Articles by Patrick Lejtenyi

Various

State of the Union

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

Welcome to the Union, the fruit of the merger between Canadian ska label Stomp Records and punk label 2112. As you'd expect, this is a comp...

Stylish Sounds for Mod Movers

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2000

Mod music doesn't exist. There is music Mods listen to; there is music Mods make; and there is music that can be linked to the Mod movement...

Hashimoto

April

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000

Montreal's Gordon Hashimoto has done something pretty weird and wild on this debut. There is a poppy, radio-oriented selection that avoids...

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Pay Attention

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000

Ska-core really doesn't apply to Bean Town's baddest-ass band any more. Drop the ska, pump up the core and you're closer to it. MMB's seven...

Hippos

Heads Are Gonna Roll

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000

The Hippos are a talented, young band from the Southern California wasteland making headlines across the American Southwest using a catchy...

The Slackers

Live at Ernesto's!

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2000

There is simply no denying that the Slackers are the top touring ska band on the planet; Live at Ernesto's! is all the proof anyone needs....

Subb

Until the Part Ends

PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

This Montreal power-punk-ska set wants to be Sublime so bad it's embarrassing. It's embarrassing for the listeners, because they can't help...

Clove

Go

PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

Let's talk about cars. Let's talk about car wrecks, drag races, cruisin' on the open road, chasin' down the American dream; let's talk abou...