Christopher Long and hardcore fans delight in Scottish chart-busting combo Big Country’s rock-out under the stars at Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian, Florida.

Snake Oil (Cleopatra Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Cult turns the House of Blues in Orlando into the House of Good Mojo, not only delivering a killer set themselves, but allowing for Florida fans to get their first taste of a brand new stage of Against Me.

Slash [Deluxe Edition] (EMI). Review by Joe Frietze.

BlackNRoll (Armoury). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Jake Brown takes advantage of the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records to present music fans with his appreciation of its co-founder, Rick Rubin.

Self-proclaimed “Helsinki Vampires” The 69 Eyes delivered an amazing, high octane performance at Orlando’s Social.

Temper Temper (Revelation). Review by Addam Donnelly.

The Neon God: Pt. 2 - The Demise (Sanctuary Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Dylan Garret chats with Dan Geller of I Am The World Trade Center about dance music, DJing, downloads, and how New York City needs to stop being so damned expensive already. All this and more, with less questions about the band’s name than you’ve come to expect. Well, okay, just one. But it’s a good one.

Razorblade Romance (Universal). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Razorblade Romance (Universal). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Kill The DJ (Hypnotic). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Won’t Reach the Fifth (Absolute Marketing). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

Krescent 4 (self-released). Review by Gail Worley.

EP (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.

Bounce (Island). Review by Fonda Dix.

Ah, the pressures of being an in-demand writer. Matt Cibula had many Web sites beating down hs door for his year-end picks, but only Ink 19 was willing to go the extra mile to get the next 19 records on his list…

Beyond Good and Evil (Lava/Atlantic). Review by Matt Cibula.

Matt Cibula presents his choices for the 19 best sets of lyrics of 2001. Let the arguments begin.