Articles by Farah Barakat
Le Butcherettes
Sin Sin Sin
PUBLISHED May 24, 2011
Female-fronted garage punk outfit Le Butcherettes' debut full-length has 21-year-old Teri GenderBender trading in the Veruca Salt grunge du...
The Fucking Cops
Fuck You Up With Some Truth
PUBLISHED May 3, 2011
Fast-paced, melodically charged pop punk bandits the Fucking Cops aren't as abrasive sounding as their name implies, but pack a mean punch...
The Decay / Wayfarer
Decayfarer
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2011
Decayfarer features two of Southern Ontario's most promising punk bands teaming for a hell of a split LP. Kitchener, ON's the Decay follow...
Winds of Plague
Against the World
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2011
This release picks up where Winds of Plague's previous album left off, this time with a new member and more attention to their trademark sy...
Of Legends
Stranded
PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2011
This is a commendable metal debut from electro musician Luis Dubuc (aka the Secret Handshake), whose previous work consists of Motown/elect...
Cain Marko
At Sea
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011
Fans of awesome music hailing from Michigan (or beyond) will love Cain Marko's At Sea EP, a terrific throwback to early '90s pop punk payin...
Precious Life
Shlomi Eldar
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2011
Precious Life is the documentary directorial debut from Israeli broadcast journalist Shlomi Eldar and was an official selection of the 2010...
Baptists
Baptists
PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2011
This self-titled debut seven-inch from Vancouver, BC's Baptists is a roaring, head-on collision. Contrary to the longwinded 13-minute seren...