Two decent covers: “Love is All Around” by R.E.M., and Season of the Witch” by Luna. The throwaways are done by Wilco, Ben Lee, Jewel, and Bettie Serveert.
This compilation is dangerous. The label’s heavy hitters explain it all in simple terms: Here’s what we like to drink, and this is how we like to drink it.
Arlan Helm is a photographer/mailman. He put together this compilation of punk and bar bands, most of whom are female-led or all female, from his hometown.
Vancouver’s three queens of cuddle-core are back. Box of Hair is for fans of Runaways and the Muffs who are looking for more honesty in their sugar coating.
With most of the old lineup gone, it’s been left to guitarist/vocalists Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw to keep the fire stoked, and they leave no hair unsinged.
Had they stuck with it, they would be mentioned in the same breath as Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold as fondly remembered straight-edge strongholds.