Super Transatlantic – Shuttlecock – Review September 1, 2000 Couple ex-members of Saigon Kick and Extreme come together to flail about in as many genres as possible, trying to get someone’s, anyone’s attention.
Reducers SF – “No Control” – Review September 1, 2000 More great “street punk” for the liberty spike crowd (if they can pan up the necessary silver).
CJSS – Kings of The World – Review September 1, 2000 A blast from the past, but so is bed-wetting… Never cared for David T. Chastain, his guitarwork, his songwriting, his production, or his taste.
Strung Out – The Element of Sonic Defiance – Review September 1, 2000 An eight-song, 25-minute EP to tide over their ravenous fans until their next full-length (by punk standards, probably 30 minutes long).
Cephalic Carnage – Exploiting Dysfunction – Review September 1, 2000 I’d given up hope on humorous grindcore until I played this disc. Imagine Mr. Bungle, Candiria, Pink Floyd, Acid Bath, and Impulse Manslaughter.
Lower Class Brats- “Glam Bastard” – Review September 1, 2000 “Weird Al” would be pleased as punch with this parody of Mott the Hoople’s “All the Way to Memphis.” If it were funny, that is.
Caustic Resin – The Afterbirth – Review September 1, 2000 Steel-shod jangle, a roughly-handled gritty “folkish” thing, Caustic Resin’s groove is a slow continual swap between a tumble and a dusty trudge.
Steve Stevens – Electric Flamenco – Review September 1, 2000 Ex-Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens releases an almost hour-long acoustic flamenco record (despite the title).
Cash Audio – Green Bullet – Review September 1, 2000 Loud’n’crude’n’hambone, subtle as a tireiron upside the skull, anger mebbe a forte as finger-pointin’ truth in songs like “Who Killed the Blues?”
Starlight Mints – The Dream that Stuff Was Made Of – Review September 1, 2000 This band is a perfect example of why pop with string arrangements, quirky lyrics, weird sound effects, and baroque progressions will never go out of style.