Reviews Index

REVIEWS	Since Noise For Heroes ceased as a print fanzine, I've been writing reviews for a number of other magazines and fanzines. Below is an index of some of the more recent reviews. Click on the magazine icon to download a pdf file with all the reviews for that issue. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. You can download this program for free from the Adobe website if you don't already have it. Details on how to do this are on the NKVD Home page (click the Home icon on the menu on the left to get there).
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #53 (December 2003) http://www.bigtakeover.com	aluminum babe - s/t baby woodrose - honey for soul barefoot - only souveniers ben grim - retro ben’s diapers - laughter tracks marit bergman - “it would have been good” CDEP bluebottle kiss - revenge is slow the cheats - cheap pills cheerleaders united - “electric blue”/“out of heaven” 7” the chesterfield kings - the mind bending sounds of… the chucky monroes - fallen angels the cinch - s/t CDEP vic conrad and the first third - s/t the crybabies - daily misery honest john plain - honest john plain and amigos dakona - perfect change dirtbike annie - show us your demons dirtbombs - dangerous magical noise division of laura lee - 97-99 doughboys - “la majeure 1987” 7” single the dragons - sin salvation the fight - home is where the hate is fireside - get shot fortress madonna - one hundred beacons gingersol - the train wreck behind you hard-ons - very exciting the heatseekers - in praise of hedningarna - 1989-2003 herman dune - mash concrete metal mushroom keene highland and his vatican sex kittens - be more flamboyant william hut - road star doolittle i excuse - burn the empty to the ash penny ikinger - electra ipanema - “je suis un baseball bat” cd single jet - get born john kennedy - kennedy town kick joneses - tales of discontent last days of april - ascend to the stars logh - the raging sun manifesto jukebox - s/t CDEP dom mariani and the majestic kelp - underwater casino danny mcdonald - summer city mensen - oslo city minus - haldor laxness the mixelpricks - complete the grin mondo diao - bring ‘em in motorpsycho & jaga jazzist horns - in the fishtank nervous eaters - eat this! 93 million miles - s/t CDEP angie pepper - res ipsa loquitor the peppermints - sweet tooth abortion the phoenix foundation - these days pineforest crunch - panamarenko poor rich ones - joe maynard’s favorite adam power - more juice qgmr - quiet is not loud read yellow - s/t CDEP reno divorce - you’re only making it worse the rollstons - “exploring the fingerboards” 7” rubber city rebels - pierce my brain ruby and the rednecks - from the wrong side of town the screaming tribesmen - anthology 1982-1993 the sewergrooves - saturday night, we’re gonna have some fun sheek the shayk - hour of the seventh moon shutdown 66 - welcome to dumpsville the shut-ups - it hurts to be seen the singles - better than before slaughter and the dogs - a dog day afternoon les slow slushy boys - “slush puppy”/”das weiss der teufel” 7” the sons of hercules - right now the sounds - living in america the soviettes - the soviettes lp the surfin’ lungs - going to rockingham suzi & los quartos - freak show taxi - like a dog teen idols - nothing to prove terminus - graveyard of dreams tokyo sex destruction - le red soul committee toys that kill - control the sun the uptight - s/t the venue - mmhm! the virtues - ruminate wasted - suppress and restrain wilmer x - lyckliga hundar x - evil rumours – live at the basement various - shake your popboomerang various - every word – a tribute to let’s active various - tales from the australian underground
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #52 (June 2003) http://www.bigtakeover.com	the alohas - get leid with the alohas bad machine - rip your heart the bellrays - raw collection bombshell rocks - from here and on booster valves - “together all the time” 7” single deezleteens - “on the road” 7” single caesars – 39 minutes of bliss (in an otherwise meaningless world) channel 3 - ch3 the charms - charmed, i'm sure the chronics - it’s too late the chronics - make you move jeff dahl - street fighting reptile demons - stockholm slump division of laura lee - black city donavan's brain - the great leap forward the drowners - muted to a whisper emmerhoff and the melancholy babies - loosebox extras - ugly american fm knives - “estrogen” 7” ep fm knives - useless and modern the gloryholes - want a divorce hands of time - i am a hideous monster the hellacopters - cream of the crap! henry fiat’s open sore - adulterer oriented rock icecream hands - “why’d you have to leave me this way?” cd single international noise conspiracy - your choice live series the jewws - the now sound explosion johnny thursday and the friday knights - promo use only kevin k - sealed works kevin k - from the delta to the bowery the kirby grips - rotations the lambs - random radio the lime spiders - nine miles high (1983-1990) the loch ness mouse - key west loose - rock the fuck on the maggots - this condition is incurable danny mcdonald - on the beach at first light danny macdonald - “rock and roll records” 7” single media whores - master of pop hits melody club - music machine monopot - optipess the moodists - two fisted art (1980-1986) moral crux - pop culture assassins motorpsycho - trust us my so-called band - always something there to destroy us the new christs - these rags the nomads - showdown 2 – the 90s puffball - solid state (eight track) 10” vinyl punk lurex ok - aika vapaa the pulses - s/t ramblin' bomber - singapur rehtorit - hiliaa! the reilly express - dizzy the royal beat conspiracy - dig it! the ruiners - how’s that grab ya? salem lights - insect wings the savages - long live you the sewergrooves - revelation time the skreppers - hedonist hellcats sleepy township - all these records – singles and rarities 1994-2000 stork - 99% fact free the strollers - captain of my ship sweatmaster - sharp cut deniz tek and the golden breed - glass eye world ten heads high - from here to tupelo thirdimension - protect us from what we want the vacancies - gutpunch vermishus - suburban parallax sonny vincent - the good the bad the ugly you am i - deliverance various - behind the banana curtain 1975-2000 various - dirtnap across the northwest various - lookout freakout vol. 3 various - who will buy these wonderful evils?
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #51 (December 2002) http://www.bigtakeover.com	77 - revolution rock bangs - call and response big ray - business class bonecrusher - "gotta believe" 7" single botnlethja - folk er fifl the braille drivers/miss lonelyheart - "america's child"+3 split 7" the chevelles - girl god the chimney sweeps - devil girl clang bang - s/t sam d’angelo - nothing left but hope died pretty - "my generation landslide" CD single the distraction - calling all radios driver x - super 12 los dryheavers - s/t duke fame - regrets the exit - new beat the full nine - s/t the gasolheads - red wine and white russians 10" mlp gbh - ha ha the heelwalkers - s/t the hellacopters - high visibility the henchmen - lust for glory hellride - troublemaker kevin k - 13^th street the kills - black rooster ep la motta - la motta the m-16s - "sweet luck" 7" manifesto jukebox - remedy the martinets - new stories for men midnight oil - capricornia mishaps - get away volume the naked eye - from obscurity to nowhere the new christs - we got this! ninety nine - anatomy of distance the nuggets - …are the alchemists of music! parallax project - oblivious radio birdman - radios appear radio birdman - living eyes randy - cheater rocket from the crypt - live from camp x-ray kim salmon - e(a)rnest satanic surfers - unconciously confined the shakedowns - move the shakes - s/t shooter mcgavin - "saving the day" 7" single singapore sling - the curse of singapore sling sixer - beautiful trash the snot rockets - liberty blues squad 5-0 - s/t stjornukisi - gothar stundir the stoneage hearts - the stoneage hearts superscope - torpedo trabant - moment of truth the travoltas - endless summer the unknown - the real thing unwritten law - elva the yum yums - blame it on the boogie various - do the pop various - born out of time various - the great stems hoax various - feast – a candle records collection various - pushing scandinavian rock to the man vol. 3 various - double dyn-o-mite sampler (vol. 3) various - move to riot various - the bosse sound various - shielded by death volume 1
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #50 (June 2002) http://www.bigtakeover.com	annalise - versus everything atomic - the big issue beat crusaders - all you can eat the bellrays - in the light of the sun the black widows - arocknaphobia boss gremlin - beat up henry boss martians - move the braille drivers - "20 class a cigarette burns" ep the briefs - "poor and weird" cd single brimstone - "going out" cdep burnouts - close to breakevil the chevelles - "c’mon everybody" cd single cinecyde - magnetic attraction hypnotic repulsion the dogs - short, fast and tight the flys - waikiki beach refugees the flys - own the half empties - full bore ice cream hands - rain hail shine ep brian james meets flatpig - new rose 2001 cdep international noise conspiracy - changing weather katastrophy wife - gone away ep kosher - self control lazy susan - long lost mensen - delusions of grandeur the monarchs - make yer own fun the new christs - distemper the newtown neurotics - the punk collection npb - highway ep p76 - into the sun angie pepper / passengers - it’s just that i miss you duane peters and the hunns - wayward bantams poppets - window seat psychopunch - original scandinavian superdudes sahara hotnights - jennie bomb satanic surfers - fragments and fractions scarper - "wildcat strike" cdep the scientists - the human jukebox (1984-1986) superscope - "lizzie" cd single deniz tek - got live! the twigs - epicure the vegetables - the vegetables les viperes and holy curse - rock ’n’ roll ain’t no solution junior wells - live around the world adam west - right on! johnny winter - the best of johnny winter gary wilson - you think you really know me various - norwegian nihilism volume 1 various - another year on the streets volume 2 various - better than a kick in the head, it’s…punch drunk III various - boot to head records sampler 2 various - can’t stop it (australian post-punk 1978-82) various - honest don’s dirty dishes various - hopeless records’ 50th release double-cd various - lookout! freakout episode 2 various - lost weekend various - meet the scene various - rafr volume 3
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #49 (December 2001) http://www.bigtakeover.com	american standard - the new american standard classics american steel - jagged thoughts anti-flag - underground network asexuals - greater than later barcelona - trans human revolution bidston moss - a nice lie down blue oyster cult - blue oyster cult blue oyster cult - tyranny and mutation blue oyster cult - secret treaties blue oyster cult - agents of fortune b movie rats - bad for you the braille drivers - white dwarfs and red giants simon chainsaw’s badass roadshow - fire down below simon chainsaw with the intruders - hell die glaser klingen simon chainsaw and the forgotten boys - s/t khrysler broham’s ghetto heart - s/t citizen fish - life size dead fingers talk - storm the reality studios dead moon - trash and burn the decibels - the big sounds of the decibels deep reduction - “2” the dialtones - the dialtones the dialtones - “playing the beat on the radio” 7” single the dipsomaniacs - the life you’re faking dm3 - italian style – garage sale volume 2 the dogs - “slash your face” 7” ep reissue the dragons - rock’n’roll kamizaze the finkers - double back and go hands of time - hands of time the hives - hate to say I told you so hub - daylight the intercontinental playboys - ladies may we introduce ourselves… jeff kelly - indiscretion kidsnack - first steps libertine - american heartbreak little murders - we should be home by now the living end - roll on the loch ness mouse - “busman’s holiday” 7” single manifesto jukebox - desire thee michelle gun elephant - collection murder city devils - thelema do what thou wilt the new christs - “on top of me”/”groovy times” 7” single the nomads - up-tight no shame - schpunk the nuggets - crystalline creations…and pop sensations the pictures - “you’ll see”/”don’t you wanna know” 7” single the psychodaisies - it’s no fun to be paranoid the racketeers - mad for the racket red letter day - chance meetings: the best of red letter day 1985-1998 river city rebels - playing to live, living to play the shambles - what you’re missing smash up derby - sounds of self defense toys that kill - the citizen abortion uberscenester - the mini-lp viza-noir - s/t the wanna-bes - s/t x - x-aspirations x - live at the civic ‘79 the young canadians - joyride on the western front the yum yums - singles’n’stuff various - rock’n’roll war – an international collection of rock’n’roll action various - spellbound – a san diego pop compilation various - staring at the sun vol 4 – it came from san diego
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #48 (June 2001) http://www.bigtakeover.com	the 440s hot to go the anchormen punk rock is awesome ann beretta new union old glory the bellrays grand fury the celibate rifles a mid-stream of consciousness jeff dahl pancake 31 the demons come bursting out! the dickies the incredible shrinking dickies the dickies dawn of the dickies died pretty everyday dream dogwood building a better me amen we have come for your parents the dragons r.l.f. gaza strippers electric bible – new testament the hives veni vidi vicious the hives a.k.a. i-d-i-o-t ep wayne kramer and the pink faries cocaine blues ed kuepper smile…pacific the leftovers 667 – the neighbor of the beast niagara 02 the peepshows mondo deluxe the phuzz! american pop poor rich ones happy happy happy red planet revolution 33 red planet let’s get ripped the saints spit the blues out scientists blood red river the sewergrooves guided by delight sixer saving grace some tree s/t some tree magic bullet fan club series CD streetwalking cheetahs waiting for the death of my generation teen machine after school special teenage frames the kingsize sessions the weird lovemakers live – bigger than a cookie, better than a cake wilmer x silver various disarming violence various gearfest various old skars and upstarts 2001 various terror firmer – original motion picture soundtrack
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #47 (end of 2000) http://www.bigtakeover.com	8 litre urn harmonic balancer asteroid b-612 readin’ between the lines bangs sweet revenge brother brick "see you tonight" 7" matt bruno punch and beauty candysnatchers "survival of the fittest" 7" johnny casino twice as good as you challenger 7 payola the chords so far away paul collins "let’s go" 7" the concretes boyoubetterunow daycare swindlers testosterosa the deadlines the death and life of… the dells the best of the dells – the millenium collection demonics demons on wheels dozer in the tail of a comet earthlings? s/t earthlings human beans the eastern dark where are all the single girls? element 101 future plans undecided euroboys long days flight ‘till tomorrow euroboys "1999 man" cdep the forty fives get it together the fun things fun things ep 7" garage fuzz turn the page…the season is changing the hunchbacks rocking chair the hydromatics parts unknown the hypnomen trip with satan the jack saints rock and roll holocaust kaleidoscope private eyes dom mariani "real friend"/"jenny" 7" midnight oil the real thing monarchs "2001" 7" moral crux the side effects of thinking nikki and the corvettes s/t nocturnal projections "worldview" 7" the pirates nasty brutish and short the plus ones on the list psychotic youth steroids resolve my stars riff randells "riff randells theme" 7" sixer busted knuckles and heartbreak starmarket four hours light stratford mercenaries sense of solitude the upsets it’s just a state of mind sonny vincent parallax in wonderland you am I undress me slow the yo-yo’s uppers and downers various the five fingers of dr. x various go-kart vs the corporate giant various runnin’ on fumes Book reviews will birch no sleep till canvey island mark perry sniffin’ glue – the essential punk rock accessory kevin sampson powder
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #46 (summer of 2000) http://www.bigtakeover.com	american steel rogue’s march ann beretta to all our fallen heroes backyard babies total 13 bulemics/river city rapists full on hate fuck (split CD) consumed hit for six the deadbeats the deadbeats deep reduction deep reduction died pretty out of the unknown dorian gray the sounds of dorian gray the explosion s/t the guttersnipes chaos as usual high school sweethearts passing notes hi standard making the road hoven droven more happy moments with hoven droven ice cream hands sweeter than the radio the martinets love! hate! pesotum fading from the strength of the rust the pushbacks no strings attached the real kids down to you CDEP the retardos s/t the rockinghams makin’ bacon rollercoaster s/t various here we are nowhere various scene killer vol. 2 various start your engines various punk ass generosity various trash on demand vol. 3 v spy v spy mugshots – the best of v spy v spy the unseen so this is freedom? watts s/t you am I …saturday night, ‘round ten
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Bob #57 (spring 2000)	the backsliders bend or stand the celibate rifles wonderful life the chesterfield kings where the action is gaza strippers laced candy hard ons yesterday and today hellacopters supershitty to the max hellacopters grande rock hey! charger klods half time rentals holy curse hereafter the hunchbacks can’t help feeling the neanderthals modern stoneage family the nomads big sound 2000 nunchukka superfly nunchukka superfly the saints everybody knows the monkey the wonderfools kids in satanic service
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #45 (End of 1999) http://www.bigtakeover.com	22 jacks going north 30 lincoln avanti anti-flag a new kind of army badtown boys another fine day the backsliders bend or stand tim best promising boyfriend brother brick a portable altamont the celibate rifles wonderful life challenger 7/rollercoaster "payola"/"kylie" split 7" chevelles "mesmerized" 7" the crusaders "she wants more" 7" dm3 "just like nancy" 7" pyramidiacs "i can’t hide" 7" the early hours evolution 2x7" citizen fish active ingredients flamin groovies absolutely the best frenzal rhomb a man’s not a camel gluecifer head to head boredom goober patrol the unbearable lightness of being drunk hey! charger klods half time rentals holy curse living with a head hot rod honeys hungry and horny the hunchbacks can’t help feeling hundred million martians mars bars ice cream hands "yellow and blue" CD single mr. t experience alcatraz dr. frank show business is my life the montgomery cliffs millenium/a pop opera the mopes accident waiting to happen the mullens go where the action is the nitwitz dark side of the spoon the nomads big sound 2000 the orange humble band down in your dreams CDEP the orange humble band assorted creams graham parker and the rumour not if it pleases me the phantom tones phantastico the plimsouls kool trash otis rush any place i’m going the shambles clouds all day v. spy v. spy the early years sugarsmack sugarsmack the swingin’ utters brazen head ep tilt viewers like you various we want the airwaves various se acabo la tregua various surf monsters viva malpache! los greatest hits de viva malpeche the wonderfools kids in satanic service
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #44 (Summer of 1999) http://www.bigtakeover.com	angry samoans the 90s suck and so do you davie allan and the arrows fuzz fest davie allan and the arrows "shape of things to come" 7" the andersons! separated at birth the candysnatchers human zoo! the criminals tomorrow’s too late the dripping lips ready to crack the dripping lips "my heaven" 7" even "one side not" CDEP even "no surprises" CD single even come again fortune and maltese and the phabulous pallbearers fortune and maltese and the phabulous pallbearers fortune and maltese and the phabulous pallbearers "leave no stone unturned" 7" garage fuzz comfortable dimensions for suitable structures the gaza strippers laced candy the ladonnas rock you all night long the lazy cowgirls "don’t count me out" 7" million six clean head ninetynine 767 outpatients outcasts II ‘85-’95 the panadolls from the glitter to the gutter the pills wide awake with the pills pin ups lee marvin the posers worse than nothing ep road rage nothin’ to declare smack on you l.e.s. stitches lower east side the strike shots heard round the world swinging utters the sounds wrong ep twigs beast twigs no more 24 various nuggets (boxed set) various pop goes the world various world class punk various music to kill for various deep thoughts various punk archives – 25 punk singles
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #43 (End of 1998) http://www.bigtakeover.com	backseat driver son of the city basement brats "shining down" 7" basement brats "it’s all right" 7" basement brats "take care" 7" basement brats "I hate it" 7" basement brats "one night bitch" 7" the bo-weevils get on down budd naf ovit clowns for progress progress consumed breakfast at pappa’s died pretty using my gills as a roadmap dm3 rippled soul dr. feelgood stupidity (reissue) dr. feelgood 25 years of dr. feelgood dropkick murphys do or die the early hours evolution electric frankenstein/ l.e.s. stitches "we are the roadcrew"/"i.d." 7" even "ten to forty-six" CDEP even "in stereo" CDEP far apart "hazel" 7" the fools in heat fur the bettyshakes greenhouse ac in technicolor the humpers euphoria, confusion, anger and remorse insanity wave do the worm greg kihn kihnspicuous taste – the best of greg kihn 1975-86 knievel something good must come CDEP knievel steep hill climb CD the kwyet kings been where? done what? new race the first and the last possum dixon new sheets the protones not that difficult the records rock’ola tom robinson band rising free – the very best of trb screeching weasel television city dream steel miners ballin’ the summer suns the summer suns 10" swinging utters five lessons learned deniz tek equinox this perfect day C60 various storming the citadel vols I&II volumen cero andromeda webster walk it like ya talk it wolfmen urban voodoo the wonderfools "get real" 7"
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format The Big Takeover #42 (Summer of 1998) http://www.bigtakeover.com	the basement brats curse of the brats the basement brats the bratbeat beat angels red badge of discourage the bittersweets lesson one blondie picture this live the bouncing souls the bouncing souls brickyard babies knockouts the creamers "he needed killin’" 7" cub mauler jeff dahl heart full of snot died pretty deeper died pretty sold dm3 road to rome dm3 dig it the most dr. feelgood looking back (boxed set) driven spirit euro boys jet age even less is more flatus aural fixations the gaza strippers "transistor" 7" the gee strings the gee strings guttermouth musical monkey hundred million martians martian arts ice cream hands memory lane traffic jam jalla jalla graverobber’s handbook the jam direction, reaction, creation (boxed set) jon cougar concentration camp ‘til niagara falls jughead’s revenge/heckle parliament of whores split single the magnolias street date Tuesday glen matlock who’s he think he is when he’s at home? midnight oil breathe millencolin for monkeys the motards saturday night special ed motherfucker 666 motherfucker 666 the new christs lower yourself the nomads raw and rare the norma jeans natural blonde killers graham parker acid bubblegum pray tv westona radio birdman ritualism sitter pastello the spent idols spent city rockers splatterheads joined at the head streetwalkin’ cheetahs overdrive the suicide commandos make a record trick babys a fool and his money will be partying u.s. bombs war birth various go and do it - the aberrant compilations various those were different times the yum yums sweet as candy
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format Foster Child #23 (This issue never actually went to print due to circumstances beyond anyone's control)	backstreet girls monster in my cadillac 7" the basement brats it’s alright 7" the beat angels red badge of discourage blondie picture this live the body electric I don’t want it jeff dahl heart full of snot dm3 garage sale dm3 dig it the most euro boys jet age even less is more the gaza strippers transistor 7" the gee strings the gee strings hundred million martians martian arts ice cream hands memory lane traffic jam johnny dole and the scabs scab animal la peste la peste martin luther lennon music for a world without limitations material issue telecommando americano millencolin for monkeys new race the first and the last (reissue) the norma jeans natural blonde killers pray tv westona the saints i’m stranded (reissue) the saints eternally yours (reissue) the saints howling splatterheads joined at the head the strike a conscience left to struggle with pockets full of rust the suicide commandos make a record (reissue) sunnyboys play the best various go and do it – the aberrant compilations
click on the picture of the magazine to download the reviews in pdf format Foster Child #22 (End of 1997)	the abusers the abusers the apocalypse babies whoops! asteroid b-612 asteroid b-612 asteroid b-612 forced into a corner asteroid b-612 teen sublimation riffs backyard babies watch out! the basement brats curse of the brats the basement brats the bratbeat the beat angels unhappy hour berracos berracos berracos too good to lose the bittersweets lesson one bored! scuzz buzzcocks french buzzcocks all set the celibate rifles spaceman in a satin suit clover clover the cosmic dropouts hoolabaloo! the cosmic dropouts sonic circus costello’s gone missing what about costello? demolition 23 demolition 23 dm3 one time two times three red light dm3 road to rome driven spirit feedtime billy the freeloaders squalorfications the hellacopters supershitty to the max the highrollers good morning little schoolgirl ice cream hands traveling…made easy the iron sheiks absolutely sheik jalla jalla snowman’s land the new christs woe betide the new christs lower yourself graham parker acid bubblegum the passengers the passengers with angie pepper possum dixon star maps the protones car tunes punk lurex ok hatut ja myssyt the rainyard let it speed the refreshments fresh! senor no senor no sex pistols filthy lucre lilve the stems weed out! – live at the old melbourne swingin’ utters juvenile product of the working class deniz tek orphan tracks deniz tek take it to the vertical deniz tek outside deniz tek group le bonne route los vivos do the snake wilmer x snake show