THE BOO RADLEYS Kingsize 1998

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Tracklist

1	Blue Room In Archway
2	The Old Newsstand At Hamilton Square
3	Free Huey
4	Monuments For A Dead Century
5	Heaven's At The Bottom Of This Glass
6	Kingsize
7	High As Monkeys
8	Eurostar
9	Put Your Arms Around Me And Tell Me Everything's Going To Be OK
10	Adieu Clo Clo
11	Jimmy Webb Is God
12	She Is Everywhere
13	Comb Your Hair
14	Song From The Blueroom
15	The Future Is Now

CHOPPER Madhouse On Castle Street 1999

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Madhouse on Castle Street Review

by Jack Rabid

With Madhouse, Connecticut's Chopper builds on a batch of fine power pop EPs and singles, and leaves them behind. While still a feast for anyone who continues to pull Shoes, (Paul Collins') the Beat, and Let's Active records off the shelf, Madhouse's piano ("Tin Star"), pedal steel ("Ragged and Grey"), harpsichord (the super "Love Goes Down the Drain"), harmonica ("Snake Lake"), and delicious mandolin ("It's So Obvious to Me") highlight more mature arrangements, and more accomplished songs and words. Leaders Steven Deal and Robert Dietrich's supremely melodic, sparklingly produced work is so much deeper, it's akin to the progression the Beatles made from the simple, great Beatles for Sale to the more introspective, careful, thoughtful, timeless Help! Er, Rubber Soul on the horizon, anyone?

 

Tracklist

1	Run Away	3:51
2	Tin Star	3:40
3	It's So Obvious To Me	3:52
4	Walter Byrd	3:42
5	Love Goes Down The Drain	4:21
6	Ragged And Grey	7:01
7	Snake Lake	5:10
8	Where I Belong	3:54
9	Thank Me Instead	5:11
10	Mary Thousands Gone	3:52
11	When I Call For You	3:38
12	Slowly Flow	3:44

 

PORTASTATIC The Nature of Sap 1997

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Tracklist  

1	You Know Where To Find Me	4:45
2	A Lovely Nile	2:16
3	Hurricane Warning (Ignored)	2:48
4	Reverse Lester	0:30
5	Flare	4:11
6	Jonathan's Organ	2:06
7	Before You Sailed Around The World	3:27
8	Ben's Revenge	0:36
9	Impolite Cheers	2:06
10	Spying On The Spys	3:51
11	Bjjt	3:06
12	Landed	3:41
13	If You Could Sing	4:13
14	The Nature Of Sap	2:36
15	Untitled	5:00
16	Untitled	1:40

SKYWARD self titled 1997

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BIOGRAPHY from C/Z Records

  For over a year, Joe Skyward (former bassist of Sky Cries Mary, the Posies and Sunny Day Real Estate) worked persistently on his first record. Initially the record was finished April 3, 1996, the day before the Posies left on tour to support their last Geffen Records release, Amazing Disgrace.

  Due to a seemingly never ending series of roadblocks along the way, the record was delayed over an entire year from the original release date. During that time, Joe re-entered the studio and emerged with several new tracks which have been integrated into the new record as you hear it today.

  In that time SKYWARD has continued to grow as a song craftsman (he prefers not to be called a "songwriter") and that growth is evident in the maturity the new songs display.

  SKYWARD is an elaborate and intricate project featuring the talents of over forty musicians including current and former members of The Posies, Hammerbox, Sky Cries Mary, Sage, 7 Year Bitch, The League of Crafty Guitarists, Low Pop Suicide, Critters Buggin', Ministry, Gigolo Aunts, Fountains of Wayne, and the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, not to mention Joe's 14 year old daughter Brette.

  None of the songs here sound like any of the artists mentioned above, nor should they. Each song was developed using a distinct creative unit. There is a consistency throughout, but the feel and color changes from one song to the next make for a very exciting ride.

  The music is textured, psychedelic, and always anchored with a solid rhythm section consisting of Joe at the helm and an ever changing drummer. At times the record is jazzy, funky, sometimes swirling endlessly, and on other occasions not unlike the Golden Palominos at some of their more inspired moments. This record is more than a collection of songs, it is an entire experience.
 

Tracklist 1 Such A Small Room 2 Sundial 3 If You Can 4 Once Of The Earth 5 Por Aqui Por Aqui 6 Dunderhead 7 Position Fatal 8 Today (I Wish That I Could Tell) 9 Lightswitch 10 By The Wayside 11 Pay To Pray 12 All Raised The Same 13 Searching For The Moon Music 14 Taxi De L'Espace

NUISANCE Confusion Hill 1991

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hardcore/punk

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Tracklist

1	The Carpet
2	Broken Van
3	Way Lame
4	Nicotine
5	Roll Another Number
6	Meltdown
7	Guitar Joe
8	Worst Of Luck
9	Dragon Fly
10	Harvest Time
11	Big Sky
12	Ghost Of America
13	Brown Eyed Girl

 

GRENADINE Nopalitos 1994

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Grenadine Biography by Heather Phares

This indie rock supergroup consists of Jenny Toomey from Tsunami, Mark Robinson from Unrest and Air Miami, and Rob Christiansen from the Eggs. Formed in 1991, Grenadine has a slew of 7"s to its credit, as well as two albums, Goya and Nopalitos, that show off the band's moody take on pop music. Toomey's compositions tend to be sullenly melodic, quiet epics that show off her rich, throaty voice, while Robinson's songs range from upbeat power pop to odd, 1920s-style ditties reminiscent of Rudy Vallee and other crooners. An unusual band even by indie standards, Grenadine allows its members to explore musical facets untouched by their other bands, making the group more than just a side project.

 

 

Tracklist

1	Mexico Big Sky	3:47
2	Steely Daniel	3:41
3	Puddle	3:54
4	What On Earth Has Happened To Today's Youth?	3:36
5	Note In His Pocket	5:13
6	Hell Over Hickory Dew	2:34
7	Speeding	3:39
8	Roundabout On A Tuesday	2:25
9	Drama Club	5:06
10	The Barnacle	4:18
11	Snik	4:00
12	This Girl's In Love With You	3:39

 

DIRT FISHERMEN Glenn's Car 1990

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Tracklist

A1	People In Trees
A2	Passion
A3	East
A4	Heavy Metal Kit
A5	Tongue In A Bag
A6	Scuba Diver
B1	In Your Heaven
B2	Song For An Obituary
B3	Greenwich
B4	Sell Your Mother
B5	Horse Sense
B6	Herpes Of The Mouth

THE MESS self titled 1992

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featuring Chris Carter from Dramarama 

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Tracklist

1	Silver Like A Dime
2	Swallowed Your Cure
3	Drag Around
4	Cindy Tells Me
5	15 Minutes In The Street
6	The Ball
7	Tell Me About Your Drugs
8	Easy Lie
9	Miles In Cheap Seats
10	Like It So Far?

DIRT FISHERMEN Vena Cava 1993

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Dirt Fishermen were based in Boise, Idaho in the post-grunge era of 1988-1994. They consisted of five original members, Dave Grapp, Gina Gregerson, KT Shanafelt, Dan Krejci, and Gavin. A self-titled demo tape was recorded and the initial pressing of 500 sold out quickly. The band played the first of many out of town shows and won over crowds in Portland and Eugene while opening for soon-to-be good friends The Dharma Bums. Glenn Newkirk replaced Gavin in 1990. Shortly after that the band traveled to Dogfish Studios outside of Portland to record the "glenn's car" album. The title is based on the cover photo which is actually a photo of Lee's car after it caught fire next to Boise High school one summer evening. The album was released through Silence Records (label started by the Treepeople). 500 copies on LP and 1000 on cassette which sold out quickly and was not repressed until the CD release in October of 2006. After several Northwest tours and some shows in the Southwest Dave Grapp left the band. With KT and Gina taking over all vocal duties the band shifted gears from a politically charged folk-rock five piece to a grungier four piece that had less in common with R.E.M. and more in the vein of Seven Year Bitch and The Gits. In 1992 the band signed to C/Z records based in Seattle, WA. This label was home to fellow Idahoans, The Treepeople and Caustic Resin, as well as Seven Year Bitch, Alcohol Funnycar and later Built to Spill. The third LP "Vena Cava" was recorded at home in Boise but famed producer Jack Endino made the trip over from Seattle to produce the record. They toured the US with noted bands Sunny Day Real Estate and the Mieces as well as Monks of Doom and Dirt Clod Fight. The group disbanded in 1994 and all members individually worked separately on new musical projects. The group held reunion shows in October of 2006 to large crowds of loyal fans in their home town of Boise, Idaho. The group remains on hiatus, vowing to play occasionally.

Tracklist

1	Caracul
2	I Will Wait
3	Pelmen
4	Put To Sleep
5	Fun & Games With Sylvia
6	Vena Cava
7	Cops
8	Wrath Of Rabbit
9	Ingridory
10	Appetizer
11	Breakdown
12	Plum
13	Breakin' Bones