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Candybar is the new band that includes Kait Eldridge and Jeff Ridenour of Big Eyes. They’re joined by Lily Gist on bass and Dante Fotino on drums. Their debut EP, First Bite is a short-n-snappy bit of glam power pop. The band likes to cloak their introspection behind polished, sunny, soaring riffs. “Love Comes and Goes” has a guitar siren that picks you up and then it slams you back to the ground with some booting-n-clapping that Slade and the Sweet used so well. Candybar uses it really well, too. The songs here are very much in the classic am rock format, which the band uses to great effect, in effect, arguing for the genre as much as they pay homage to it. Though, whereas t...

Review by Renaldo69 As Baltimore's Turnstile continues to evolve and become more popular, it's no secret that they're polarizing fans old and new. Diehards think they've strayed far from their hardcore roots, going more pop, alternative and mainstream - ergo why the global festival circuit craves having them among the headliners. Newbies, conversely, struggle to see the appeal. Thanks to TikTok throwbacks, I've heard some calling them a modern 311 at times. However, there is a huge segment of both parties intersecting, myself included, who appreciate and adore the experimental, artistic energy that lead singer, Brendan Yates, and Co. exude. Now, they're reimagining their Grammy-award winn...

It’s a testament to Ceremony that most reviews of their work read like diary entries. That’s a sword that cuts both ways. People intertwine with the band so much that when they give you what you want, they are the bets band ever. But, when you get something, uh, else, it’s like your best friend has a new set of friends and you’re not included. For me, I stumbled upon the band at their Rohnert Park record release show at 924 Gilman (I was there to see Paint It Black). Ceremony blew me away at a time when it I needed to be blown away and they became my favorite modern hardcore band. And then, they changed. A lot. From album to album. Sometimes, the change was somewhat relatable (In ...

Here is the review of the 2026 re-master of Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. It sounds fine. It’s fine. Maybe it’s a little louder than some of the earlier ones. Maybe it’s sliiiightly muddier? Who knows. You have to A/B this with the previous releases to really hear a difference and, if that is what you have to do to tell if something is “better,” well, then, you know... why? (It is way better than the weird Lord-Alge 2022 remix which remixed the entire thing from the ground up, changed a lot of the sound with synthetic-processing, and made everything feel much flatter and more boring – but that isn’t saying anything much). Really, if you already have...

As a bit of a fan of both Triple B and death metal, a death metal band being on their (almost entirely hardcore based) roster is something which I’m always going to listen to. I also have a little bit of a history with Fuming Mouth & reviewed their last record Last Day Of Sun back in late ‘23. That record was a direct reaction to frontman and Fuming Mouth’s mastermind Mark Whelan’s diagnosis and subsequent (victorious) battle with leukaemia. It was a record of profound meaning and the subject matter led to a savage and often bleak exploration of mortality and existence. Consequently, it was a record I admired, but didn’t go back to all that many times, having lost several loved one...