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Jawbox – | Air Waves Dreams | | |
Jawbreaker – | With Or Without U-2 |
by Steve Huey
Few of punk rock's founding fathers could have anticipated the extreme to which Half Japanese took the music's do-it-yourself ethos. Founded by brothers Jad and David Fair, Half Japanese was quite probably the most amateurish rock band to make a record since the Shaggs, all but ignoring musical basics like chords, rhythms, and melody. However, the brothers made that approach into a guiding aesthetic, steadfastly refusing to progress in their primitive musicianship over a career that lasted decades. David Fair's article "How to Play Guitar" outlined the Half Japanese philosophy: … » Read more
1 | Drum Straight | |
2 | True Believers | |
3 | Well | |
4 | Dark Night | |
5 | Part Of My Plan | |
6 | Vampire | |
7 | Lucky Ones | |
8 | Vast Continent | |
9 | Guess Again | |
10 | Black Fruit | |
11 | Sleep Talk | |
12 | Smile | |
13 | Lucky Town |
1 | Rex – | Leak Through | | |
2 | Velma – | 55'201 | | |
3 | Matmos – | Sun On 280 To The 1 | | |
4 | Dots Will Echo – | Help! General Cosloy Is Chasing Me With An Axe! | | |
5 | HiM – | Eugene Trees | | |
6 | Mice Parade – | Galileo | | |
7 | Rex – | Pour Down | | |
8 | Kristen Mccord – | Baby We're Really In Love | | |
9 | Adam Pierce – | Amends(The Rock Epic) | | |
10 | Clutch Mountain Boys – | The Farmer's Girl |
1 | Last Northern Train | |
2 | Block Out The Sky | |
3 | Save Yourself | |
4 | Doghouse | |
5 | No Jesus | |
6 | New Song II | |
7 | Honey Island | |
8 | City Of Lost Souls | |
9 | Superconductor | |
10 | Headache | |
11 | Slow Leak | |
12 | Stranger Inside |
1 | Lift | 3:43 |
2 | Mother Nature | 2:31 |
3 | Seems | 3:57 |
4 | Dreamer | 5:02 |
5 | So Gone Down | 4:05 |
6 | Same Words | 4:04 |
7 | Bee | 2:43 |
8 | Zoom | 3:15 |
9 | Water | 4:33 |
10 | Drag | 3:50 |
11 | Shower | 3:22 |
12 | Grow | 6:02 |
by Jason Ankeny
San Francisco indie-rockers Actionslacks assembled singer/guitarist Tim Scanlin, bassist Mark Wijsen and drummer Martin Kelly. Formed in 1995, the trio recorded the entirety of their first demo in a breakneck 11-hour session, soon signing with the Minneapolis-based indie label Skene! to release their 1996 debut LP Too Bright, Just Right, Goodnight. For 1998's One Word, Actionslacks signed with Arena Rock, subsequently touring with labelmates Harvey Danger. The new millennium was a growing period for the band -- bassist Ross Murray and guitarist/vocalist Doug Modie joined Actionslacks and the long-awaited third album The Scene's Out of Sight was issued in early 2001.
1 | One Down, One Across | 3:20 | |
2 | Pretty In My Uniform | 3:17 | |
3 | Standing Up (To The Voice Of America) | 3:47 | |
4 | Piñata | 2:42 | |
5 | Climb | 3:44 | |
6 | Nine | 3:19 | |
7 | Safe | 3:23 | |
8 | Overthrow | 3:01 | |
9 | Close Your Eyes, Kids | 3:12 | |
10 | Mental Suburbaknights | 3:11 | |
11 | 25 Million: 1 | 4:22 | |
12 | Killer | 4:09 |
Biography
by Mike DaRonco
With their musical that has been described as "crunch pop," 30 Amp Fuse has provided their hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee with a high speed of aggressive power-pop. Debuting in 1995 with their first full-length Wind Up, the line-up of Mike Smithers (vocals/ guitar), Jason Ratliff (drums) and Joshua Bentley (bass) followed with a signing to the BMG distributed label Dedicated. Resulting in the album Saturday Night at the Atomic Speedway, 30 Amp Fuse had the production backing of The Descendants Steve Egerton and Bill Stevenson to coincide with their fast paced styling. After moving on to Melted Records in 1998, the bands third album Rewind was soon released that same year.
Tracklist
1. Sure Shot
2. On And On
3. Just A Reminder
4. Carpe Diem
5. No Rhyme Or Reason
6. Let Her Go
7. My Girl In Blue
8. Disappearing Act
9. Twisted F@#k
10. On The Nose
by Mark Deming
Suggesting a fractious meeting point between freak folk, noise rock, experimental music, and psychedelia, indie rock band the Supreme Dicks drifted under the radar of public recognition through the 1980s and '90s, releasing a challenging and eccentric body of work that earned them some high-profile admirers and enthusiastic reviews but few sales. The first lineup of the Supreme Dicks was formed in 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts by a handful of Hampshire College students; while a sizable number of musicians drifted in and out of the lineup over the group's lifetime, the core ensemble featured Daniel Oxenberg on guitar and vocals; Jon Shere on guitar and vocals; Steve … » Read more
by Eduardo Rivadavia
Die Monster Die were formed in the alternative rock epicenter of Athens, GA, by guitarist Evan Player, who took the band's name from the 1965 horror flick starring Boris Karloff, but didn't get very far with the group during its initial run through the late '80s. In fact, it was only after relocating to New York City and teaming up with vocalist/bassist Alice Cohen, drummer Kenny Sanders, and second guitarist Shawn Tracy during the glory days of grunge that Player managed to get Die Monster Die noticed by a handful of indie record labels. They eventually decided … » Read more
1 | Look Who's Perfect Now | |
2 | Weather Boy | |
3 | I Saw Red | |
4 | Dizzy Moon | |
5 | Then I Walked Away | |
6 | Head | |
7 | What You Are | |
8 | Stars Collide | |
9 | Day #1 | |
10 | Falling Off The World | |
11 | Flow |
by Rick Anderson
The huge success in the mid-1990s of bands like the Goo Goo Dolls and Green Day sent record labels scrambling for their own entries in the melodic punk sweepstakes. EMI's entry was Little John, and there's really no reason why their one album shouldn't have done better than it did. It opens with the absolutely glorious title track, a perfect amalgam of crunchy power chords and soaring, cathartic melody. On "Scared," they sound a bit like a younger, snottier version of Crowded House; "Evel Knievel" is almost as good in its headlong rush as "Derailer"; "Fell From the Sun" sounds like a pop-punk tribute to Icarus. Songwriter Seth Freeman's voice is nothing to write home about, but at least he doesn't sing with a fake British accent like Billie Joe Armstrong does. You'll find this one in the bargain bins, and when you do, snag it. It was a bargain at list price.
1 | Derailer | |
2 | Scared | |
3 | Shoelace | |
4 | Finally Got It | |
5 | Evel Knievel | |
6 | Thin Ice | |
7 | Fell From The Sun | |
8 | Down On Me | |
9 | The Right Choice | |
10 | Weighted Down | |
11 | Never Learn | |
12 | My Limit |
by Ron DePasquale
Begun as nc-17, this Canadian alternative pop/rock group changed its name after an American band with the same moniker threatened to sue. Greig Nori (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Bill Priddle (guitar, vocals), and Rosie Martin (bass, keyboards) met in high school in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, and paid the 5,000-dollar cost of releasing nc-17 on its own Smokin' Worm label as the band's full-length debut in 1994. After partnering with indie label Sonic Unyon and re-releasing nc-17, the album became Canada's best-selling indie record and the ballad "Red" received heavy play on college radio and Much Music (Canada's music television network). The following year, the band released the self-titled EP, which doubled as a CD-ROM zine dedicated to 30 of its favorite Canadian indie bands. The album was later released as Treble Charger in the U.S.
Tracklist
1 | 10th Grade Love | 4:04 | |
2 | In Your Way | 3:37 | |
3 | Trinity Bellwoods | 4:31 | |
4 | Dress | 3:29 | |
5 | Cubicle | 4:42 | |
6 | Popcorn Chicken | 1:37 | |
7 | Red | 5:10 | |
8 | Soaker | 3:55 | |
9 | Deception Made Simple | 4:18 | |
10 | Pilot Light | 4:45 | |
11 | Hint | 19:00 |
by John Bush
An indie rock subversive who has been known to perform in dresses almost as much as his ex-wife Courtney Love, Falling James (Moreland) has led the Leaving Trains with a revolving lineup since the group formed in 1980. Originally in a Los Angeles punk band named the Mongrels during 1978-1979, Falling James formed the Downers in 1980 (with David Roback, later of Mazzy Star, and John Hoffs, the brother of the Bangles sisters) and then the Leaving Trains later that year, with guitarist » Read more
Submarine
alternated introspective indie-rock with noisy psychedelic jams. The
British band released its self-titled debut album in 1994; Keith Cleversley (of Flaming Lips
fame) produced it for the British label, Ultimate. A second album, also
recorded with Cleversley, was turned down by the label and never
appeared. (Kiss Me Till Your Ears Burn Off, a collection of singles and B-sides, is the group's only domestic release.) Submarine linchpins Neil Haydock (guitar, vocals) and Rob Harron (bass) later formed Jetboy DC.
Kiss Me 'Til Your Ears Burn Off
1 | Chemical Tester | 3:31 | |
2 | Salty Killer Whales | 4:07 | |
3 | Dinosaurs | 6:58 | |
4 | Learning To Live With Ghosts | 5:21 | |
5 | Smile | 3:03 | |
6 | Jodie Foster (Live) | 6:54 | |
7 | Tugboat | ||
5:52 | |||
8 | Pollen | 7:54 |
1 | I Can't Be Satisfied | 5:19 | |
2 | Electric Bathing | 3:56 | |
3 | JNR. Elvis | 4:00 | |
4 | Empty | 3:46 | |
5 | Lips & Fingers | 6:18 | |
6 | Never Be Alright Again | 3:21 | |
7 | Fading | 4:43 | |
8 | Jodie Foster | 7:33 | |
9 | Alright Sunshine Song | 5:34 |