Skarmageddon Three – Review

September 1, 1997

Moon Ska’s Skarmageddon series has been the be-all-end-all of ska samplers; a double-disc set featuring over thirty tracks. The third one is no exception.

R.A.F.R. Vol. II – Review

September 1, 1997

Flipside showcases 30 bands ranging from established to virtual unknowns. A good release to see what the less polished underside of punk sounds like.

Verbow – Chronicles – Review

September 1, 1997

Verbow sounds big. It has the kind of wheatfield-raking feel that leads me to believe it makes one hell of an acoustic set of its own.

Union 13 – East Los Presents – Review

September 1, 1997

A good stab at Hüsker Dü’s Land Speed Record in intensity. It’s more punk than hardcore, and a very refreshing glass of youthful angst on this hot sunny day.

Ulver – Natens Madrigal – Review

September 1, 1997

Norwegian Black Metal that makes my skin want to jump off. Ulver, which means wolf, attempts to capture the romanticism and brutality of lycanthropy.

Tindersticks – Curtains – Review

September 1, 1997

What other band drags a whining, junksick melodica over an impatient backbeat? Or snags Ann Magnuson and Isabella Rossellini to serve as vocal foils?

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