Sinkhole – Core Sample – Review August 1, 1996 The candy dish has a few sourballs and tart treats mixed amid the sugary sweets.
Nobodys – Short Songs For Short Attention Spans – Review August 1, 1996 Rude, obnoxious, bare-bones song structure, vocalists that can’t really sing, and songs no longer than two minutes: Punk fuckin’ rock.
Grave – Hating Life – Review August 1, 1996 The guitar and drums are so heavy, mean, tuned-low, and brutal, that one will have no trouble recognizing this as an uncompromising death metal release.
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.