Band: Just Surrender Album: Stronger Now EP Genre: Easy Core/Pop Punk Label: Unsigned Tracks: 1. Stronger Now 2. Crazy 3. I Can Barely Breathe [acoustic] 4. I Said it Before [remix] You know what I always enjoy? When a band from your past comes flooding back and in good form as if they’ve not been […]
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Just Surrender – Stronger Now EP
August 13th, 2008 
James Shotwell 
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Tags: easy core, Just Surrender, kevin long, pop rock (genre), stronger now ep, unsigned 
Comments Off on Just Surrender – Stronger Now EPProtest The Hero – Fortress
August 13th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Protest The Hero Album: Fortress Genre: Progressive Metal Label: Vagrant Records Tracks: 1. Bloodmeat 2. The Dissentience 3. Bone Marrow 4. Sequoia Throne 5. Palms Read 6. Limb From Limb 7. Spolis Isosceles 8. Wretch 9. Goddess Bound 10. Goddess Gagged “Bloodmeat” is the first track on Protest The Hero’s sophomore album, Fortress, and […]
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August 13th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Sever Your Ties Album: Safety In The Sea Genre: Hard Rock/Christian Label: Solid State Tracks: 1. Voice Like A Nova 2. After A Storm 3. Hand in Hand 4. This is What You Get 5. Captive 6. Drifting 7. Things Are Better [Left Unsaid] 8. To The Pacific 9. Here I Am 10. Ashamed […]
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August 12th, 2008 James Shotwell Today, James spent a few minutes on the phone with Micah from Hawthorne Heights and the contents of that conversation can be found below. Be sure to check out the band’s new album, Fragile Future [our review will be up soon]! J: Hey Micah, how’s your day been going? HH: Pretty good. We’re in Denver […]
Posted in Interviews Tags: fragile future, hawthorne heights, interview, phoner, Victory Records Comments Off on We Interviewed Micah from HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS!Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
August 12th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Conor Oberst Album: Conor Oberst Genre: Indie/Folk Label: Merge Tracks: 1. Cape Canaveral 2. Sausalito 3. Get-Well-Cards 4. Lenders in the Temple 5. Danny Callahan 6. I Don’t Want To Die [In The Hospital] 7. Eagle on a Pole 8. NYC – Gone, Gone 9. Moab 10. Walle Mistico [Ruben’s Song] 11. Souled Out!!! […]
Otep – The Ascension
August 12th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Otep Album: The Ascension Genre: Hard Rock Label: Koch Tracks: 1. Eet The Children 2. Crooked Spoons 3. Perfectly Flawed 4. Confrontation 5. Milk of Regret 6. Noose & Nail 7. Ghostflowers 8. Breed 9. March of the Martyrs 10. Invisible 11. Home Grown 12. Communion “What?! My parents named me Otep? Arggggghhhh!!” Okay, […]
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August 12th, 2008 James Shotwell Last week, James got a chance to speak with Jeremy and a few other members of A Day To Remember when they rolled through Michigan on an off date from they Warped Tour run. You can read all about what happened below and be sure to pick up their album, For Those Who Have Heart, […]
Posted in Interviews Tags: A day to remember, annamarie, for those who have heart, interview, Victory, Victory Records Comments Off on We Interviewed A DAY TO REMEMBER!The Acacia Strain – Continent
August 11th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: The Acacia Strain Album: Continent Genre: Metal Label: Prosthetic Tracks: 1. Skynet 2. Seaward 3. Dr. Doom 4. Forget Me Now 5. Cthulhu 6. Baby Buster 7. Balboa Towers 8. JFC 9. Kraken 10. The Combine 11. The Behemoth With the slew of Acacia Strain imitators we usually get to review it’s really nice […]
The Maine – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
August 11th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: The Maine Album: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Genre: Pop Rock Label: Fearless Tracks: 1. Everything I Ask For 2. We All Roll Along 3. Girls Do What They Want 4. I Must Be Dreaming 5. Into Your Arms 6. Time To Go 7. This is The End 8. Whoever She Is 9. Count ‘Em […]
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August 11th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Dissonant Album: Burn – Copy – Distribute – Repeat Genre: Metal Label: Unsigned Tracks: 1. Charles Bronson was Great in Deathwish 5 2. A God Who Wasn’t There 3. If It Bleeds it Leads 4. Sepulchral Terrors 5. Loathing 6. Old Skool 7. Power 8. 6 Feet of Solace 9. Marlboro Man 10. The […]
LaGrecia – On Parallels
August 7th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: LaGrecia Album: On Parallels Genre: Rock Label: Suburban Home Tracks: 1. Hey Medic 2. You Like Baseball, I Like Ghosts 3. According To My Notes 4. Don’t Wanna Be Right 5. Slower Than Manasses 6. In the Grass 7. Can’t Go Back To Daddy’s 8. Two Shotguns 9. My Lightning 10. Silently Just 11. […]
Posted in Reviews Tags: lagrecia, on parallels, rock and roll, suburban home Comments Off on LaGrecia – On ParallelsRelient K – The Bird and The Bee Sides
August 6th, 2008 James Shotwell Band: Relient K Album: The Bird and the Bee Sides Genre: Pop Punk/Rock Label: Gotee Tracks: 1. Where Do I Go From Here 2. The Scene and Herd 3. At Least We Made it This Far 4. The Last, The Lost, The Least 5. The Lining is Silver 6. There Was No Thief 7. No […]