by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V/A
V/A – Swingin’ Christmas – CD (Royalty Records) This is five swing bands doing swingin’ versions of twelve Christmas classics. It’s just in time for the big swing revival which is still going strong, but may soon fade out. If you’re...
by Gail Pop | 1999 | Deadbeat Corner, Interviews
(Originally appeared in Mutant Renegade Zine #10, Winter 1999) Joel Lensch (aka Lucky) is the latest victim of deadbeat corner. One evening I saw Joel’s face on the local cable station in his perfect white chef’s uniform. He was being interviewed by...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
V/A – Weird and Scary – The Ultimate Scream in Film Scores – CD (Milan Records) I was sitting here just working on the zine while I listened to this compilation of songs from horror movies. Even though it remained as a background the songs crept up...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
V/A – Urban Legend – CD (Milan Records) Slasher movies are all the rave once again. However, where many slasher movies in the past had instrumental soundtracks to help with the mood, modern ones have the flavor of the week artist supplying the mood music....
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
V/A – Hidden Treasures of Film Music – CD (Milan Records) Some great and mostly dark tracks from twelve great movies including: 12 Monkeys, The Truman Show, Backdraft, Naked Lunch, Assassins(s) and seven others. Some of the best portions of several scores...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
V/A – Celebrity – CD (Milan Records) This is the soundtrack to Woody Allen’s 27th Feature Film. For those of you who know little about Woody Allen, he is not only a great writer and director but also a huge jazz fanatic. Most of his movie soundtracks...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
James Woods – John Carpenter’s Vampires – CD (Milan Records) This soundtrack is filled with rocked out 70′s party bar band guitar jamming instrumentals provided by John Carpenter’s band The Texas Toad Lickers. The name of the band should...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
Hugh Dillon & Swamp Baby – Hard Core Logo – CD (Velvel) From what I understand Hard Core Logo is a mocumentary of a punk band. Hugh Dillion and Swamp Baby is the focus of the movie and this release. Basic guitar punk, almost like a slowed down Ramones...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
Wendy Carlos – Clockwork Orange – 2CD (East Side Digital) You know the movie. This is the soundtrack. Moody and surreal. The hauntingly beautiful synth chants interwoven with classical music makes this one of the best movie scores ever done. Audio...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V/A
V/A – Xanadu – Music for the Future – CD (Rhetoric Records) This comp features nineteen bands playing punk pop. I love punk pop but couldn’t help but notice how similar most of these bands sound. My one big question is that there are 19 bands...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V/A
V/A – We Will Fall:The Iggy Pop Tribute – CD (Royalty Records) There’s is not substitute for Iggy, but twenty bands do a good job covering his songs and stay pretty true to the originals. There’s a range of great bands on hear including: Joan...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V/A
V/A – Suburban Voice – 7″ (Suburban Records) This is a three song, three band 7″ that comes with # 42 of the Suburban Voice. The Trouble play melodic punk rock, Fit for Abuse play basic hardcore and the Pinkerton Thugs play disjointed punk /...
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