Articles by Farah Barakat

Meet Monica Velour

Keith Bearden

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2011

Keith Bearden's directorial debut is a clumsy, dark comedy with a light flair that runs hot and cold on account of newcomer David Dustin In...

Set Your Goals

Burning at Both Ends

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2011

Bay Area punks Set Your Goals' sophomore Epitaph release veers away from melodic hardcore and straight into heavy pop punk. Burning at Both...

The Black Dahlia Murder

Ritual

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

Detroit, MI melodic death metal five-piece the Black Dahlia Murder's fifth full-length, Ritual, overcomes the debate of whether they're har...

Black Wine

Summer of Indifference

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2011

Black Wine's sophomore album, Summer of Indifference, finds the Jersey trio blending pop punk with heavy rhythms that exceeds the quick tem...

Rocko's Modern Life Season One

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2011

Over a decade after its airdate, season one of Nickelodeon animated series Rocko's Modern Life has finally emerged on DVD. Created and prod...

Job for a Cowboy

Gloom

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2011

Since their inception, Job for a Cowboy have consistently reinvented their style. Cue Gloom, the latest four-track EP and testament to thei...

The Coathangers

Larceny & Old Lace

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2011

Atlanta, GA's the Coathangers are self-taught musicians who, so far, have provided us with a hell of a no-wave, garage rock slop show party...

Jawbone

Loss of Innocence

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2011

Indiana four-piece Jawbone are creating a buzz with their debut seven-inch EP. Citing their main influences as Jane Doe-era Converge and th...