Articles by Sam Sutherland

Attack in Black

In Between Days

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2007

On a Thursday night in Hamilton, Ontario, about an hour outside of their hometown of Welland, Attack in Black unceremoniously strap on thei...

To The Lions

Baptism of Fire

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

Their may be about one million "heavy-ass breakdowns” on this record but unlike their chug-happy peers, To The Lions seem to be recalling s...

The Arsons

Too True To Be Good

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

Featuring both Ernie Parada and Jason Lehrhoff from Grey Area, the Arsons, not entirely surprisingly, sound a little like Grey Area. Well,...

The Sound of Animals Fighting

Tiger & The Duke

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

A reissue of their now out-of-print debut, Tiger & The Duke is an excellent reminder of just how absolutely horrible its follow-up, 2006’s...

The Swellers

My Everest

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

Stuck somewhere between the pop punk grit of the Lawrence Arms and the sheen of New Found Glory, the Swellers’ My Everest is a good listen...

Against Me!

New Wave

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2007

Against Me! will receive so much criticism from people who won’t even listen to this record that pointing out how mediocre it actually is s...

Million Dollar Marxists

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2007

Following the release late last-year of Zero Culture, a record brimming with dark, fast punk rock, Ottawa, Ontario’s Million Dollar Marxist...

Working Man’s Blues

MEMOIR

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2007

The working life of John Armtstrong, front-man for first wave Vancouver punks the Modernettes, took quite a few hard left turns, all docume...