Ultra Bide – God is God…Puke is Puke – Review October 1, 1995 Ultra Bidé spits out noise combined with that NYC artsy-punk style that always knows how to make a song interesting.
Nine Inch Nails – with David Bowie, Prick at Great Woods – Review October 1, 1995 “Terrible Lie” crushed the audience where they stood. The men in black stood in white light, faces contorted in rage and desperation.
Picasso Trigger – Bipolar Cowboy – Review October 1, 1995 Beyond punk, light-years beyond sassy, frontwoman Kathy Poindexter is more like crassy. I fell in love when they played at T.T.’s last summer.
Torcher – The Beautiful Sounds of… – Review October 1, 1995 With pretty female vocals and a power trio, Torcher needs a lot of power to rise to the top. Luckily, they have it, right in the guitar.
Panhead – “Gone” – Review October 1, 1995 Spaced out, layered guitar rock that makes me think of the Afghan Whigs. This single is very promising, but its circulation is minuscule.
The Wynona Riders – J.D. Salinger – Review October 1, 1995 Fast, thrashy, fuzzy, distortion-heavy, feedback-laden guitar, speed of light timekeeping, and snarly, sneering, screaming vocals.
The Tiki Tones – Captain Morgan® Rum Presents: Songs for Rum Drinkers – Review October 1, 1995 The Tiki Tones claim to play only Mosrite guitars or guitars that look like Mosrite guitars. Four right-on surf tunes.
No Knife – Drunk on the Moon – Review October 1, 1995 They move their music through multiple rhythm changes and dangerous mood swings. Background music for a zero-gravity stroll on the crater’s edge.
The Tea Party – The Edges of Twilight – Review October 1, 1995 A sensuous collection of moody songs that use exotic instruments to complement the standard guitar/bass/drum rock formula.
Nature – Review October 1, 1995 Electro-industrial concerning James Bond, Justine Bateman, the Marquis de Sade, Russ Meyer films, and serial murders. The singer sounds too much like Axl Rose.