Records. They have a pretty distinctive sound which is a nice change of pace. All four of these songs are really good too, though the title track ‘Goddamn, I’m a Handsome Man’ is the best one. If you like garage and pop punk The Fur Coats is a band you should check out, it’s catchy as hell but not your generic pop punk.

1. What The Fuck Do I Do Now?
2. Goddamn, I’m a Handsome Man!
3. Tell Me Something I Don’t Already Know
4. And U R

Get it from Artistic Integrity Records HERE

Get it from Seven Dead Arson Records HERE

Get it from Dirt Cult Records HERE

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REVIEW: Pity Party: Do A Little Dance

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Uncle Critic

pity_largePity Party is a pretty new band, this is their first solo EP and it’s out on Bloated Kat Records. It reminds me a bit of a more pop punk version of The Measure or Unwelcome Guests. That makes a lot of sense though since it’s made up of members of the Measure [sa], Sexy Crimes and Mikey Erg. This EP is really fucking great, like every song you think ‘this song is really great’ then the next song is even better. It’s a hit machine but on one seven inch slab of vinyl. This really is the first must own 7″ of the year. Stop fucking around and go buy it right now.

1. Dead By Dawn
2. Dishwashers
3. Fortification
4. Joel’s Dream
5. New Butts
6. You Lock Just Us
7. Lost Friends

Get it from Bloated Kat Records HERE

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REVIEW: F1RST Wrestling: Wrestlepalooza January 12, 2013

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Uncle Critic

F1RST Wrestling WrestlepaloozaI picked this DVD up not knowing much about it. Basically I bought it because it had a Masked Intruder set and I just hoped that the wrestling was good. I’d only heard of a couple of guys on here but just because you haven’t heard of someone doesn’t mean they’re not good. Sadly this event wrestling wise was just alright, there are some good matches but some bad and forgettable ones too. I think it was worth buying being a Masked Intruder fan though, they played fourteen songs, I do with there was like a DVD feature where you could see them all at once though since they are split up into three sets throughout the event. Wrestling fans can basically skip this one, but pop punk fans might want to pick it up if you’ve got some extra cash lying around.

Wildcat & Zero Gravity vs. Mr. Kincaid, Renny D & Rob James The opening match super fun; it was a great way to start it off. Both teams really good and there were some nice spots in the match. It reminded me of a match they might have in Chikara. Before the match “6% Body Fat” Rob James cut a pretty good promo, he also had my favorite spot of the match. The dude’s pretty good. Sadly this was a great opener but it was also the best match, it kind of goes downhill from here.

After the match there was a Burlesque striptease, basically a complete waste of time.

Shawn Daivari vs. Colin Cambridge The second match a short but solid match. Shawn Daivari you probably recognize from his time with WWE and TNA, he’s still got it. Colin Cambridge I’d never heard of before and the match was real short but from what I saw he was pretty good.

Masked Intruder Then came the reason I bought the DVD, a Masked Intruder set. It was pretty solid and they got six songs which was more than I was expecting.

The Misfits (Aaron Corbin & John Johnson) vs. The North Star Express I like the North Star Express but this match was kind of boring. It was alright but nothing special.

Another Burlesque striptease, more wasted time.

Masked Intruder Unexpected, but I’ll take it, another Masked Intruder set. This one was three songs. After Arya Daivari cut a pretty great promo and got tons of heat for it.

I want to sidetrack for a minute here and call out Arya Daivari’s work. This DVD was the first time I’d seen or heard of this buy but I’m pretty impressed. I’m not sure if I can accurately judge his ring work from the match he had later but his promo stuff is top notch. I’m a fan of this dude.

Arik Cannon vs. Arya Daivari I don’t care for Arik Cannon, the dude has never impressed me. This match was alright but it was lacking for sure and I’m going to blame him. It turned into a junk match with trashcans and shit which was kind of expected. Ugh.

More Burlesque, more time wasted.

El Chivas Blanco vs. Pete Huge This match had amazing amounts of stalling, it was ridiculous. Then when the match finally happened it basically sucked. Not much more to say about it.

Masked Intruder Things closed out with a third Masked Intruder set. This one was a nice five songs.

Matches:
1. Wildcat & Zero Gravity vs. Mr. Kincaid, Renny D & Rob James
2. Queenie Von Curves Performance
3. Shawn Daivari vs. Colin Cambridge
4. Masked Intruder Performance
5. The Misfits (Aaron Corbin & John Johnson) vs. The North Star Express
6. Burlesque Performance
7. Masked Intruder Performance
8. Arik Cannon vs. Arya Daivari
9. Queenie Von Curves Performance
10. El Chivas Blanco vs. Pete Huge

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