Some established ska acts like Mephiskapheles and Ruder Than You, as well as some newer bands such as Less Than Jake (my favorite), and Mock Turtle Soup.
What MTV Buzz Bin is is a concise overview of post-Nirvana mainstream culture, stuff many of us have come to “love to hate” or hate ourselves for loving.
Sorry to burst anyone’s bubble, but “jungle,” arising primarily from black artists in the U.K., is the most significant musical innovation of the ’90s.
Youth Brigade are back and they have absolutely nothing new to say. Do they really expect to start a mass youth uprising by putting out another lousy album?
The goose-pimple sing-alongs of albums past are still there, but now they’re supporting such sentiments as “big birds flying overhead/ who gives a shit?”
Strapped Live features songs from the first two studio albums, and several new songs. The production is very good, with clear definition of instruments.