Across Five Aprils - Collapse

Alice - Half-way decent if they could make it sound original.
Wendy - Not bad, could use a little better balance between the extremes of screaming to singing.
Dorothy - Reminds me of Rage Against the Machine with more vocals and less talent .

The American Black Lung - …And They Rode Their Weapons Into War

Alice - They hooked me with metal like it's supposed to be played - well constructed riffs in a Sabbath kind of wa.
Wendy - Wickedly addictive, yet not for everyone. Rollins Band with additude.
Dorothy - Very catchy hard rock with some great guitar hooks and varying styles.

Black Helicopter - Invisible Jet

Alice - Couldn't get past the vocals - music rocked, lead singer was distracting
Wendy - I like it, as disjointed as it is. Could really use the deft hand of a good producer
Dorothy - Dirty, loud rock album with a hint of indie that has decent hooks and makes for a good time.

Burden Of A Day - Pilots & Paper Planes

Alice - Not too bad for contemporary metal, nothing you haven't heard before though.
Wendy - Some really Jawbox-esque guitars lines. Intense and interesting.
Dorothy - If you love scream metal, these guys are somewhat talented and have decent music.

Chachi Jones - Dymaxion Daydream

Alice - Electronica for a rainy day.
Wendy - Bland electronica that misses the beat more than hits it.
Dorothy - Somewhat experimental ambient with an Eno-esque style, interesting at times.

Coulier - Vibin'

Alice - Seems less coherent than their Cool, Cooler, Coulier album. Maybe a step in the wrong direction.
Wendy - This instrumental math rock album just wears on me as it goes on. Not enough common themes.
Dorothy - Terrible 'experimental' rock, but any album cover with nudity goes a long way with me.

Dropgun - Devil Music

Alice - Hard driving, straightforward Midwest Punk, a variation of the Northeast's Dropkick Murphys.
Wendy - Not too bad, a little on the basic side, but basic done good.
Dorothy - Some similarities to Operation Ivy minus the ska, although somewhat bland.

Catherine Duc - Visions and Dreams

Alice - Relaxation music straight from Sharper Image.
Wendy - If Kenny G played the pan flute, it might sound like this. Too synthetic.
Dorothy - I feel like prancing with fairies and playing with unicorns after this new age 'journey'.

Endstand - The Time Is Now

Alice - Just unintelligible enough to like the hardcore scream rock.
Wendy - Good guitar lines almost save this mediocre hardcore screaming match
Dorothy - Not bad for a throatfest of blood curdling screams with decent guitar work.

Escape Grace - II

Alice - 5 words or less - great, now put out more than an EP! (non-user friendly website)
Wendy - Cool packaging. A little like Strike Anywhere, but with slightly more spunk.
Dorothy - Note to screamers: try to be a little bit original!!! Can these guys even play more than 3 chords per song?

I Farm - So My Kids Won't Have To

Alice - Not much talent for Punk with a generic agenda (they hate parents, religion, girls, everyone).
Wendy - Decent production can't elevate the blasé writing. A Rancid contender, not bad for punk.
Dorothy - Generic 90's style punk, sounds like they could open for a decent punk act.

Invaders - Invaders
Alice - Dark, metal charged and certainly a worthy compo of post-hardcore rock.
Wendy - Interesting homage to 70's death metal, with some worthy sections.
Dorothy - Ass rock with some modern hardcore influence, nothing special though.

Los Abandoned - Mixtape

Alice - Bilingual Blondie; Spanglish Veruca Salt; it works!
Wendy - What's Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Spanish? Simple, clean and fun.
Dorothy - Very original latin-indie pop, great hooks, good times.

Loud Life - Loud Life

Alice - For some reason the vocal style just doesn't meld with the guitar, seems disjointed.
Wendy - Ani Defranco with a more blues-rock approach. Not bad, but fails to inspire.
Dorothy - Melissa Etheridge style scratchy vocals with a blues/pop feel. Decent, but not great.

Mika Miko - C.Y.S.L.A.B.F.

Alice - Reminds me of early The Donnas, low-fi and garage-esque.
Wendy - Basic female punk you can't go wrong with; emphasis on basic.
Dorothy - Very raw 80's style punk with terrible vocals….even for punk.

Next Life- Electric Violence

Alice - Amazing what you can do with a few hours and synthesizer, drum machine and little brother's vocals.
Wendy - Sounds like a Japenese Single Frame Ashtray. More electric than violence.
Dorothy - Unintelligible lyrics, sounds like electronica meets hardcore in an ultraviolent cataclysm.

Parkway Drive - Killing With ASmile

Alice - Haven't I heard this before? Oh yeah, it's the theme of the year.
Wendy - Loud and obnoxious, definitely has a market with those wiper-snappers of today.
Dorothy - If you enjoy guttural growlers this metal band is for you.

Phathom - Phathom

Alice - Melodic music with a story; 90's-ish theatrical rock.
Wendy - Reminds me of a more cultured Seven Mary Three, eloquent, decent.
Dorothy - If Soundgarden and Tool had a kinky night in Vegas, their offspring would result in Phathom.

The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - INRI

Alice - Lo-fi punk that tries its best to conjure up Bowie-esque homosexual appeal. Best left unheard.
Wendy - Missing the edge TPTBTET usually has, cover song lacks definition.
Dorothy - Two words to describe this album, boring.

Marion Raven - Heads Will Roll

Alice - Some teenage boys will declare this band hot - but not because of the music.
Wendy - Um, two words: Polished. Crap. Good production can't save bad material.
Dorothy - Pop rock with no unique aspects. It's like all the rest of the corporate recyclery they try to pass off as music.

Various Artists - Release the Bats

Alice - Indie is all about the differences and most styles are represented well on this compilation disc.
Wendy - All over the map, hard to qualify, definitely some stuff to check out though.
Dorothy - Maybe 1 or 2 good tracks, the rest is guitar wagging, 'experimental' indie crap with no musical quality.

Skyline Rodeo - Long Drive to Iceland

Alice - A little Indie rock that's likeable enough - nothing to grab you.
Wendy - Kinda bland, but energetic none-the-less. Reminds me of a lesser Phish.
Dorothy - A little too 'experimental' for my taste in indie rock.

Skylines - Identity

Alice - The vocals are not tight but the guitar riffs and drums are solid. Something to it.
Wendy - Intense and drawn, everything screamo should attempt to obtain.
Dorothy - Decent screamfest but come on, Skylines??? Identity??? I was expecting some new-age-touchy-feely crap.

Various Artists - Take Action! Vol. 5
Alice - Dichotomy of styles (power pop and metalcore) gives you a choice but not much variety. The emo "Sleepers" is worth noting.
Wendy - Jam packed album with 45 songs, very good intro to some eclectic bands.
Dorothy - For only the cost of not buying this album, you can stop the screaming today. Call now, operators are standing by!

Walking Bicycles - Disconnected

Alice - Von Bondies??? Really! Wait, I like the Von Bondies.
Wendy - Excellent alternative-rock, like an amalgamation of Dandy Warhols and Blur.
Dorothy - Raw, grunge-like alternative which sounds a bit like Hole.

Your Eyes My Dreams - Weapons Are Useless

Alice - Didn't death metal die? This genre should be DNR.
Wendy - Machine-gun guitar heavy metal, slightly catchy but as useless as the weapons.
Dorothy - Only the least discerning metal-head could enjoy this barrage of bellowing.

Your Name In Lights - Your Name In Lights

Alice - Vocally reminiscent of Rage Against the Machine with slight techno edge.
Wendy - On the edge of worth it to me, guitar and vocals don't seem to match styles.
Dorothy - generic whine/scream rock with hardly any originality or talent