Articles by Rob Ferraz

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  Various

  History Of Portland Punk - Volume One

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  This is an interesting reissue that compiles punk rock singles released by Portland, Oregon's Trap Records, circa 1979. All the material wa...

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  Various

  Better Known As Hardcore

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  Featuring 22 songs from 11 bands from both sides of the Atlantic and Australia, almost everything on here sounds like the various shades of...

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  Statics

  Original 1980 Punk Rock Recordings

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  Although the suburban wasteland that is Mississauga, ON isn't recognised as much of a punk rock town, bands like the Statics pop up once in...

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  Backfire

  Still Dedicated

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  This has the look and sound of your average East Coast hardcore outfit, except Backfire is from Holland. This is their first record since l...

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  Dingees

  The Crucial Conspiracy

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  Moderate conspiracy theory fans from California, the Dingees are out to expose their brand of ska punk to the world. This is the third reco...

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  Junction 18

  This Vicious Cycle

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  East Coast quintet Junction 18 shines on their debut full-length. Although they claim Weezer, the Descendents and All among their big influ...

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  Lower East Side Stitches

  Lower East Side

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  Album number three from this snotty New York outfit is an amped-up trip into the grit and grime of life in the big city. After six years an...

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  Seven Hearts

  Mots De Faux Coeurs

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  You know that when a CD is accompanied by a hand written press-sheet that it will either be a piece of utter crap or something interesting....