Fifi – Sinkhole – Review December 1, 1996 It’s fasterlouder coolass “stop/start/solo/stop/ start/etc.” I woulda loved this back when I thought Minor Threat was the greatest band on the planet.
The Exploited – Beat The Bastards – Review November 1, 1996 They’re still postcard-quality punkers after 15 years, still unintentionally silly. Fast and loud as fuck, with a cretinous approach to leftist politics.
Jeff Dahl – French Cough Syrup – Review November 1, 1996 Still punk after all these years, Jeff Dahl cranks out the raw, NY glam punk trash he’s been pumping out for years. From Arizona no less.
Spongehead – Review September 1, 1996 SpongeHead, like Morphine, breaks the guitar/bass/drums mold, with the bass sounds provided by an electric sax played through a Ragnarok amp.
Epperly – Review June 1, 1996 Epperly know their Pixies, Lemonheads, Pavement, and Jane’s Addiction roots, and don’t mind letting ’em hang out every now and then.
E. Coli – To Drool – Review June 1, 1996 Bummer pop. Churning, hypnotic, brooding. Ex of Ethyl Meatplow, Nitzer Ebb. Wear ’60s and ’70s style suits. Melancholy.
Cradle of Thorns – Download This – Review April 1, 1996 The alternative to everything. If I had to cite the influences, I’d say Clawfinger, Faith No More, Beastie Boys, Body Count, and Metallica.
Epperly – Review February 1, 1996 Half the songs ooze through a relaxed Valium groove, while the other half cranks up the distortion for some happy pogoing and head bopping.
Rozz Williams & Gitane Demone – Dream Home Heartache – Review October 1, 1995 Rozz Williams and Gitane Demone serenaded the cold day, the bleeding clouds.
E. Coli – 0157H7- Review July 1, 1995 Gorgeously slow and noisy. A trip through sub atomic landscapes with your host, Capt. Valium.