Articles by Stuart Green

Map of the Heart

Neil Peart Finds the Rhythm of the Road

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

Rush drummer Neil Peart is widely and justifiable considered one of the most literate lyricists in rock music. His themes and concepts, ins...

Children Of Fall

Ignition for Poor Hearts

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

Even if Children of Fall didn't hail from Sweden, the comparisons to Refused would be unavoidable. Between the screaming vocals, post-hardc...

Free Beer

The Only Beer That Matters

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

Anyone who remembers the birth of Thrasher Magazine, ten-inch wide Sims skateboards, Tracker Trucks, the Bones Brigade, Power Pivots and ma...

Guttermouth

Gusto

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

The most politically incorrect and offensive - and not in a good, clever or ironic way - of the Orange County pop punk bands decides that p...

Sonic Bloom

Hurry

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

Notwithstanding the unfortunate moniker and obvious affinity for early '90s grunge metal (Alice in Chains, Soundgarden), the debut from thi...

Punk Geography

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

The debate over what punk rock is or isn't will continue to rage. Punk is as much about attitude and lifestyle as it is about the speed wit...

Blood Red

Hostage

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

The debut from this Long Island-based quartet sounds exactly like what you'd think a band made up of kids trained in the art of suburban ha...

Dag Nasty

Minority of One

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

For a band that doesn't exist beyond a recording project (in other words, no live support), Dag Nasty sure has a lot on the go. This album,...