Ray Gillen – 5th Anniversary Memorial Tribute – Review June 1, 1999 Just four tracks pumped up to a fake 12, rife with alternate versions, mixes, an instrumental, and an inane snippet of skidderish Gillen chatter.
Rainer Maria – Look Now Look Again – Review June 1, 1999 Rainer Maria brings its broken-hearted poetry to the rest of the world with both earnestness and optimism.
Quintron – These Hands of Mine – Review June 1, 1999 Quintron’s patented, sleazy mash of lo-fi gospel, sample-heavy noise, and homemade drum machine unhip hop has amassed him a cult following.
Queen Bee – “Fine” / “Smitten” – Review June 1, 1999 Lotsa ponderous bass bashing/kit slamming punch over which Karen Neal warbles all over the place like a honey bee on solvents.
Puya – Fundamental – Review June 1, 1999 Switching effortlessly from Limp Bizkit to Mambo Kings, Fundamental is a hybrid that sometimes takes many forms in a single song.
Pulley – Review June 1, 1999 Pulley have incorporated a few chugging riffs, a little ska shuffle, and nice, clean guitars, all showing maturing tendencies on this record.
Yellow Machine Gun – Spot Remover – Review June 1, 1999 Part hardcore part metal, Yellow Machinegun may look like Shonen Knife, but they sound like metalcore.
Witchman vs Jammin Unit – Inferno – Review June 1, 1999 The industrial dub that these guys make is a welcome change from the glut of electro discs. It’s also very true that the Invisible sound is in full-effect.
Weston – Doc Hopper – The Stepchildren of Rock – Review June 1, 1999 Weston contributes 16 live tracks recorded at the Pipeline in New Jersey and Doc Hopper kicks in 13 tracks recorded live at NYU in NYC.
Vinnie & the Stardusters – Novelty Music for Casual Sex – Review June 1, 1999 Kinda like “Weird Al” or Dr. Demento, Vinnie & the Stardusters hit moments of clarity amidst floundering in in-jokes or stuff that just isn’t funny.