Edinburgh based foursome Alfonzo have successfully captured a sound that could potentially see them skyrocket to stardom.

Over ten years ago, a somewhat obscure band created what can still be considered one of the greatest records ever recorded.

Over ten years ago, a somewhat obscure band created what can still be considered one of the greatest records ever recorded.

In ska's third (and possibly final) wave, Streetlight Manifesto's "Somewhere in Between" definitely deserves being mentioned.

if the band name doesn't sound familiar there is a good reason for that it is a j-rock / pop band.
the way i judge music is based off the beat and what is said i will explain as i review.

Incorrectly labeled as post-rock, 59:59 clocks in just under the hour mark, thanks to protests from the label to produce a tight collection of tracks.

Terrible two is a post-punk-rock aural challenge. ‘Empty Legs’ opens with rolling drums and whistles, before ushering in chanting bathed in battling and screeching guitar.

Okay, so maybe all the music worth listening to wasn’t recorded before 1978.

I want to preface this by saying that I’m a big fan of cover bands, especially of the punk rock persuasion. Out at Best Buy one day, we picked up this CD as an impulse buy based off knowing the majority of the original songs on the back. However, we quickly found this CD was definitely worth the price and even a recommendation.

I was very skeptical about the first solo album after System of a Down split. It was not because I doubted any of the musician’s abilities, but because I was unsure what a split would mean for their music. There was a very obvious divide happening in their previous album “Hypnotise/Mesmorize,” and there seemed to be some conflict of interest about where the band was headed musically. This review is not here to say either way about the divide because that would take a whole new article itself; you can see even on Amazon.com, fan’s opinions are all over the board which in turn will sway an opinion about the quality of this new album.