Articles by Neil Haverty

Fin Fang Foom

With the Gift Comes the Curse

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

From genre mainstays like Engine Down to hidden gems like Bats & Mice, Lovitt Records knows how to spot a thought-provoking, palatable alte...

Gatsby's American Dream

Ribbons & Sugar

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

Emo may have a chance after all. Thanks to bands like Gatsby’s American Dream, the fast-stagnating genre may be able to pull through with s...

Sick Lipstick

Sting Sting Sting

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

Sting Sting Sting is the soundtrack to the worst mushroom trip you’ve ever had. But for a band like the Sick Lipstick (whose sole purpose i...

Exclaim! Summer Music Festival Guide 2003

PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

There's one in every city and town, an offering for every taste and trend. They range from the largest scale of the punk'n'skate Vans Warpe...

Rivulets

Debridement

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

Considering Low’s Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker both make appearances on Debridement, the second album from Duluth’s Rivulets, it’s not a h...

Jerk With a Bomb

Pyrokenesis

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

In 1998, Archers of Loaf put out an underrated record called White Trash Heroes just before calling it quits. Those who grew up obsessing o...

Mclusky

My Pain and Sadness is More Sad and Painful Than Yours

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

Within just ten seconds, Mclusky's reissued debut smashes into a marathon of abrasive guitars and thinly recorded drums, rounded out by abs...

Ral Partha Vogelbacher

Kite Vs. Obelisk

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

It's a damn shame when truly great cover art is wasted on a not-so-great record. Kite Vs. Obelisk, the second album from San Francisco's Ra...