In Our Lifetime – Vol. 2 – Review

January 3, 2003

Ex-Grand Royal (oh, how we miss you!) honcho Mark Kates presents two volumes of urban, hip, eclectic-but-never-lost gems that mine surprise after surprise.

Nullset – Review

February 22, 2002

Nullset is pretty straightforward rap metal, but at least they draw influence from the first Rage Against the Machine and not their bastard offspring.

BS2000 – Simply Mortified – Review

June 1, 2001

Ad Rock and some other dude fuckin’ around on a drum machine/sampler and a Casio. If you accept the kitsch and try not to be so cynical, it’s pretty fun.

Bis – Intendo – Review

January 1, 1999

Where Bikini Kill had a crazed humor for all its man-eating madness, Manda’s yelps are just irritating. Memorable only for their small bird-killing frequency.

Big Fat Love – Hell House – Review

September 1, 1997

Caveat emptor for Beasties fans, the show here belongs to Berry, Bosco and Hubel and the songs are pretty hardcore hard-luck, white trash psychobilly pieces.

Bis – This is Teen-C Power – Review

April 1, 1997

Initially, “kill yr boyfriend” struck me as yummy bubblegummy Hot Damn! with cutesy-pie squealing and “yeah, yeah, yeah!” male choruses to round out the sound.

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