2010-08-22 18:33
Review by: Stephen Tompkins*Sorry I couldn't get the album art to work.To order the LP visit: www.punchcrew.bigcartel.com I only got this album last night, but I'm going to go ahead and say… Read More
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2010-01-27 23:21
Here is a rough overview of the layout of Stereofiend. Word counts are mandatory and if they are not met withing 25-50 words, I reserve the right to cut down or cut your piece altogether. I'… Read More
2010-01-26 03:23
Its almost February and I'm just now doing my favorite albums of 2009. Oh well. I came to the realization that most of my favorite albums this year saw the given band tweaking its original s… Read More
2009-10-18 07:26
By: Stephen TompkinsSlayer albums since 1998 have lacked the brutality that made Slayer who they were in the '80s and early ‘90s--and fans have put up with its bullshit for too long. I… Read More
2009-10-02 06:58
Listen to Masakari here. Really cool, they give a shout to Stereofiend.http://www.wruw.org/guide/stream.php?stream=70 Read More
2009-09-11 22:14
Sorry for the lack of updates. School just started back up, and I've been really busy for the past two weeks. But I have some news about other endeavors I'm taking on.1. For my intermediate… Read More
2009-08-25 06:34
*The following chronicles the two weeks I spent on the road with Masakari, spanning August 1-August 14, 2009. The experience changed my life for the better and I am so glad that I had the op… Read More
2009-07-29 19:23
I'm aware that the Black Dahlia Murder 'Majesty,' DVD came out back in May, but I only had the opportunity to see some of it last night. Instead of watching the live set (I've seen them befo… Read More
2009-07-24 04:34
*Both bands talked about below will play together in Cincinnati, Ohio 8/9/09OK, so I'm settled back into my New apartment in Brooklyn, but am in Ohio for a couple days for personal reasons… Read More
2009-07-17 19:21
Thanks to my friend, Steve Chike's artistic ability, Stereofiend now has a working logo! Check it out and tell me what you think!Chike plays guitar in the Cleveland band 'Fear Me,' be sure t… Read More
2009-07-14 09:39
*This is a review I wrote for The New School Free Press back In February. I'll be kind of busy for the next couple days moving. Be back soon.Thursday-Common Existence(Epitaph Records)Release… Read More
2009-07-11 08:56
It has been three years since the release of Christ Illusion, and I'm happy to announce that later this summer Slayer will release it's tenth studio album, World Painted Blood. I know someon… Read More
2009-07-09 06:06
By: Stephen TompkinsThe album reviewed below was almost canned by EMI. It is available almost everywhere on the internet!You know Danger Mouse as half of Gnarls Barkley,or the guy who made J… Read More
2009-07-06 07:41
Regina Spektor-FarRelease date: June 23, 2009Label: Sire Reviewed by: Stephen TompkinsFar, is the Fifth studio album, and third major-label-release from Singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, who… Read More
2009-07-05 23:21
I'll start off by saying this: I'm not one of those people who is going to sit here and claim that I was the biggest Michael Jackson fan (you know who you are), because I wasn't! I remember… Read More
2009-07-01 05:37
Fall of Efrafa @ ABC No Rio. New York City. March 2009.The English(UK) melodic-atmospheric-crust band, Fall of Efrafa, has always said that it would call it quits after it completed it's tr… Read More
2009-06-28 08:27
Photos, Article, and Interviews By: Stephen TompkinsFOR ANYONE READING THIS WHO DOES NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE GERMS: PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Germs) AND READ U… Read More
2009-06-11 02:31
G.I.S.M.-Performance of War CDEver since the semester ended I haven't been reviewing much music, maybe if someone suggests something they want to see me review, I will do so! With that being… Read More
2009-05-08 22:15
Top Photo: HingesBottom Photo: Defiance, OhioReview and Photos By: Stephen TompkinsSo I guess I missed the memo that everyone else seemed to have gotten prior to the show. Apparently there a… Read More
2009-05-01 21:18
Photo: Tom HinesReview By: Stephen TompkinsGrizzly Bear, the Brooklyn based pop-folk band is coming out of hibernation, their third full-length album, Veckatimest named after an uninhabited… Read More
2009-04-05 21:15
Check out Cleveland, Ohio power violence band, Rid the World's debut demo. Played in the vein of: Weekend Nachos, Lack of Interest, Infest.The demo is availabe for download upon request Read More
2009-04-02 23:00
Masakari Eden Compromised EP Review
By: Stephen Tompkins
Close your eyes and imagine that His Hero is Gone and Amebix got together and had a child… got it? Ok, now imagine that th… Read More
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