Fastball – Make Your Mama Proud – Review August 1, 1996 What do you get when you mix a band from Austin, Texas with a bit of Brit-punk snottiness? I don’t know either. In the meantime, check out Fastball.
Total Chaos – Anthems From the Alleyway – Interview August 1, 1996 An interview with drummer Suzy Homewrecker
Prelude To a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column August 1, 1996 For those of you online, we’re hoping to give you something a tad more interactive than “look, here’s our magazine on your computer. Neat, huh?”
383 Stroker – Review August 1, 1996 They write noisy, dramatic songs with great hooks and dumptrucks full of emotion. That’s all you need to know; get this.
Dio – Angry Machines – Review June 15, 1996 Despite tackling such topic as isolation, divorce, paranoia, and insanity, Dio still sounds like he’s singing “Look out! The sky is falling down!”
Axehandle Punk Compilation – Review June 1, 1996 For their fourth release, Axhandle releases a broad-ranging compilation of punk from coast to coast and Canada.
Tangerine Dream – Book of Dreams – Review June 1, 1996 A mixture of windpipe cheese, and driving synth beats, Book of Dreams is filled with dramatic highs, sorrowful lows, and longing glances out the window.