NOTES
It's a sign of the times when every other cheese
ball band in the universe fancies themselves pop
punk. Those two words cancel each other out as
surely as military intelligence or student teacher
...For middle finger in your face fuck-off if you
don't like it style Yankee yells, examine American
surgery from a snowboard denial, Fat
Mike of NOFX led an awe-inspiring set
that highlighted a three-day gig which
included Bad Religion, SNFU. Down by
Law. The Offspring, RKL, Gashuffer
and Pennywise at the Palladium in LA
Fuck by Slag: A no apologies, no regrets and no. The hottest band of Memphis preci-
bullshit sonic crunch
For a schooling in
the power of NYHC,
check Sunday Mati-
nee: The Best of NY
Hardcore with Bad
Brains, Cro-Mags.
Agnostic Front,
Bold, Reagan Youth,
Murphy's Law, Sick
Of It All, War Zone,
Youth of Today.
The Mob, Leeway.
Underdog, Judge.
American Standard,
Killing Time, Raw
Deal, Sheer Terror
and Urban Waste...
Coming off of knee
Steve
Cropper
sion studio musicians to ever Dive Bomb
shuck a groove go by the
name of Booker T & The MG's. The
potent chemistry of Steve Cropper
on guitar, Donald "Duck Dunn on
bass and Booker T Jones on organ
provide the foundation of a group
that never needs any words to sing
or vocals to stir emotion. A new CD,
That's The Way It Should Be, boogies
on with soulful instrumental remedies
for the blues... Former Joneses guy
heavy pool and park superstar of yes
The Rake's
Progress
NOFX
teryear Steve "Bulky Olson is playing bass in
a brash new combo called CASH featuring Ron
Emory and Greg Kuenhn of TSOL on guitars,
and Bill Bateman of The Blasters on drums...
Don't buy the Stress CD by Stompbox. Do your
self a favor and catch the fury of their live set...
German radmeister Claus Grabke has a tough
new band called Thumb that unshrouds the
ignorance of blatant nationalism while keeping
the pedal to the metal... The chicks love The
Rake's Progress because they rock the line with
a tight melodic passion... Kiss My Ass is a col-
lection of Kiss covers that doesn't destroy your
ability to listen to the originals. Featured artists
include The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Lenny
Kravitz Garth Brooks, Anthrax and Dinosaur Jr
...You can't kill the living dead, and The Cramps
are back on the Flame Job CD... Though they
call their new CD Surf City Amsterdam, the
members of the Dutch punka roca outfit NRA
make no pretensions about their surfing skills,
but they do let it all hang out with full ahead
music that's just a tad syrupy, but not enough to
make you lose your lunch.
-Brian Brannon
Dickter Scale
Bad Religion, CD. The Big Bad
R is not capable of putting out a
shitty slab. Catchy and back to
the basics on their major debut
... The Jesus Lizard, Down, CD.
Another frantic display of juicy
masterpieces... God & Texas,
Double Shot, CD. Major pro-
gression leap including brass.
I'm still trying to figure it out...
Buzzoven, Sore, CD. Marinated
HC metal punk that rots to the
core Kepone, Ugly Dance,
CD. A most decent punked up
trio with tight rhythms and fun
lyrics Godflesh, Selfless, CD.
Back to roots, that's the poop
Focused, Bow, CD. Hardline
hardcore with political stamina
and crunch... Karp, Mustaches
Wild, CD. Heaviness resulting in
the fluid build up in the ol' nut
sack... Chatterbox, Despite,
CD. Industrifried guitar assault
with thrilling stalls and scary
vocals Johnboy, Claim Dedi
cations, CD. Pounding Texan
terror strikes again... Shootyz
Groove, Jammin' In Vicious En-
vironments, CD. Looking for the
perfect blending of hip hop and
hardcore? This is it right here...
Downset, S/T, CD. The album
to tear down the walls with...
Glazed Baby, Karmic Debt, CD.
Squelched harmonic destruction
and terrifying vocals... Kryp-
tonic Nixon, Swag, CD. This LA
unit rips with the power of rock
...Grifters, Crappin' You Neg-
ative, CD. Raw bluescore to the
max
Mule, If I Don't Six, CD.
A bellyful of butt kickin' Tennes-
see home cookin'... Slug. The
Out Sound, CD. Flawless So-Cal
noise punk L7, Hungry For
Stink, CD. I'm not as hungry as
they are, but this still has a few
moments GRIND SCALE
Phobia, Return To Desolation,
CD, 7.9 Entombed. Out Of
Hand, CD/EP, 9.0... Fudge Tun-
nel, The Complicated Futility of
Ignorance, CD, 8.9... Amor-
phis, Tales From The Thousand
Lakes, CD, 8.7... Benediction,
The Grotesque, CD/EP. 8.2.
-Rick Rotsaert
An
Open Mind With a
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