Articles by Ty Trumbull

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  The Saint Alvia Cartel

  Between the Lines

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

  With Between The Lines, the Saint Alvia Cartel successfully avoid the sophomore slump and transcend their "former members of” status in a s...

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  The Offspring

  Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

  It’s obvious that the Offspring will never exceed (or even match) the artistic or critical success they experienced in the past. That said,...

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  Public Serpents

  The Feeding of the Fortune 5000

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

  The "crack rock steady” sound just keeps expanding as more and more Choking Victim alumnus jump into the fray. At Public Serpents’ punkiest...

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  Sound And Fury

  Sound and Fury

  PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2008

  This record breaks out of the gates at full speed with "Schools Out,” a fast-as-fuck rock’n’roll number that sounds like a pumped up Humper...

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  The Johnstones

  Sex

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

  When you think of a band like the Johnstones as a concept, it seems pretty ridiculous: pop punk and ska thrown together, with the posturing...

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  Street Dogs

  State of Grace

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

  When Street Dogs put out their debut a few years back, it was easy to drop comparisons to the members’ former bands. But with the release o...

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  Underoath

  Survive Kaleidoscope

  PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2008

  Sometimes the exercise of reviewing bands is futile: if you love Underoath, you’re going to love this; if you hate them, it’s much the same...

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  Punk's Not Dead

  Sudan Dynner

  PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2008

  Punk’s Not Dead takes the foundation of movies like American Hardcore and Punk: Attitude and builds from there. Seventies punk rock staples...