Strapping Fieldhands – The Third Kingdom – Review August 16, 2002 Psych guitars and sensitive folk vox are slammed into one another with disconcerting time signatures and fucked-up time changes galore.
Step Kings – 3 The Hard Way – Review August 16, 2002 I’ve never been into this groove-oriented/hardcore/rock band. I’m not gaga over this 10-song outing, but I admit I am digging a good chunk of them.
Sleeping Flies – You Are Superior – Review August 16, 2002 The Editor has told me that I can’t do ultra-short reviews, like “The Happy Mondays did this already, in 1991,” because it messes up the layout.
Shogun – What Sin has Twisted – Review August 16, 2002 Colorado’s Shogun have always impressed me with their kinetic, hyper-noise filled numbers, but for some reason, this four-song EP does nothing for me.
ShelleyDevoto – Buzzkunst – Review August 16, 2002 Shelleydevoto slap Pet Shop Boys, late-era Eno, New Order, and Kraftwerk into a throwback synth-pop album called Buzzkunst.
The Pasties – Platonica – Review August 16, 2002 Take the better “modern rock radio” bands, play Jellyfish for them, give them a few creative writing courses, and you have The Pasties.
Dillinger Four – Situationist Comedy – Interview August 16, 2002 An interview with St. Patrick Costello
Ambition Mission- You Name It, We Hate It – Review August 16, 2002 Guy and a chick yell’n’snarl, and all kinds of punk greats in their early (read: shitty-sounding, but pure) daze come to mind.
Count Me Out – Permanent – Review August 16, 2002 Monstrous, in-your-face aggression pours out of Count Me Out’s latest offering, a pretty straightforward hardcore album. But I ain’t complaining.
Cave In – Review August 16, 2002 All the drama, exploration, and bombast of Jupiter, focused tighter around “poppier” songwriting, and Steve Brodsky’s flamboyant-but-smooth vocals.