Archers of Loaf – White Trash Heroes – Review April 1, 1999 White Trash Heroes is forty minutes of rich, grainy, fuzzy-yet-warm rock for the thinking man.
Sebadoh – The Sebadoh – Review April 1, 1999 Fear not, sensitive males and the females who break up with them, Barlow’s still cranking out the most sincere nice-guy rock in the land.
Seaweed – Actions and Indications – Review April 1, 1999 To be truthful, this was the Goo Goo Dolls’ bread and butter before they hit ballad gold and bought those stylish clothes.
Momus – The Little Red Songbook – Review April 1, 1999 Cold, brilliant nutcase. Like the Pet Shop Boys if led By Jack the Ripper.
Knapsack – This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now – Review April 1, 1999 Riff-heavy yet symmetrical in its arrangement, the songs are muscular in their punch and catchy in their sensibilities.
VVV – Endless – Review April 1, 1999 Vega’s “return to roots” album (if the misshapen, denuded weedlets that sprout from the cracks of Avenue A can be considered roots).
Joshua – EP – Review April 1, 1999 The tradition continues here with Joshua, a three-piece from New York that delivers nothing short of great, jagged post-hardcore.
Jim Rome – Welcome to the Jungle – Review April 1, 1999 Rome is the confrontational Los Angeles sportscaster who rose to fame by picking a televised fight with an NFL quarterback.
Jimmy Eat World – Review April 1, 1999 Bold and smooth in its production, resonated with heart-breaking melodies and inventive vocals, Jimmy Eat World encompasses everything a pop/rock band should.
Jerry Seinfeld – I’m Telling You for the Last Time – Review April 1, 1999 To my knowledge, no one’s ever noted this before, but to me it’s quite obvious: Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld were the Lennon/McCartney of comedy.