Silver Tongued Devil – Red-Eyed and Tongue-Tied – Review February 22, 2002 Pretty okay stuff in that Motörhead to Zeke to Nashville Pussy stripbar strip-mined vein. Supersonic whoop-ass is what these guys are all about.
Bis – Music for a Stranger World – Review February 22, 2002 Bis presents a techno-pop universe of huggable electronic harmonies laced with socio-political messages buzzing neon between the notes.
Shades Apart – Sonic Boom – Review February 22, 2002 Sonic Boom is as neutered as the unimaginative title suggests. While the three members can still play their instruments, they’ve retained none of the spirit.
Season To Risk – The Shattering – Review February 22, 2002 Season To Risk move through a territory of drone punch that may’ve shared space with the math rock mid-Western movement and tension release hard rock.
Seafood – Surviving the Quiet – Review February 22, 2002 British band gathering up memories of Slanted and Enchanted, Goo, and Sebadoh into ten tracks.
Rocket 455 – Go to Hell – Review February 22, 2002 Altho’ ex-Gorie and future Demolition Doll Rod Dan Kroha was a foundin’ member, as a band they turned their noses up at anything retro.
Robert Pete Williams – Review February 22, 2002 Robert Pete Williams passed away back in 1980, wasted by cancer; an original talent pretty much ignored by the market and most of his contemporaries.
R.L. Burnside – Mississippi Hill Country Blues – Review February 22, 2002 The newish Mississippi Hill Country Blues material has been available in Europe since the mid-’80s and was recorded between 1980 and 1984.
Rival Schools – United By Fate – Review February 22, 2002 After two years (or more), Walter Schreifels’ (ex-Gorilla Biscuits, ex-Quicksand, co-owner of Some Records) Rival Schools grace us with a record.
Red Animal War – Breaking in an Angel – Review February 22, 2002 More complex than ever, Red Animal War has incorporated elements of razor-sharp guitar swipes into their former emo selves.