LOVE IT TO DEATH: BOAC Various Artists 1998

 

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Compilation of bands released by Canadian magazine, Back Of A Car 

 

Tracklist

1	Jeremy Morris (2)–	Little Willy
2	Sackareen*–	Teenage Rampage
3	Jeremy Morris (2)–	Good Times
4	Million Yen–	Velveteen
5	Camaro Hair–	Deliquent Postmistress
6	The Squires Of The Subterrain–	Umbrellas Open
7	The Young Adults (3)–	Tomboys
8	Love Kit–	Tiger Beat Heaven
9	sparkle*jets u.k.–	She's My Fave
10	The Dipsomaniacs–	Student Driver
11	The Rockinghams–	Ho Chi Minh
12	The Johnny Popstar Luv Explosion–	Guess I'm Just A Friendly Guy
13	Grey Daisy–	Tomorrow
14	Star Collector (2)–	King
15	Ian Marsh–	Tie Me Down
16	Tommy Flake–	Vanished
17	The Lackloves–	Angel Eyes

THE ROSENBERGS Ameripop 1999

 

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The Rosenbergs Biography

by Kieran McCarthy

The Rosenbergs have gained more attention for their intransigent relationship toward the music business than for their music. But their refusal to buckle down to unfair industry contracts has not completely overshadowed their concise, original indie pop sound. After spending five years bumming around New York, burning bridges with a revolving door of drummers and guitar players, David Fagin and Evan Silverman finally found a pair of Joes, Mahoney and Darone, to complete their lineup. In 1999, they unveiled Ameripop, their first full-fledged studio release. They supplied the funds for their own tour of England and then returned to the States in hopes of garnering more publicity. It was about this time when they turned down opportunity to appear on Farmclub.com, a website/cable TV show/record label conglomeration headed by Jimmy Iovine, because of some particularly one-sided contract terms. This brash display of independent-label integrity loosened a torrential flood of positive publicity, which they've been feeding off ever since. But this shrewd and dedicated foursome has more to offer than a keen sense of marketing. They've hammered out a clever pop sound that could compare to the brightest days of Cheap Trick. Fagin's lyrics treat traditional tormented love themes creatively, and the cohesiveness of the band proves they're not just playing at being rock stars. With the help of their new label, Robert Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile, they released Mission: You in 2001, a gorgeously produced sophomore effort, drowning out critics who might have suggested they were a gimmicky fluke. Department Store Girl followed two years later.

 

Tracklist

1		Time Warp	2:11
2		Will U Drive Me?	4:11
3		Leech	3:38
4		Soaked In Polyester	4:59
5		Keep It To Yourself	3:46
6		Paris Morning
5:05
7		Glossary	4:31

PURE POP FOR COOL PEOPLE (A COMPILATION OF NOT LAME 1999 RELEASES) Various Artists 1999

 

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Tracklist

Not Lame Recordings
1	The Rooks (3)–	A Wishing Well	7:35
2	The Shazam–	God Speed The Shazam	6:22
3	Michael Carpenter–	Baby	5:34
4	Myracle Brah–	Plate Spinner	6:21
5	Martin Luther Lennon–	Escape To Paradox Island	7:18
6	Idle Jets–	Atomic Fireball	6:20
7	Bobby Sutliff–	Bitter Fruit	5:42
8	Ken Sharp–	Happy Accidents	4:40
		Not Lame Archives
9	Dwight Twilley–	Between The Cracks	5:53
10	The Rubinoos–	The Basement Tapes	4:36
		Not Lame Limited
11	The Black Watch–	The King Of Good Intentions	5:30
12	The Rockinghams–	Makin' Bacon	3:57
13	Flamingo (10)–	Flamingo	3:44
		-
14	Various–	Untitled	0:54

STAR COLLECTOR (U.S.) Songs For The Whole Family 1999

 

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Star Collector (2) recorded only one album that sold well - nearly 2000 copies and received great reviews in the local Atlanta papers and even US and international powerpop/rock magazines like Bucketful of Brains, Amplifier and Magnet. It did well in the UK and Japan. The album made a number of top 10 lists in 1999. The band did a cover of Sir's Paul and Declan's "My Brave Face" for the "Coming Up" Macca tribute that came out in 2000. It was the very last thing Star Collector recorded together. To this day AMG lists the album with the albums done by the Canadian band of the same name and give them credit for it. Joe Giddings has tried in vain, numerous times, to get them to change it.

 

Tracklist

  1. #1
  2. Soap Opera Queen
  3. Fight
  4. Beautiful (Flag)
  5. Dreaming
  6. Apologies
  7. Nowhere Else To Go
  8. Window
  9. Fall In Line
10. Science Fiction Girl
11. Information
12. Desensitize
13. Get Up, Get Out!
14. 7 Sermons
15. Hand To Everyone
16. Ordinary Day [Hidden]

SLUTS FOR HIRE The Happiest Band On Earth 1996

 

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Los Angeles based punk band on Flipside Records

Tracklist

1		La La La
2		Problem
3		Bitch
4		Eat Your Head
5		Psycho Pippy
6		U Bring Me Down
7		Red Assphault
8		Wacky Women
9		Stop & Stare
10		Naked
11		G.B.G.
12		Happiest Song On Earth
13		Please Please Me

THE RYDERS 反逆分子 1995

 

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Punk band from Tokyo, Japan formed in 1987.

Tracklist

1		Horizon
2		Nothin' Feels Right
3		New Rise
4		破滅へのカウントダウン
5		Danger & Pleasure
6		Sunday Driver
7		最期のメッセージ
8		Drunken Punk
9		Victims (New Version)
10		飽くまで悪友
11		Blood
12		D.N.A.
13		Outside Emotion (New Version)
14		Innovator

JACK BREWER BAND Harsh World 1991

 

 

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Singer Jack Brewer was a member of Saccharine Trust

Tracklist

1. Harsh World
2. Hatred Is Sacred
3. Why Did God Create Assholes
4. Windows
5. Crack 'N' Rap
6. Family Trivialities
7. Power
8. Election 88
9. The Serpent of My Ways
10. Morning Lust
11. Personal Song For Mike Watt To Sing
12. Sheena Is A Trendy
13. If Tears Subside

ARLAN'S ARMY Various Artists 1995

 

Discogs

 

compilation on Flipside Records label

 

Tracklist

1	Methadone Cocktail–	Boyfriend	4:22
2	Cause For Concern (2)–	Discontemptment	3:29
3	U.X.A.–	All Or Nothing	2:15
4	Honk If You're Horny*–	Everybody Fucking My Baby (But Me)	2:47
5	Rainbows End–	Hollywood Gone Mad	4:04
6	Whatever (7)–	Like That?	5:49
7	Table Talk–	Sharing The Love	5:06
8	Love, Lost & Torn–	Walking Straight	5:18
9	Mary's Gone–	5 Dollar Dress	2:56
10	Nice Kitty–	You	2:39
11	Atomic Boy–	Existential Smile	3:38
12	Bliss (23)–	Not The One	5:11
13	Hitlers Bikini*–	Sally	2:34
14	Tori Tyson–	You Are My Baby	3:29
15	Fizzy Bangers–	Galaxy A Go Go	2:58
16	Ron & Nancy–	Chad	2:21
17	Ringling Sisters*–	Hot Wheelz A Go Go	1:22
18	Tongue (6)–	Allegiance To The Pork	1:33
19	Lacrox–	Now That You're Gone	3:58
20	Tongue Dance–	Reflex	4:37
21	Pink Sabbath (3)–	Bondage Is Beautiful	2:49

BORIS THE SPRINKLER 8 Testicled Pogo Machine 1994

 

by request

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Punk rock band from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Formed in 1992. Known for their flamboyant satirical style with a supplemental dash of bizarre imagery to keep things interesting. They have released full length albums on the Bulge and Go-Kart record labels.

Tracklist

0		Side One
1		Drugs & Masturbation (Radio Edit)	3:45
2		Get Outta My Life	2:12
3		Boulevard Bulldog	1:40
4		Hey Professor Flutesnoot	2:06
5		(She's So) Disgusting	2:52
6		She's Got A Lighter	1:38
7		West Of The East	2:52
8		@n@rchy Bob At The Mayo Clinic	1:13
9		The Way It Is	2:39
10		Side Two	0:44
11		Gimme Gimme Grape Juice	2:12
12		Hexagonal Blues	2:16
13		1-3	2:11
14		Crop	0:59
15		For Paul's Sake	4:06
16		All My Time	1:49
17		Drunk	1:35
18		Girls Like U	2:10
19		Solomon Grundy	1:57
20		Hail Potsylvania	0:57

THURMAN Lux 1995

 

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Mid-'90s power trio Britpop group that sprang from the ashes of the UK metal group 2 Die 4. Their music often dwelled in lively retro-'60s and -'70s pop stylings influenced by The Beatles, T. Rex, The Small Faces, David Bowie, The Kinks, and others. Thurman toured the UK with Echobelly in October 1994, had live shows with Supergrass in January, 1995, toured the UK with Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine in February and March of that year (then went to Europe with them in April), played "The Beat" night at the London Astoria with Gene and EMF on national TV. They headlined some UK shows in summer 1995 while recording their debut album, played live on August 27th at the The Reading Festival. They eventually toured Japan, as well, to fanatical crowds. As per a recent 2020 interview with the group's singer/songwriter Nick Kenny, Thurman never quite got past the UK music press' penchant for cruel, fickle treatment of groups they didn't like in the 1994-'96 Britpop era. So it was very difficult for the band to make any further headway after the release of their only album and they subsequently disbanded under the Thurman name in 1996. They reformed shortly thereafter with ex-Nubiles member Dan Goddard as the Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young-tinged rock group The Four Storeys. Nick and his brother Simon Kenny are currently in the group The Long Insiders with Dan Goddard. 

Tracklist

1		She's A Man	3:04
2		Loaded	3:25
3		Cheap Holiday	3:38
4		Strung Out	4:06
5		It Would Be	2:29
6		English Tea	3:18
7		Famous	4:23
8		Now I'm A Man	4:27
9		Clowns	3:39
10		Lewis Brightworth	2:52
11		Talk To Myself	3:35
12		Automatic Thinker	3:14
13		Flavour Explosion	5:53

EARTH EIGHTEEN Butterfly 1995

 

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Butterfly Review

by Amy Hanson

Rising from the apocalyptic rubble of the post-grunge era, Britain's Earth 18 unleashed their Butterfly LP debut in 1995. Sounding for all the world like glammed-out rock & rollers enmeshed in a battle of wills with the flannelled, goateed alt-rock brigade, the songs on Butterfly roil and seethe, sublimated only by early era giveaway drumbeats and vocalist John Dupree's occasional penchant for channeling the spirit of T. Rex's Marc Bolan. From the wonderful opener "La La Song," which harkens back to a platform-booted era despite its Generation X lyrics, to the light jibes at heavy metal meatheads on the heavy, hair-shaking "Mechanimal," and on to the absolutely marvelous downer, "The Fall Divine," this band proves proficient across a sonic jigsaw puzzle. Throw in the dirty rock & roll of "Maximum Teenage Overdrive," which threads dated tinky-tinky synthesizers among Pink Floyd moments, and the theatrically over-the-top fuzz of "The Girl With the Downward Smile," and you've pretty much covered the decade to date, with a few others thrown in as well. Enjoyable and interesting across the board, it's a shame Earth 18 were relegated to little more than a flash in the pan. It's possible that they may have revealed themselves to be a one-album kind of a band, but it's also plausible that, with a little time and leeway, they might have developed into something very special indeed.



Tracklist

1		La La Song
2		Dolores Haze
3		Mechanimal
4		The Fall Divine
5		Goin' Steady
6		Dahlia
7		Maximum Teenage Overdrive
8		Girl Of The Downward Smile
9		Long Gone
10		Blood Revival 99

MARTIN NEWELL Let's Kiosk! 1995

 

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Martin Newell Biography

by Richie Unterberger

One of the great eccentrics of modern English pop/rock, Martin Newell's songs are recommended listening for anyone who enjoys the peculiarly British eccentricities of Ray Davies, Andy Partridge, Syd Barrett, and the like. His grasp of the pop hook was second to few throughout the 1980s and '90s; his arrangements favor a guitar jangle but are usually infused with a whimsical eclecticism full of goofy sound effects and unusual garnishes of unexpected percussion and string instruments. His voice is winningly quizzical, but his chief assets are his compositions, which reflect contemporary English life with a wry combination of affection and cynicism.

For most of the 1980s, Newell was the mainstay of Cleaners from Venus, who recorded most of their albums at home for cassette-only self-release, although they eventually put out some vinyl product. After a short stint as head of the similar Brotherhood of Lizards, Martin started a solo career in the 1990s that was essentially a continuation of the territory he'd explored in the 1980s; sometimes he re-recorded songs from the previous decade. The difference, if any, was that he was concentrating on the proper official album market instead of the cassette underground, with somewhat higher (though not slick) production values.

Newell's most acclaimed album was 1993's The Greatest Living Englishman, which was produced by Andy Partridge of XTC. The Off White Album (1995) was a bit more baroque in approach, with occasional string arrangements. Spirit Cage was issued in fall 2000, and a collection of home-brewed recordings from 2010 through 2014, Teatime Assortment, appeared in 2015. Newell has co-written material with Captain Sensible and is a poet/humorist of some renown in Britain, publishing his own prose with a good deal of success and writing humorous pieces for the Independent newspaper. Ironically, his music is virtually unknown on his home turf, although he enjoys a considerable cult following in Germany, Japan, France, and on certain American college radio stations.

Tracklist

1. The Jangling Man
2. Former Phonebox Vandal
3. Wunderbarmaid
4. I Will Haunt Your Room

¡CINCO AÑOS! Various Artists 1995

 

Discogs

 

Compilation on Trance Syndicate Records



Tracklist

  1. Starfish - Working Days
  2. Sixteen Deluxe - Daisy Haze
  3. Bedhead - The Dark Ages
  4. Desafinado - Vacuum
  5. My Dad Is Dead - I Had A Dream
  6. Furry Things - Everything New
  7. Sweet Pea - Cut
  8. Cherubs - Quitter
  9. Pain Teens - Manouche
10. Crust - Weekend Bell
11. Lowbrow - Hey Now (I Know)
12. Ed Hall - I Think I'm Going Bald
13. Drain - 120 Horses
14. Starfish - Runaround
15. Johnboy - Bob And Cindy
16. A.C. Acoustics - Love Lies Broken Pieces
17. Sixteen Deluxe - Giver
18. Cherubs - Carjack Fairy
19. Butthole Surfers - The Lord Is A Monkey (Remix)
20. Roky Erikson - You Don't Love Me Yet

ALL KINDSA GIRLS Vol. 2 (2 x 7 inch) 1994

 

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Double 7 inch comp of indie women groups on the Munster Records label based in Spain

 

Tracklist

A1	Lemonbabies–	Feeling Blue
A2	Lemonbabies–	Ugly
B1	Cub–	Your Bed
B2	Cub–	I'm Sticking With You
C1	Mini-Skirt Mob–	Barbarella
C2	Mini-Skirt Mob–	Every Little Thing
D1	Pink Cross*–	Chopper Chix (From Teenage Hell)
D2	Pink Cross*–	Velocababy

BLISS Grafted To An Elbow 1993

 

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Canadian alt rock with some noise and grungy parts, produced by Steve Albini

 

Tracklist

1		Masturbaster	5:00
2		Vision	3:40
3		Lust For Tools	2:50
4		Groots	1:55
5		Nature's Gentle Regulator	3:34
6		Catalina Au Revoir	3:44
7		Greenshine	4:15
8		Cactus	4:30
9		Mystery Drips	3:26
10		Knock The Body Down	3:32
11		Mama Rose	5:54

VAMPIRE LEZBOS Roswell 1947 1995

 

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Vampire Lezbos was started in 1984. Originally from the Spokane-area in Washington State, they played across the country for five years before regrouping in Portland, Maine in 1989. The Lezbos has toured the United States every year since 1985 with the exceptions of ’92 and ’94.

Led by Dave Whiting, Vampire Lezbos has lived in Spokane, Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, CA; Portland, Oregon; and Auckland, New Zealand. Dave is still leading VLs and since 2002 is based in Auckland, New Zealand. 

 

Tracklist

1		Monuments Of Mars	3:57
2		Living In The 90s	4:30
3		Bug Man	2:42
4		Roswell 1947	7:13
5		Crack Baby	2:36
6		Medical Mafia	5:11
7		Big Boss	2:07
8		15090	5:09
9		Open	3:07
10		Buried Alive	5:01

CASUS BELLI Tailgunnrangeles 1994

 

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Casus Belli was an alias of Anthony Martin, who did few records under this name after the breakup of his band Bastards. Afterwards, he also recorded as Tailgunner Joe and worked with the likes of Chokebore and Turbonegro in Europe.

 

Tracklist

1		Vopo
2		Worlds Collide
3		Flip Top
4		Bloodhound
5		Tailgunner
6		My Intrinsic Motives
7		Cakewalk
8		Ram
9		Undertaker
10		Buns Of Steel

CASUS BELLI Return To Zero 7 inch 1993

 

Discogs

 

Casus Belli was an alias of Anthony Martin, who did few records under this name after the breakup of his band Bastards. Afterwards, he also recorded as Tailgunner Joe and worked with the likes of Chokebore and Turbonegro in Europe.

Anthony Martin currently lives in Spain and he is not involved in music business anymore. 

 

Tracklist

A		Return To Zero
B		Bug Fights

THE POWERS THAT BE Crude Sound / The Morning After 7 inch 1992

 

Discogs

 

Released on the Amphetamine Reptile record label, here's some noise rock from England.

Tracklist

A		Crude Sound	4:07
B		The Morning After	3:27

ELEVEN Awake In A Dream 1991

 

by request

Discogs

 

Rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1990 by Alain Johannes (vocals, guitar, sitar, horns), Natasha Shneider (vocals, keyboards, bass), and Jack Irons (drums)

 

Tracklist

1		All Together	3:45
2		Break The Spell	2:14
3		Learning To Be	4:00
4		Rainbow's End	4:43
5		Before Your Eyes	5:16
6		Burning Your Bed	4:26
7		Flying	5:24
8		I Wanna See No Back	3:46
9		You Are Mine	4:18
10		Water And Power	3:25
11		Down	3:16
12		Message To You	5:00

SPIRIT OF THE WEST Save This House 1990

 

by request

Discogs

 

Canadian band that began as the Folk trio Eavesdropper in North Vancouver in 1983, becoming Spirit of the West in 1984. They performed their final show April 17, 2015, due to the failing health of founding member John Mann, reuniting on November 19, 2017 with an all-star lineup in tribute to Mann at 'Spirit of Canada', a benefit concert for Alzheimer's awareness.

Tracklist

1		Save This House	2:53
2		Home For A Rest	4:33
3		Last To Know	6:24
4		Roadside Attraction	3:03
5		Dirty Pool	3:30
6		Not Just A Train	4:18
7		(Putting Up With) The Joneses	4:25
8		Turned Out Lies	3:43
9		Sentimental Side	4:06
10		Water In The Well	4:03
11		Wrecking Ball	3:39
12		Loaded Minds	4:51
13		Swingin' Single	4:55
14		The Old Sod	3:19

MEDELICIOUS EP 7 inch 1992

 

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Power Pop/Punk band from Bellingham, WA. Existed from 1991 to the middle of 1993, when Greg Sullivan went to Law School immediately prior to the planned release of the bands debut.


Tracklist

A1		Green Monster	3:51
A2		Jeff's Theme	1:03
B1		She's A God	3:17
B2		Guilt	3:33

HOUSEBOY Ya Right! 1998

 

Discogs

 

Pop punk on Stiff Pole record label

Tracklist

1		Fitting In	3:40
2		Brett's In Love With Drew Barrymore	2:29
3		Remember, Remember	4:04
4		Breakfast At Tiffany's	2:39
5		Market Girl	1:43
6		This One Goes Like This "Duh, Duh, Da, Da, Duh, Duh, Da, Da, Do, Do"	3:07
7		Stomped Silly On Nine	2:05
8		One Night I Stopped Breathing	2:00
9		Picture Promise	2:26
10		Maybe	2:19
11		The Sheri Song	2:43
12		Yearbook	3:26
13		Dramarama Song
2:56
14.1		Skreech	2:05
14.2		Bonus Stuff (Hidden Track)	10:48