Jerkswitch are from Canada and are no strangers to the pages of this zine. They were already featured with couple of great singles and now it is time for full length to grace the pages of this zine. Well, this one contains 9 songs. Jerkswitch play emotional melodic punk rock with a bit raw and dirty yet melodic guitar work, great choruses and backing vocals, but the songs are not your fast skate punk. No, this is more like PUP, The Flatliners and similar bands with also some ska punk influences in song structures. Lyrics are every day life, emotions and something I can relate to, like excellent Running From Myself, Killing Machines or King Of Shit. This is a good album by good band.
Graham Masterton is one of my favorite horror writers and his novels are full of suspense, gore, sex and fine storytelling. His works were already mentioned on the pages of this zine. Elisabeth, Laura and Peggy Buchanan are three sisters growing up together. One winter day, Peggy, youngest of the three, accidentally drowns in family pool. Stricken by grief, remaining two sisters build Peggy´s image from snow and her clothes. Then, strange things begin to happen and there is ice, blood and death…In this 1995 novel, Masterton tried to connect classic ghost story and legendary HC Andersen´s fairy tale Snow Queen. Based on a dreamy and imaginary premise, this horror story becomes too complicated in some parts, almost boring in some chapters towards the end of the book, and all gore and death scenes can not save the impression that this one did not quite sit with me when I read it. The characters are a bit plastic, some well written, some are fillers and there are couple of definitely better books of same author than this one. Average horror novel.
USA pop punks Curt Cannabis have a new record out and it is an e.p. containing 6 songs. The music is melodic punk rock, with lots of pop punk thrown in. The songs are not fast, rather mid tempo punk rock with gusto and deliberate built up of melody to sweet choruses. I love tribute to Elvira with Dear Elvira (Jewel of TV), also Atomic Heart is one of my personal favorites having such great chorus and melody. Vocals are kind of rough on edges but fit perfectly to music. Songs called Drag and the title song are also highlights of this little e.p. Great effort. If you like your pop punk check this one.
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