FIRST REVIEWS!

Let's get this shit started. (By the way, i will not be doing any editing for grammar or really long sentences, or anything like that. so suck it.)

(i will obviously be playing some catch up with some 2007/08 releases, since this blog is new)
Double Dagger : s/t
Hailing from Baltimore, these are my hometown heros. This is one band i refuse to get roped into categorizing, as their eclectic sound, simply, just plain rocks. Maybe if the TalkingHeads had decided to be a hardcore band? Nah, that analogy sucks, so you should probably just go and listen. www.myspace.com/doubledaggersucks
Bruce Springsteen : The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (vinyl)
The second album from the BOSS, this album leaves behind alot of the folk from "Welcome to Asbury Park", and picks up a little of the r&b rythem and grandeur that made him my hero. I won't lie, i don't play it nearly as much as "Born to Run", but still, this album is the shit.
Cloak / Dagger : we are
Once again JadeTree records let's me know why they are one of the best labels. ever. Richmond goes back to hardcore roots with this stripped down quartet that plays, um, hardcore. Thats it. Nothing special, nothing new, all your favorite riffs, played at break-neck speed, with some rad vocals kicking you in the face. That said, this album really is pretty special, because it is done better than any other band has done it in the past 20 years. In my opinion, the best release of 2007.
The Pretenders : Extended Play (vinyl)
There is no reason NOT to listen to ANY pretenders album, but this one is pretty rad. The record was presented as a treat for fans between the release of their first and second album in 1980, and 2 of the songs, "Message of Love" and "Talk of the Town" are found on the second full length. The b side singles are what make this album worth something, especially the live version of Precious, (recorded @ Central Park in August, 1980), which is even better than the studio version. A little hard to come by, but if you see this record somewhere, get it.