by Superchunk Steve | 1999 | Music Reviews - B
Blur – 13 – CD (Virgin Records) My best advice is “skip the radio single”. Pop “13″ into your cd player and skip to track two and then buckle up for a really great album. Tender the first single is a fun Roy Orbison-esque song....
by Gail Pop | 1999 | Music Reviews - C
Cutters – Sonic Wave Love – CD (CMC International) The Cutters are a band from Bloomington, Indiana and their name is a reference to one of my favorite movies, Breaking Away. Breaking Away starred Dennis Christopher as a young man with no future in the...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - F
The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin – CD (Warner Brothers) The first album (this was a time when c.d.’s were just starting to catch on) I heard by The Flaming Lips was “In a Priest Driven Ambulance”, was so freaky-weird that I just loved...
by Gail Pop | 1999 | Music Reviews - G
Gotohells – Burning Bridges – CD (Vagrant Records) “Burning Bridges” is the Gotohell’s third release. They are a garage punk rock band from Florida. The songs have a seething, sexual back beat mixed with a loud pulsing guitar. The Gotohells reminds me of...
by Gail Pop | 1999 | Music Reviews - L
Eric Lambert & The Laughing Gnomes – Year of the Gnomes – CD (Skydog Records) This release reminds me of the days I hung out with Eric Clapton and we ate shrooms and saw the lawn ornaments come to life. Lay off the drugs, Eric and give the blues back...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - M
The Muffs – Alert Today Alive Tomorrow – CD (Honest Don’s) The Muffs are a great female-fronted indie rock band. Kim’s vocals aren’t as abrasive as earlier releases, but they are still powerful. The songs are full of downcast lyrics that...
by Superchunk Steve | 1999 | Music Reviews - P
Pretty Mighty Mighty – Famous Past Lives – CD (Derailieur Records) I can’t say that “Famous Past Lives” was one of the most anticipated local releases of 1999, because people have been anticipating it for at least three years. PMM...
by Superchunk Steve | 1999 | Music Reviews - S
Silo the Huskie – Silo the Huskie – CD (Half Life Records) This cd is great! It’s in my regular rotation now with “Foolish” and “Mirror Blue”. The songs are powerful, catchy and melodic with that slight, tiny twang that...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - T
This (Dufus) Revolution- “This Revolution – CD (Opulence! Records) Weird and intriguing…kind of similar to that kid who always used to sit in the front of the bus and never spoke to anybody, and wore stripped shirts and checkered pants. There is something...
by Johnny Death | 1999 | Music Reviews - Z
The Ziffelz – On the Horizon – CD Crap, crap. Hillbilly music I guess. With songs like “Farmers on Food Stamps”, what can you expect? I think I would rather take a shower with my mom than listen to this cd again. Oh did I mention that I...
by Mite Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - V/A
V/A – Hot Curly Weenie Vol. 2 – CD (Recess Records) Chocked full of acne-punk, this release is sure to satisfy your punk monkey. Over a third of the tunes are previously unreleased. John Cougar Concentration Camp, Kankersores, Pud and F.Y.P. are just a few...
by Grog Mutant | 1999 | Music Reviews - Soundtrack
V/A – Matrix – CD (Maverick Records / WB) Yes, it’s that new Keanu movie. From what I heard it’s carried by Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss and is actually a great movie. Most of the music on the soundtrack was familiar to me with one exception....
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