Music Review: The Band – Islands

The Band: Chapter 8. Islands was the final studio album that all five original members of The Band would record together. It seems they owed the Capital label one more album, so the group reached into their past for some unreleased tracks and leftover songs and combined them with a few new tunes and Islands was born.It was more of a hodgepodge than any of their…

Music Review: Beat Union – Disconnected
On their debut release the UK pop punkers Beat Union mix up new wave with punk rock. UK pop punkers Beat Union previously released Disconnected at the beginning of the summer, unknown to me. The band first grabbed my attention when I caught their live set at the Vans Warped Tour 2008 and much to my surprise, they are a first-class act. Their take on punk rock mixed with elements of new wave really was fun to listen to, not to…

Passenger: Music for the Dark and Humorous Heart
A music review of the up-and-coming British poop band, /Passenger. (I’ve no clue what the backslash means, but it is indeed in their name.)