Punk/Power Pop Review – Page 172

Bender – Funny Kar – Review

April 1, 1995

Funny Kar cruises like a beach-bound mobile loaded with guitar hooks and juiced on melody. Some songs delve into power pop, they come out smelling of punk.

Tribe 8 – Fist City – Review

April 1, 1995

The music on Fist City isn’t any better than okay. Tribe 8 used to actually be fun, when they were more squeaky and grrrly and not all serious.

The Tunnel Rats – Demo – Review

April 1, 1995

New Hampshire punk rock, G.G. Allin Style. Two G.G. covers, one Troubled Youth cover, and “I Love Living in New Hampshire” based on a Fear song.

Tilt – ‘Til It Kills – Review

April 1, 1995

Unlike cutsy alternarock and grrlcore, this is pop punk – pure and simple. Catchy, cute, snarly, and fast.

The Grabbers – The Way I Am – Review

April 1, 1995

Noisy punk from Huntington Beach that’s best when left simple. Sex Pistol’s sneer like a corkscrew in the head.

Stress Magnets – These Are My Boys – Review

April 1, 1995

Utilizing the Nirvana-esque sub-pop harmonies more than all-out punk energy, their humor and mock-rock bravado make up for the mediocre production.

SNFU – The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed – Review

April 1, 1995

Slick, yet powerful as hell, SNFU still has the meaty hooks that slide beneath your skin and make you move your ass.

Sinkhole – Space Freak – Review

April 1, 1995

Sneering vocals, chugging guitars with simple, catchy lines that are too raw to be sweet, and drumming that sounds like there’s an octopus behind the kit.

Red Aunts – #1 Chicken – Review

April 1, 1995

With 14 songs in 23 minutes, it’s pointless to do a song by song, and the distort-o-rama kinda runs together into one glorious ass-ripping grrr blur anyway.

The Queers – Surf Goddess – Review

April 1, 1995

The Queers effectively marry the Beach Boys to the Ramones, and they rule.