Reviews
Winner of five (5) Washington Area Music Awards for Best Hard Rock Band and Vocalist, Adam West plays stripped down driving less-cock-more-rock punk. The band is super tight, fast and hard with minimalist leads and ultimately blues-based structures taking more from early garage punk bands but tightening it down (and speeding it up a little) to hardcore standards. Frontman Jake Starr's formidable campy but effective macho rocker stage prescence and his overdriven, pre-amp roasting voice has won him not one but two well-deserved Washington-area music awards for Best Hard Rock Vocalist. Or is it three? At this point, who's counting anymore? Everybody knows Jake Starr is the man, even in Europe. His label, Fandango Records, has put out all internationally distributed singles of all the coolest undergound old school punk bands. Come check out the man who makes it all happen.
by Chris Connelly, owner of the Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC (12 February 2001)
- Interview in MetalVox webzine - January 2008 (in Portuguese)
- Preview of Adam West show in Portfolio Weekly 07/24/07 - July 2007
- "Pick of the Weekend" for Adam West show in Portfolio Weekly 07/24/07 - July 2007
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs For Broke Players" CD in Degeneration Overdrive #4 - December 2006
- The Paranoid Squirrel's review of Adam West gig at Club Sheriff, Stockholm, Sweden, on 31.10.2006 - November 2006
- TV Interview on Mulatschag Austrian TV - October 2006
- Interview in Tinnitus webzine - October 2006 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs For Broke Players" CD in Slam Zine #? - September 2006 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in ASICE Web Zine - August 2006
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Lords of Metal Web Zine - August 2006
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Every Day Is Like Sunday Web Zine - August 2006 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Up Magazine - July/August 2006 (in Dutch)
- Review of Adam West "Power to the People" in Degeneration Overdrive #3 - July 2006
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Metal Rage Web Zine - July 2006
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in FileUnder Web Zine - July 2006 (in Dutch)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Metal Experience Web Zine - July 2006 (in Dutch)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in MetalFan Web Zine - July 2006 (in Dutch)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Story of the Pit Web Zine - July 2006 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Destination Rock Web Zine - July 2006 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Subba Cultcha Web Zine - July 2006
- Review of Adam West "Longshot Songs for Broke Players" CD in Daredevil Records Web Zine - July 2006
- Review of Adam West "Power to the People" CD in Punk Fiction webzine - June 2006 (in French)
- Adam West feature (in pdf format) in The Flying Revolver Blatt - June 2006 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Power to the People" CD in Bang Bang webzine - May 2006 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Power to the People" CD in Story of the Pit webzine - March 2006 (in French)
- Adam West feature in Metal Shock #25 - March 2006 (in Italian)
- Adam West feature in SLAM-zine #23 - January 2006 (in German)
- Adam West feature in Up Magazine - January 2006 (in Dutch)
- Preview of Adam West gig at Alley Katz in the Richmond Times-Dispatch - October 7, 2005
- Adam West/Zamarro Tour Diary according to rogue reporter Sven Gali in SLAM-zine #18 - January 2005 (in German)
- Adam West full-page feature and review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Slam Zine #15 - September 2004 (in German)
- Preview of Adam West gig at Alley Katz in the Richmond Times-Dispatch - August 26, 2004
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Concrete Web Zine - August 2004
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Clone Metal Zine - August 2004 (in Danish)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Madrid LaNetro - August 2004 (in Spanish)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Silent Scream Zine - August 2004 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in The Rock Explosion - August 2004 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Fritz Zine - August 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Metal Immortel - July 2004 (in French)
- Interview with Jake Starr in Metal-Inside Zine - July 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in La Voix (Luxembourg daily newspaper) - July 2004 (in French)
- Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD voted "Album of the Month" in SanMartin Zine - July 2004
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Live4Metal Zine - June 2004
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in HandleMeDown Zine - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Metallus.it Zine - June 2004 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Sweet Jane Music Zine - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in BizarreRadio.de - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Rotorfaden Zine - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Volume Zine - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Pitfather Zine - June 2004
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Sue Zine - June 2004 (in Finnish)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in Metal-Inside.de - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in triggerfish.de - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in CDStarts.de - June 2004 (in German)
- Review of Adam West/Hellacopters split pic disc 7" EP in Schokologzine - May 2004 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "Sixth Son of a Seventh Son" 7" in Gravy Zine - February 2004
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Schokologzine - January 2004 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "There's a Bimboo Under My Bed" 7" in Schokologzine - January 2004 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in Schokologzine - January 2004 (in Swedish)
- Many reviews of the Adam West/No-Counts split CD "Trailer Oriented Rock" - late 2003 (in English and Portuguese)
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks" 7" in Bad Taste - December 2003 (in Polish)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD on SanMartinRec - December 2003
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in HorrorwoodBabbleOn.com - December 2003
- Review of Adam West concert at SleazeyFest 3 in Lisbon, Portugal in Rocksound - November 2003 (in Portuguese)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Underworld - November 2003 (in Portuguese)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in ErectionTour webzine - November 2003 (translated from Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in MusicService - November 2003 (in Czech)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in NINEVOLT - November 2003
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Triggerfish - November 2003 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in TeenageAngstRockWebzine - November 2003 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in EmoIsDead - November 2003
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Deep Dive Magazine - November 2003 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in i94bar.com - November 2003
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Sleazegrinder - November 2003
- Interview with Jake Starr in SanMartinRec webzine - November 2003
- Review of Adam West/Mean Idols/Trassels gig in Tampere, Finland, in Desibeli Zine - October 2003 (in Finnish)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" and "Trailer Oriented Rock" CDs in Rocksound - October 2003 (in Portuguese)
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Lords of Metal - September 2003
- Interview with Jake Starr in Run Amok webzine - August 2003
- Review of Adam West records in Cosmik Debris - July 2003
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Rock Hard - July 2003 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Sixth Son of a Seventh Son" 7" in Long Gone Loser #8 zine - June 2003
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks" 7" "No Rule Zine" - April 2003 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in The Beam Mag - April 2003
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Heckler - March 2003
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in ipunkrock.com - March 2003 (in Spanish)
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in I-94 Bar - March 2003
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in CR-Entertainment - March 2003
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in Daredevil Magazine - March 2003
- Review of "Adam West Digs Scandinavian Chicks!" 7" in Underground Society - February 2003 (in French)
- Review of "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in MusicBoom - February 2003 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West/Dogs of Lust split 7" in Electrocutezine - February 2003
- Review of two Adam West 7" singles in Carbon 14 - January 2003
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Boston's WeeklyDig.com - December 2002
- Tour Diary of September 2001 European Tour by Manny Montana - October 2002
- Review of "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in El Diario de Peter Punk - October 2002 (in Spanish)
- Interview with Jake Starr in La Bruta webzine - October 2002
- Review of Adam West records in Fracture Fanzine - October 2002
- Feature on Adam West in Mondo Bizarre magazine - July 2002 (in Portuguese)
- Review of Adam West concert in Duesseldorf, Germany, on 26 June 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Doom-Alive Zine - November 2002
- Review of Adam West "Sixth Son of a Seventh Son" 7" in OX-Fanzine - September 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Visions #113 - August 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Lords of Metal E-zine - Summer 2002
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in BumbaNet - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in New Wind - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Scarred for Life - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Kasino-Royal - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" and "Right On!" CDs in Gaesteliste Internet Musikmagazin - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Live4Metal Zine - July 2002
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Roterfaden Online Fanzine - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Noize - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in All Schools Network - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Anarchy and Peace online magazine - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in FreeMusic Czech Republic online magazine - July 2002 (in Czech)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Bite Me Zine - July 2002
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" and "Right On!" CDs in Metal-guide.com - July 2002
- Review of Adam West "Ready Steady Adam West!" CD in Rock-N-Roll Pages - July 2002 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Summer of Hate webzine - June 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Carbon 14 - June 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in No Front Teeth webzine - June 2002
- Many reviews of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling!" CD in various UK publications - June 2002
- Article on People Like You Records in Dangerhouse Zine - June 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Now Wave Magazine - June 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Lollipop - June 2002
- Interview with Jake Starr in Electrocute online fanzine - May 2002 (in Spanish)
- "The Best Rock Weekend of My Life" by Jake Starr - April 2002
- Review of Adam West records in Face Crimson zine #3 - April 2002
- Interview with Jake Starr in Fresh Rag #3 - April 2002
- Review of Adam West records in Fresh Rag #3 - April 2002
- Review of Adam West "Flower, Fist and Bestial Wail" 7" in MaximumRocknRoll #227 - April 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Bite Me webzine - March 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD on Crimson and Cherry - March 2002 in haiku format
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Fufkin.com - February 2002
- Interview with Jake Starr in SuperPunk online fanzine - February 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Asbury Park Press - February 26, 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in I-94 bar - February 2002
- Review of Adam West "Piece of Ass" 7" in I-94 bar - February 2002
- Review of Adam West concert at Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA) in Independent Reviews Site - February 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Splendid - February 21, 2002
- Interview with Jake Starr and Kevin Hoffman in MustafaZine #2 - January 2002
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Time Bomb Zine - December 2001 (in Spanish)
- Review of Adam West records in Stupid Over You #11 fanzine - December 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD on Realmusic.de - December 2001 (in German)
- Interview with Jake Starr in I Wanna Punk Rock online fanzine - December 2001
- Review of "Right On!" CD in Daredevil Records - December 2001
- Mini Feature on Adam West in Visions #105- November 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Metal Hammer - November 2001
- Feature on Adam West in Terrorizer - November 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Terrorizer - November 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in PowerPlay - November 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Shockmagazin - November 2001 (in Hungarian)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in El Diario de Peter Punk - November 2001 (in Spanish)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in SDZ fanzine - November 2001 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Dagenskiva.com - October 2001 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Rock Sound Punk Rawk - October 2001 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Punkadeka webzine - October 2001 (in Italian)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Dig It! Fanzine - October 2001 (in French)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Earshot Magazine - November 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Metal-realm.com - October 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Real Overdose - October 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Metal-Temple.com - October 2001
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Visions - October 2001 (in German and English)
- Review of Adam West "Right On!" CD in Remixen webzine - September 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West concert (Salon Hansen, Neu Ulm, Germany) - September 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West records in Face Crimson zine #2 - September 2001
- Review of Adam West records in Long Gone Loser zine - September 2001
- Review of Adam West "Sizzleen" 7" in All Music Guide - August 2001
- Reviews of Adam West records in Dig It! Fanzine - July 2001
- Review of Adam West records in ipunkrock.com - July 2001 (in Spanish)
- Review of Adam West records in Carbon 14 - July 2001
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling" 10" EP in Stoner Planet Magazine - July 2001 (in Swedish)
- Review of Adam West "Hi-Balls Are Rolling" 10" EP in Visions Magazine - July 2001 (in German)
- Review of Adam West "Piece of Ass" 7" in Lollipop - July 2001
- Review of Adam West/Powder Monkeys split 7" in I-94 bar - July 2001
- Adam West feature in Snap Pop! magazine - June 2001
- Review of Adam West/BellRays gig in Snap Pop! magazine - June 2001
- Review of Adam West "Piece of Ass" 7" in SplendidZine - June 2001
- Review of Adam West records in Toxic Flyer - Summer 2001
- Adam West live review in Music Monthly - April 2001
- Reviews of several Fandango releases in Australian magazine "Off the Hip" - March 2001
- Feature on Adam West in University of Maryland newspaper "The Diamondback" - March 15, 2001
- Interview with Jake Starr at the I-94 bar in Australia - March 2001
- Review of "Piece of Ass" 7" in Kerrang (UK) - February 2001
- Review of Flamin' Groovies tribute on Safety Pin Records. Adam West contributed a track - February 2001
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD and interview with Derrick about guitar equipment - January 2001
- Review of "Sizzleen" 7" in Multiball - September 2000
- Review of Adam West "Yr Days Are Numbered, Motherfucker" 7" in DenimZine#3 - September 2000
- Review of "Sizzleen" 7" in Spank - September 2000
- Review of "Sizzleen" 7" in MaximumRocknRoll - July 2000
- Adam West reviews in Rockerilla (Italy) - July/August 2000
- Review of Adam West "Sizzleen" 7" in Shredding Paper Magazine - July 2000
- Review of "13 de luxe" CD in Carbon 14 - July 2000
- Brand new spankin' interview with Jake Starr on www.MadPen.com! - June 2000
- Review of Adam West/Candy Snatchers split 7" in Mouthwash-Drinkin' Choirboy fanzine - April 1999
- Interview with Jake Starr in DenimZine#2 - October 1999
- Ottobar, Baltimore, 9/24/99 gig Review
- Washington Post Weekend Feature - September 3, 1999
- No Tequila Zine Review of "13 de luxe" - July 1999
- Two reviews in Swedish fanzine "Skrutt" - July 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in UMA/Amish Drive By zine - July 1999
- Interview with Jake Starr at The Celebrity Cafe - July 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in Mental Magazine - July 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in Long Gone Loser zine - June 1999
- Review of Adam West/BellRays split 7" in PopSmear Magazine - May 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD release party in Etch Magazine - May 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in Etch Magazine - May 1999
- Three reviews in Raging Smolder Music Review - May 1999
- Three reviews in Swedish fanzine No Rule Zine - May 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" in Scum Magazine - April 1999
- Four reviews in Swedish fanzine DenimZine - April 1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in The Washington Post - May 7,1999
- Review of Adam West "13 de luxe" CD in Insert Clever Title Here
- Review of Adam West/BellRays split 7" in Roctober Magazine #24
- A new KILLER interview with Jake Starr by jeNn bounds in No Tequila Zine
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga split 7" EP in Flipside - March 1999
- Two Reviews in Oculus Magazine - January 1999
- Interview in Black Ink White Paper fanzine - January 1999
- Preview of 12/18/98 9:30 Club show
- Preview of 11/29/98 Metro Cafe show
- Performance Update Regulars Take Home Some Wammies
- Interview with Jake Starr in Deadbeat - October 1998
- Preview of 8/28/98 Metro Cafe show
- Sidewalk.Com Faces the Local Music - July 1998
- Adam West in "Face The Music" on Microsoft's Sidewalk.com - July/August 1998
- Preview of 8/6/98 Phantasmagoria show in Sidewalk.com
- Preview of 8/6/98 Phantasmagoria show
- Review of "Fuzzy Logic" CD in British Fanzine
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga 7" EP in What the... ? - July/August 1998
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga 7" EP in Maximumrocknroll - July 1998
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga 7" EP in Etch Magazine - June 1998
- Preview of 5/27/98 Metro show
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga split 7" EP - April 1998
- Review of Adam West/Mazinga split 7" EP - April 1998
- Review of "Fuzzy Logic" CD in Music Monthly - March 1998
- "No Tequila Zine" review of "Mondo Royale" - February 1998
- Review of "Mondo Royale" CD on "Punk Rock Reviews" - February 1998
- Yet another review of "Fuzzy Logic" CD - February 1998
- Another review of "Fuzzy Logic" CD - January 1998
- Review of "Fuzzy Logic" CD in the Baltimore City Paper - January 1998
- Review in Washington Post - January 11, 1998
- Review of "Fuzzy Logic" compilation in Cosmik Debris fanzine
- Review in Latent Image Magazine - October 1997
- Adam West featured in the Washington City Paper Tour Diary
- Bucket Review of "Mondo Royale" CD - July 1997
- WMUC 88.1 FM Interview with Jake Starr - April 1997
- Adam West takes the Washington City Paper Pop Quiz - January 1997
- Fanzine Review on "Mondo Royale" CD - April 1997
- French Fanzine S.D.Z. - May 1997
- DC Music Pages - June 1997
- Whirlwind Online Fanzine - April 1996
- Anthem Fanzine - April 1996
- Fanzine Interview - January 1997
- Review of CD Release Party at the 9:30 Club
- Review of "Beauty" 7" in Crypt-O-Rama Fanzine - Winter 96/97
- Review of Singles - September 1996
- More Press Clips
- Review of Adam West "God's Gift to Women" CD in Underworld - November 2003 (in Portuguese)
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