GREAT NEWS! I was able to recover my slopestyle photos. I used SanDisk RescuePRO. It works great, I would recommend it to anyone who shoots digital photos. It even recovered photos I took of my nephew days before.

Mason Aguirre

Andreas Wiig

Heikki Sorsa

Chanelle Sladics

Tyler Flannagan

Can anyone tell me who this is?

Torstein Horgmo went bigger than I had framed.

Das Kapital
Died True
Johann’s Face Records

Someone somewhere drew a comparison betwixt Chicago’s Das Kapital and Hüsker Dü. I must admit that my appraisal of this album isn’t quite as charitable. Hüsker Dü not only left some large shoes to fill, but they also placed a jagged bloody rock in those shoes. However, this review isn’t about them… it’s about this Died True record! If I were a genius, which I is, I’d suppose you would like this album if you like traditional melody rock that manages to stay below the radar. I use the word traditional not in a critical way, but merely because these guys haven’t applied a new formula; just predictable/poppy lyrics accompanied by big drums and well-produced guitar. What about the good songs? “Lions in Winter” is a noteworthy track. – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine

Just got back from Vans Tahoe Cup. Some of the best riding I have ever seen. Andreas Wiig is still charging as well as Andy Finch, Chas Guldemond, Louie Vito and Mason Aguirre. Andreas took first in slopestyle again as did Danny Kass in halfpipe.Here are the results:

Mens Halfpipe

1. Danny Kass

2. Louie Vito

3. Iouri Podlatchokov

Womens Halfpipe

1. Elena Hight

2. Lizzy Beerman

3. Kjersti Buass

Mens Slopestyle

1.Andreas Wiig

2. Mason Aguirre

3. Robbie Walker

Womens Slopestyle

1. Cheryl Mass

2. Kjersti Buass

3. Chanlle Sladics

Steven Fisher won for best crash and Andy Finch won for biggest air (the photo says it all). Unfortunately for me one of my cards got corrupt and I lost all my photos of the slopestyle finals. I’m still pissed.

Lizzy Beerman

Iouri Podlatchokov

Mason Aguirre

Louie Vito

Danny Kass

Elena Hight

Andy Finch

Does It Offend You, Yeah?
You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into
AlmostGold

They said it, not me. Just so you have a little idea what you’re getting yourself into; This Britannic digi-set delivers club clamor and pain with well-titled songs like “Attack of The 60ft Lesbian Octopus”. While this is my first introduction to Does It Offend You, Yeah?, I am impressed with the well-composed sound that they have already fine-tuned for their debut record on AlmostGold Recordings. From the sound of things, DIOY,Y? were raised on glowstick attention deficit disorder stock rock. Daft Punk some NOFX in your jeans. Maybe even akin to a grittier version of Sumner & Marrs’ Electronic, this record is sure to be a regional hit on the dancefloor. – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine

Bush Tetras
Very Very Happy
ROIR Records

You really need to look up the Bush Tetras back catalogue. If you’re unfamiliar with them, start with some of the older records. Some people make funk-punk-dub-influenced comparisons to Gang of Four or even Fugazi, yet the Bush Tetras are powered by the kind of ladies that punk kids would simultaneously have crushes on, and be afraid of being literally crushed by them for having a staring problem. These dames rock hard, but to be forthright, they seem to have lost some of the rawness of past efforts like Boom in The Night. A few of the tracks that I caught myself nodding my head to were “Nails”, “Page 18” and “Fess Up”. My favorite lyric of the album comes from the gnarly narrative of Jaws, “…I didn’t have time to scream!” COOL BONUS= Three videos, including a version of “Too Many Creeps.” - Ryan Stephens, Mannerist Zine

Valiomierda
Self-Titled
Fivecore Records

Okay, are you kidding me? I felt like I was arm wrestling a T-Rex while Fivecore Records “Valiomiedra” was pumping up my aching arm veins and bulging neck muscles with their ripping bass lines! This is a very dark yet high-energy album. Some tracks to keep on repeat would have to be “Monster Or Man”, “Killed By Death”, and the F-Word tribute (if you think you can handle it) “I Don’t Care”. - Ryan Stephens, Mannerist Zine

Keep Singing
A Benefit Compilation for Compassion Over Killing
Exotic Fever Records/TuneCore

My first thoughts on Exotic-Fever Records recent compilation release Keep Singing, were that most of the songs were technically well done and relevant to what is happening right now, but had an overwhelming meatless flavor. This turns out to be the point, more or less, of this compilation, which benefits Compassion Over Killing, a prominent animal rights/veganism/vegetarianism awareness non-profit group. A few songs I actually really liked right from the first listen through were Gina Young’s cheeky “Too Cool Too Cry”, Sean McArdle’s consumerist awareness anthem “I Go Shopping”, and Des Ark’s raw and stinky “Punks In The Park”. COOL BONUS= A collection of the different bands favorite Vegan recipes! YUM! Tastes like chicken? - Ryan Stephens, Mannerist Zine

Future of The Left
Curses
Beggar’s Group USA

According to my genealogy, my ancestors crossed the seas to the United States from the isle of Wales long ago. I only mention this because that’s also the motherland of rock voyagers Future of The Left. Ever heard these guys before? The sound is a thick stop-beat rock with fuzzy guitar suggestive of Fu Manchu or The Fall, but with a funk-influenced hardcore yelp. The opening track on Curses is an enjoyable ear-beating, setting a mood that I wish they would have sustained throughout the rest of the album. The other dope track is the closing song, “The Contrarian”, which peculiarly sounds nothing like any of the others. My synopsis? This album is a dozen so-so blasts sandwiched between two distinguishing good songs. – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine

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The Mumlers
Thickets & Stitches
Galaxia-Platform Records

Toe-tapping goodness from the Galaxia tribe. Hailing from the Bay Area, The Mumlers bring brilliant folkland jazz-bop to light with a Midlake-esque sound that reminds me something akin to Frank Black on a steady diet of Coltrane. There aren’t too many weak tracks on this, their debut album, and my favorite track on this record has to be the body moving song “Shake Your Medication.” The Mumlers love for puritan music is obvious, and their indie ethos has made them great supporting acts for champion bands like Tommy Guerrero and Yo La Tengo.  I look forward to seeing what else this prolific trio creates.   – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine