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LELLED
If dead serial killers
had their own Saturday
morning cartoon show,
this would be the
theme music.
FROM THE ASSASSINATIONS
of JFK and Marilyn Monroe to
alien spacemen and spacecraft
in Area 57, conspiracy theories
abound these days, but take a
look at the "J Theory" submit
ted by Windy Arden of SF,
concerning the mysterious cir
cumstances surrounding the
deaths of a few famous rock-
ers whose names begin with
the letter "J" Jimi Hendrix,
Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin,
John Bonham, Brian Jones,
Jaco Pastorius, John Lennon,
John Belushi, Jim Croce and
Jerry Garcia. Could the death
of Kurt Cobain herald a new
change of gears to K for the
nineties?The mighty Kill-
dozer recently completed a
tour of the US, spreading their
brand of tough love across the
nation. Drummer Erik Tunison
from Die Kreuzen handled the
skin pounding duties and
stoned guy Jeff Dizenberger
added a second guitar to
convert the Dozer into a nucle-
Car power quadruplet. Bassist/
vocalist Michael Gerald was
heard remarking from stage at
the Bottom Of The Hill in SF
how lucky their former drum
mer was to stay home with his
wife and kid instead of party.
ing every night on the road
with the band. The world's
most lyrically prolific chronic
schizophrenic, Wesley Willis,
recently met with Dave Grohl,
formerly of Nirvana and now
of Foo Fighters. Though the
word is hush-hush on what was
behind this mega-meeting of
the minds, inside sources say it
has something to do with the
future of alternative music as
we know it Few bands in
the history of punk can match
the power and intensity of
DOA. Their latest, The Black
Spot, carries the fever in pure
DOA fashion. Driven by Joey
"Quit Calling Me Shithead
Keithley on guitar, Ford Pier
on guitar, and Brian Goble on
bass the speed and fury DOA
delivers is nonpareil and will
most likely remain that way for
the rest of time. There's all
kinds of ske brouhaha flying
through the air these days..
and a lot of it is preppy, poppy
sell-out crap without a skankin'
bone in its body. Then there's
Ska Hi-Fi by the Scofflaws,
WODL
Dave Grohl &
Wesley Willis
proof positive there's still dope
in this over-produced world....
Looking for a band with a
good crunch and a female.
singer who can seriously belt
out the jams? Check out Brick
Chair from Phoenix, Arizona,
with Fearn Smith handling the
mic stand. The CD / Think We
Can Be Friends takes it over
the top with soul, depth and
intuition. For them that dig
graveyard grooves and voo
doo barbecues there's Sleaze
fest, the creation of Southern
Culture guitarist Rick Miller.
and recorded for posterity on
video and CD featuring Hasil
Adkins. The Strychnines,
Chrome Daddy Disco, The
Woggles, Hillbilly Franken-1
stein. The Subsonics, Santo's
Helpers, Dexter Romweber,
The Bassholes and Family
Dollar Pharoahs... Probably
the heaviest double bill of gui-
tar giants to come through in
eons was the Jeff Beck and
Carlos Santana showcase.
Over the years Beck's mastery
of the axe has sometimes
gotten clauded in too thick a
solution of fusion contusions,
but when he cranked it out at
Shoreline in Mountain View,
CA, the strength of his sound
came across loud and clean In
the meantime, Santana wailed
with a feeling, as did all the
heavy bass, drums and percus
sion that churned along in his
wake. Write to the Santana
Fan Club at PO Box 881630,
SF, CA 94188 -Brian Brannon:
Killdozer
Bickler Scale
Blag Dahlia, Venus With Arms, CD/Ep. This is
what's left over of the Dwarves, 100% pure forti-
fied rock Speedball Baby, Get Straight For The
Last Supper, CD/Ep. NY vice rocksters are not
afraid of death Cheater Slicks. Don't Like
You, Lp. Boston's best kept secret-flat out.
fucked-up and chain driven... Motorhead.
Sacrifice, CD. If you liked Bastards, then this
compares. Seaweed. Spanaway, CD. Major
label debut doesn't mean it sucks... Rocket
From The Crypt. Scream, Dracula, Scream. CD.
Reinvented punk power and possession of blood-
laced density Old. Formida, CD. Tech masters
blaze a new trail of fame... Voodoo Glow Skulls.
Firme, CD. Premiere ska-sters got it goin' on
Alcohol Funnycar. Weasels, CD. Most focused
and consistent release to date. Bloodloss, Live
My Way, CD. Mark Arm, Martin Bland and a cou-
ple o' buddies belt out messy blues-driven cock-
tails... Exit-13, Just a Few More Hits. CD. Creative
core extremists whip out a killer DK's cover and
a beautiful cunnilingus love song... Mindrot.
Datening CD. On the rise crust/grind unit dips
into Gothic territory on their first ferocious full-
length... Deftones. Adrenaline, CD. Dynamic
Sacramento unit evades a pin-down with a wide
variety of Influences. Sive Style. CD. Instrumen-
tal Chicago trio soulfully attacks without warning
...Apocalypse Hoboken, Easy Instructions For
Complex Machinery. CD. Lots of Chicago ex-mem-
bers compose an angry and misunderstood gath-1
ering of witty strength through power-chord fren-
zies
Oblivion. Shoot Me A Waco, CD. Follow-up
Lp of angst ridden power pop that's also from that
proud Chicago punk scene... Unsane, Scattered,
Smothered & Covered, CD. And finally, the pound-
ing headache masters have returned to prescribe
their premium brand of headsplitting... Zeni
Geva. Freedom Hordage, CD. Japanland noise
trio really loud, you buy, okie doky. -flick Rosari
mr. bungle
Disco Volante
Os CD, cessate and anatomically correct, corinthion feather vinyl
ANTHRAX
Stomp 442
The new album featuring "Fueled"
Preduced by These dicher Brothers are Anthrax
On Elektra compact dises and uncassettes.
http://www.elektra.com
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