CD Review: Cobra Starship – “Hot Mess”

CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Cobra Starship Album : Hot Mess (2009 Fueled by Ramen /Decaydance/Columbia) Tracks : 11 Artist website : http://www.cobrastarship.com OVERVIEW Hot Mess is third full-length studio album from American pop punk artists Cobra […]

CD Review: Schelmish – “Die hässliechen Kinder”

  CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist : Schelmish Album : Die hässliechen Kinder (2009 Napalm Records) Tracks : 14 Artist website : http://www.schelmish.de/ OVERVIEW If you couldn’t tell by the album title or name of the […]

CD Review: Green Day – “21st Century Breakdown”

CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist: Green Day Album: 21st Century Breakdown (2009 Reprise) Tracks: 18 Artist website: http://www.greenday.com OVERVIEW Green Day are about as far from their roots as possible, but this mature version of the […]

CD Review: Tsunami Bomb – “The Definitive Act”

CD Review This review was originally written by Jose Bernardo for www.theweeklyriff.com between 2008 and 2010. These were Jose’s first impressions of the songs and were not written after multiple spins. Artist: Tsunami Bomb Album: The Definitive Act (2004 Kung Fu Records) Tracks: 12 Artist website: http://tsunamibomblives.com REVIEW OVERVIEW: I was recently introduced to the music of Tsunami Bomb through a friend. I’m […]