Since Automorrow had the CD release party for its The Diver EP on Friday, and also since my review of said EP runs in this week's print edition of the Observer, we at DC-9 thought you might like a little taste of the band. While the band incorporates ska and reggae into its sound, "Overboard" is pure, unadulterated, hardcore punk, done the old school way ala The Ramones, The Misfits and Fear. Bonus mp3: Automorrow -- "Overboard"Seriously, this is the best punk rock song I've heard from a Dallas-
Besides possessing a great name, San Diego quintet Goblin Cock has the brains to go along with its ballsy brawn. Led by former Pinback frontman Rob Crow, the band has all of the subtlety of a pitbull--and that's exactly what makes the band a wonder to behold. Channeling everything that was cool about Black Sabbath and The Misfits (which, depending on your point of view, could either be a little or a lot), Crow (using the stage name Lord Phallus) has created a beast that revels in killer riffs an
Of all the genres and subgenres of music, I never expected that psychobilly--the frighteningly fitful combination of punk and rockabilly--would have such a protracted shelf life. But, somehow, a seemingly endless supply of disaffected youth continue to worship at the dual alters of horror movies and hardcore punk.Ontario's The Creepshow is another act to gleefully celebrate at that mythical place where Iggy Pop and Elvira reign as King and Queen of camp and chaos--and the band makes its way to D
