Articles by Shawn Merrill

Strung Out
An American Paradox
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002
It's hard to gauge the true disappointment felt when a band that has constantly improved with each new release finally puts out an album th...
Various
Apocalypse Always
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002
One cannot expect the world on a bargain-basement label sampler, nor does one often get it, and that primarily sums up Apocalypse Always. W...
Various
The Thing That Ate Floyd
PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002
Hailing this release as the "best" document of the California punk scene of the late '80s is like stating that Billy Idol is a punk superst...
NOFX
45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to go On Our Other Records
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
Don't even touch this collection unless you're prepared for two CDs of Nofx ecstasy doubly penetrating you in all orifices. It's strange ho...
Johnny Sizzle
Johnny Sizzle
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
Canada's most notorious and eccentric nerd rock hero returns once more to induce seizures and spasms upon the masses and to remind the publ...
Spitfires
Three
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002
Although it may take Vancouver's sultans of rock sleaze a couple of years to write, record and release a record, the end result always prov...
Knucklehead
Voice Among Us
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002
With a swig of whiskey and a punk rock battle cry, Knucklehead are soon to be the undisputed Canadian punk rock champions. Voice Among Us,...
Manifesto Jukebox
Desire
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002
Its perplexing when bands such as Snuff, Leatherface and Hot Water Music constantly continue to gain momentum and notoriety in the public...