Vee Hua 華婷婷Thanks to the explosion of garage bands and MTV’s acceptance of them, suburbia now seems like a prime breeding ground for scene kids and musicians on the rise. But as Johnny Whitney of Neon Blonde and the Blood Brothers will tell you, things...
Thad McKrakenThese guys have been around for fucking ever. At first I was like, “Bouncing Souls… why does that name sound familiar?” I probably saw them at the Warped Tour twelve years ago, that’s why. The Souls seem to be really into...
Ryan PangilinanOver twenty minutes of fast, catchy pop-punk songs that sound like Screeching Weasel and J Church. Songs such as “Grace,” “Unfinished Business,” and “When Nice People Think Dumb Things, Attack, And Vote” are the...
Formerly known as the Pale, the Pale Pacific’s name change reminds me too much of the horrendous pop-punk band, Amber Pacific. Had I not known of the name change, I probably would have skipped right by the Pale Pacific at the record store...