Monkey Tail – Review May 1, 1995 Shouting local rock with too much bass. I think I like this. Sarcastic and abrasive with no song titles. The Europe trading card was a nice touch.
Misery Loves Co. – Review May 1, 1995 The crushing riffs, mechanized drums, cruel rhythms and agonized vox are all there, but MLC can tone it down with smooth and sorrowful vocals.
Minxus – Pabulum – Review May 1, 1995 They create well-crafted songs with changes and flourishes. hey feel… like warm sandpaper (fine grain) when you take off your shoes on a summer’s day.
Menthol – Review May 1, 1995 Simple, grooving melodies with witty, sexy lyrics, occasionally reminiscent of Bowie-isms of the Stardust era.
Mad Season – Above – Review May 1, 1995 With Layne Staley’s (Alice in Chains) smooth vocals and Mike McCready’s (Pearl Jam) wailing Les Paul, could they go wrong?
Madder Rose – The Love You Save – Review May 1, 1995 Madder Rose rocked on last year’s Panic On. The title track, a classic Jackson 5 tune, is terribly put to shame, and from there, it only gets worse.
Luau – Review May 1, 1995 Girl punk that I’ve been meaning to see for a while. If you think only Cali-core can have balls, think again.
Love Pollution – Review May 1, 1995 Solid classic rock ‘n’ roll from Boston’s rock champs. Great piano and slide guitar work. No real screamers or quick tempoed glam, just rich, timeless music.
Kix – Show Business – Review May 1, 1995 15 years and still kickin’ it out. They haven’t changed a bit. They still play AC/DCish, laced with rockisms galore. Some great lyrics in there.
Jose Fist – Dry Drive – Review May 1, 1995 I had heard good things about this band, but all that went out the door after listening to ten seconds of the first song. What a piece of shit.