The Coast is Never Clear (Velocette). Review by Randall J. Stephens.

Dog Tired… And Then Some (TKO). Review by Brian Kruger.

A Fearless Records Sampler (Fearless). Review by Brian Kruger.

Indoor Universe (Birdman). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Is that CD defective? Or are those the sounds of Squarepusher, slicing and dicing bits of jazz and dub into intriguing sound collage? Ian Koss discussed the man’s sanity and why Jaco Pastorius ruined bass for everyone.

Underground comics make their way online with Top Shelf’s dot.comics online anthology. Ian Koss takes a look at Tom Hart’s contribution, Hutch Owen: Aristotle.

Stay a Little Longer (Loose Thread). Review by Jason Feifer.

All Is Dream (V2). Review by Sean Slone.

Members of Anthrax, M.O.D., and others formed a one-off project called Stormtroopers Of Death, but the mystique of S.O.D. would not die. Demand led the band to reunite, giving David Lee Beowulf the chance to discuss the enduring popularity of S.O.D. with drummer Charlie Benante.

Tom ‘Tearaway’ Schulte cuts through a score of new releases, all kinds of electronic noise, garage thrash, and muso mastery compressed into compact critical chunks. It’s Outsight.

Hey, even guys who go to meetings of their college’s “Objectivist Club” can’t spell or form a sentence worth a good goddamn (to say nothing of the dubious level of emotional maturity). Thanks Maketh Me Swoon.

Little Lights (Compass). Review by Dave Aftandilian.

@ Sunrise and @ Sunset (Moonshine). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Honk The Horn (Mint). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

You may think you’ve never heard of Metal Shop, but we’ll bet you’ve heard of their alter-ego, the Discover Card commercial stars Danger Kitty. Gail Worley rides the “Love Rocket” with singer Ralph Saenz, alias Michael Diamond.

It Wouldn’t Be What It Is (Soundsfamilyre). Review by Randall J. Stephens.

Tears In Rain and Light And Shade (Projekt). Review by Dave Aftandilian.

Chuck Bantam weighs in with a caustic but humorous twist on a familiar story. Think of it as a little pep talk for all the Mike Tysons and “jarhead motherfuckers” who really need it.

Almost Heathen (Spitfire). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Everything Forgotten Gathers at the Ceiling (Le Grand Magistery). Review by Matthew Moyer.