I Hate The 90s

THE KARL HENDRICKS TRIO Sings About Misery and Women 1994

2012-01-25T18:28:00.008-06:00

By request
Thanks to M.P. for the upload.

STEEL WOOL Simple Men Who Like Working with Their Hands 1993

2012-01-25T18:23:00.005-06:00

By request
Thanks to Mart the Guy for the upload.

SINCOLA Crash Landing in Teen Heaven 1996

2012-01-24T15:43:00.004-06:00

By request

Biography

by John Bush

Guitarists Wendel Stivers and Kris Patterson, bassist Chepo Pena, drummer Terri Lord and vocalist Rebecca Cannon formed Sincola in Austin, TX, in 1993. The band honed its punk-pop approach on three singles before their 1995 album debut, What the Nothinghead Said, on Caroline Records.

GASLIGHT RADIO Hitch on the Leaves 1998

2012-01-24T15:37:00.004-06:00

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Review

by Ned Raggett

Practically unheard of outside Gaslight Radio's home continent, Hitch on the Leaves is a wonderful debut album from this quintet, equal parts pretty Cocteau Twins-inspired shoegaze and fragile rock drive. With the lovely chime of "New Estate Dreamboat" starting things off very well, Rory and Martin Cooke's guitars containing all the open-ended ringing one could want, the fivesome merrily make their way from softly melancholy strength to strength. Songs like "Spindlings of the Summer" and the majestic "Rosalie," with its vast sense of space and gentle impact, are sure to make any Chapterhouse, early Verve, or Kitchens of Distinction fan weep with delight that there's at least some bands out there still carrying the flame. Happily, Gaslight Radio don't sound like a cloning of any one group in particular, partially since the group turns from … » Read more

VITAPUP An Hour With Vitapup 1996

2012-01-23T23:00:00.010-06:00

By request
Thanks to M.P. for the upload!
Although this song on YouTube isn't available on the record, it will give you a good idea of Vitapup's sound. Does it sound familiar? Reminds me of Nirvana but hey that's okay! It's a great song!

SATURNINE Flags for Unknown Territories 1997

2012-01-23T22:40:00.004-06:00

By request
Thanks to M.P. for the upload!

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Indie pop band Saturnine formed in New York in 1994 when singer/guitarist Matt Gallaway and bassist Mike Donofrio met while studying law. After enlisting drummer Jim Harwood and guitarist Jennifer Baron, the group issued their debut EP, Autoglider; their full-length debut, Wreck at Pillar Point, followed in 1995. Flags for Unknown Territiories appeared a year later, and in 1998 Saturnine returned with Mid the Green Fields. Upon completing 1999's American Kestrel, Baron left the lineup.

BIS Detour 7 inch 1999

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HAZEL / OVARIAN TROLLY split 7 inch 1997

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More 90's 7 inch goodness.

Side A
Hazel Incendiary

Side B
Ovarian Trolley Romeo

CHAINSAW RECORDS Compilation

2012-01-22T14:25:00.007-06:00

For all intensive purposes, this is pretty rare. Hope you like it!

Track Listing:
1. Some Velvet Sidewalk Dumb
2. Frightwig I Thought I Knew You
3. Bikini Kill This Is Not a Test
4. Gag Order Episode
5. Autoclave Still Here
6. Duh Hex
7. Lois Press Play and Record
8. Dumbhead Good and Plenty\
9. Sky High Style 1 Song
10. Spitboy Motivated by Fear
11. Tim Green No. 6
12. Tsunami Skinny
13. Donna Trains

TEENBEAT 100 7 INCH COMPILATION 1993

2012-01-22T14:08:00.007-06:00

Track Listing:
Side A
1. Blast Off Country Style Wiener Dude Attitude
2. Eggs Baked Alaska
3. Tsunami Brickbook Building
4. Butch Willis Falling in Love
5. Unrest International Nautical Miles

Side B
1. The Shoetrees Collisions
2. Bratmobile There's No Other Way
3. Sexual Milkshake The United States of Arousal
4. Cobalt Saturday
5. Los Marauders Slicker Than Snot

ADICKDID self titled 1994

2012-01-21T21:25:00.004-06:00

This self titled CD release was packaged in a hand screened printed envelope. The vinyl release was titled "Dismantle." Fans of Slant 6, Calamity Jane, Bumblescrump, Huggy Bear and Bikini Kill will dig this old gem.

SKIRT self titled EP 1994

2012-01-21T21:19:00.005-06:00

Thanks to El Diablo con Queso for this upload!
Hate to describe them this way but it's gonna help you out a little so here we go: all female fronted band from Atlanta, Georgia who will probably remind y0u of 4 Non Blondes somewhat. Much like Linda Perry, this woman can wail on the mic in a good way!

ANDY STOCHANSKY Radio Fusebox 1999

2012-01-21T21:16:00.003-06:00

This guy was the drummer for Ani DiFranco but this isn't Ani DiFranco-like music. I think the first track is the best.

Biography

by Linda Seida

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andy Stochansky spent seven years playing drums for indie rock artist Ani DiFranco before striking out on his own, and many music aficionados identified his name only in relation to that position in the music world. By 2000, however, the pair of solo albums he had to his credit, While You Were Sleeping and Radio Fusebox, helped separate his name from DiFranco's and launch his own career. Stochansky worked on While You Were Sleeping, an independent release in 1995, while he was still affiliated with … » Read more

BEHEAD THE PROPHET N.L.S.L. / THRONES split 7 inch 1998

2012-01-21T21:06:00.005-06:00

Okay, Behead the Prophet No Lord Shall Live is not for everyone but if you dig the Mulkiteo Fairies and God is My Co-Pilot then you'll probably like this. And this band features a violin player! Don't know anything about Thrones so here ya go!

BIS Action and Drama 7 inch 1999

2012-01-21T21:03:00.002-06:00

Biography

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Taking inspiration from Huggy Bear, the Nation of Ulysses, Blur, and the "cutie" indie movement of Sarah Records, bis were one of the most unique bands in late-'90s British indie rock. Aggressively primitive, bis spearheaded "the Teen-C Revolution," crossing D.I.Y. aesthetics with the incessant bounce of new wave dance pop, anime and manga imagery, and a childlike outlook. Bursting out from nowhere in early 1996, bis became the first unsigned band to appear on Top of the Pops, and became a sensation within the British music press, with equally passionate positive and negative reviews. However, bis won fans in the Beastie Boys, who signed them to Grand Royal Records, positioning the band to join the ranks of the international pop underground. » Read more

SMOOTHER Copycat 1994

2012-01-20T17:35:00.008-06:00

TRISTAN PSIONIC

2012-01-20T15:36:00.008-06:00

TPA Flight 028
1996

The Sounds of Tristan Psionic
1994

By request

Biography

by Gina Boldman

Tristan Psionic was formed in 1992 by Sandy McIntosh (guitar), Michael Milne (guitar) and Tim Potocic in Hamilton, Ontario. When the group made their first cassette, they started their own label: Sonic Unyon (which later went on to sign Hayden, Thrush Hermit, The Dinner Is Ruined, SIANspheric and Chore, among others). Their first full-length, Feves: The Sounds of Tristan Psionic, was released in 1994. The band took a hiatus and concentrated on running their label; bassist Gary "Wool" McMaster quit out of frustration from the lack of activity within the band. By 1996, the trio had replaced McMaster with April Sabucco and had released their second full-length CD, titled TPA Flight 028. Mind the Gap followed in 2000.

THE HEROINE SHEIKS self titled 7 inch

2012-01-17T16:45:00.003-06:00

Tracklist ▼

A	(We Are The)	4:12
B1	Let's Fight	2:53
B2	Swedish Fly	2:44

MY BLOODY VALENTINE Loomer Live Vancouver, Canada 1992

2012-01-17T16:37:00.003-06:00

Live from Vancouver, Canada 1992. Sound quality is great! Enjoy!

MY BLOODY VALENTINE Instrumental 7 inch 1988

2012-01-17T16:35:00.004-06:00

Creation Records release

THE LAZY COWGIRLS How It Looks How It Is 1994

2012-01-15T15:52:00.002-06:00

By request

DUB NARCOTIC SOUND SYSTEM Out of Your Mind 1998

2012-01-15T10:52:00.003-06:00

By request

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN Reverberation 1990

2012-01-14T20:49:00.003-06:00

I don't care what anyone says, I like this even though original vocalist Ian McCulloch was replaced by Noel Burke.

GROVER My Wild Life 1996

2012-01-14T20:40:00.004-06:00

Upped by

ElDiabloConQueso

From Furia.com

Grover: My Wild Life

Speaking of Mitch Easter and Let's Active, Grover marks the resurfacing of Let's Active's Angie Carlson, and Mitch himself even produces four of these songs. The others, for another Boston connection, are produced by Kevin Salem, once of the band Dumptruck (and whose solo album Soma City, from last year, I got recently, and really like). And to tie all stray elements together, My Wild Life ironically bears more than a little resemblance to Slip It Under the Door. Angie's dense waves of distortion color what might have been cheery pop songs, and give them an ominous haziness. Angular twists of guitar remind me a little of the Breeders, and Angie's raw, slightly-chirpy, English-accented voice then bends the mood in yet another direction, making Grover sound a little like Elastica without so much Wire in it.

When this works, as it does arrestingly in the raspy bass pulse and airy vocals of "Yeah, I'm Dumb", the This Mortal Coil-like vocal flourishes in "Bend", the jumpy and good-natured bop of "My Wild Life", the frantic verses of "Sweet Thing", the distinctly Big Star-ish "Anesthesia", the snarling (and Sleeper-like) "Superhero", the swirling atmosphere of "Heavy Past" and the twangy Byrds-y chorus of "Damaged Girl", it's quite intriguing and effective, indistinct in a good way, preserving some animating mystery. When it doesn't work, though, it can just sound muddy and strained, as if the music can't quite extricate itself from aural quicksand. Several of these songs, despite the sterling production credits, sound an awful lot like demos, and while this is appealing in some ways, in some ways it also makes me impatient to hear what Grover will be able to do when they really have time to get things right.

JONES VERY New Life For Lies 1992

2012-01-14T20:37:00.001-06:00

By request

UNWOUND

2012-01-14T20:22:00.005-06:00

You Bite My Tongue
1995

I just found a copy of You Bite My Tongue for 4 dollars at a local vegan restaurant/record store. The 7 inch is one sided and has the lyrics engraved into side 2 of the record.

Corpse Pose
1996

Kandy Korn Rituals
1993

Biography

by John Bush

Perhaps the most musically abrasive group in the world of indie rock, Unwound specialize in a dense collection of crushing power chords rising to feedback, melding the noise of Sonic Youth's more raucous passages with a rare energetic flair which rivals even that of Fugazi. Formed in 1991 in a small town close to the indie rock nerve center of Olympia, Washington, Unwound was originally a trio of vocalist/guitarist Justin Trosper, bassist Vern Rumsey, and drummer Brandt Sandeno. The band released two singles for Kill Rock Stars and one for Gravity Records before recording an … » Read more

BANTAM ROOSTER Watch Me Burn 7 inch 1997

2012-01-14T20:18:00.002-06:00

Get yer lo-fi rock n roll here!

Biography

by Mike DaRonco

Hailing from Michigan's capital city of Lansing, Bantam Rooster's two piece guitar and drum approach pays tribute to the minimal aesthetics of 60's garage rock recorded on duct taped equipment. Gotten together in 1994 after T. Jackson Potter (guitar/ vocals) and Eric Cook (drums) were both experiencing down time from their full-time bands would eventually result in a series of gigs all through the Mid-West before signing with Crypt Records in 1996. With their first 7" EP Miss Luxury released that same year, their first album Deal Me In came out in 1997 followed by a European tour. Upon their return to the states, and another 7" on Ypsilanti's Flying Bomb Records, Bantam Rooster's second album The Cross and The Switchblade came out in 1999; Fuck All Y'All appeared a year later.

PePGIRLZ Down 'N' Dirty 1997

2012-01-12T19:04:00.004-06:00

By request

Biography

by Richie Unterberger

A New York, all-female quartet playing '90s punk with ingredients from riot grrl, metal, and a mild psychedelic eclecticism thrown in.

BENT Nothing Grows Here Anymore 1994

2012-01-08T19:51:00.004-06:00

Upped by Bo

Released on Grass Records. Enjoy.

LYNC Remembering the Fireballs (Part 8) 1997

2012-01-06T12:24:00.004-06:00

Download link removed.

Tracklist ▼

	Pigeons
	Friend
	Hands And Knees
	Electricity
	Pathetic
	MHZ
	Pan
	Pennies To Save
	Firestarter
	Turtle
	Can't Tie Yet

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Olympia, Washington-based emo-punks Lync comprised singer/guitarist Sam Jayne, bassist James Bertram and drummer Dave Schneider. Formed in 1992, the trio soon debuted on the Magic Pail label with the single "Pigeons"; their next effort, "Two Feet in Front," appeared on K as part of the label's International Pop Underground series. K also issued Lync's first and last full-length, These Are Not Fall Colors; soon after the album's 1994 release, the band split. (The posthumous singles retrospective Remembering the Fireballs [Part 8] followed in 1997.) Jayne resurfaced in 1996 with the solo project Love as Laughter, debuting with the album The Greks Bring Gifts; for 1997's #1 U.S.A., credited to simply L.A.L., he reunited with fellow Lync alum Schneider, rounding out the lineup with bassist Jessica Espeleta.

HONCHO OVERLOAD Sugarfoot 7 inch 1992

2012-01-06T12:17:00.004-06:00

Tracklist ▼

A		Sugarfoot
B		Miserable

Biography

by Joslyn Layne

Indie rock band Honcho Overload was active in the Champaign-Urbana, IL, scene for the first half of the '90s. The group was made up of musicians from previous Champaign-Urbana bands, and consisted of singer Bill Johnson and guitarist Jeff Dimpsey, both of Bad Flannel, guitarist K.C. Driscoll of We Ate Plato, bassist Matt Talbott from We Ate Plato, and Poster Children, and drummer Mike Rader, also of the Poster Children. Guitarist Balthazar de Ley was originally in the band, but left to form the group Mother (which later changed its name to Menthol) before Honcho Overload entered the studios. The band put out two albums -- Smiles Everyone (1993) and Pour Another Drink (1994) -- and two singles on Mud Records before calling it quits in 1995. At the same time that Honcho Overload was active, Dimpsey and Talbott were also in the band Hum, along with de Ley. Following Honcho Overload's breakup, Bill Johnson went on to play in Morning Becomes Electric, Dimpsey continued in Hum and co-founded National Skyline, Talbott remained in Hum and eventually played in Centaur, and Rader joined in the Great Crusades.

CALIGULA

2012-01-06T11:58:00.006-06:00

Rubenesque
1994

I.C.U. EP
1993

For fans of Stone Roses, KLF, Pop Will Eat Itself, The High, Trash Can Sinatras, this Australian band won't disappoint. Upped by Rob.

Biography

by Brendan Swift

Caligula's unique musical style was produced by a combination of funk bass, heavy metal guitar, hip-hop beats, and keyboards in the tradition of KLF, Pop Will Eat Itself, and Faith No More. Forming in Sydney, Australia, in 1990, the band first released the mini-album Caligula in 1991, which was closely followed by the EP Got One in the same year. Interest was spurred, leading to a series of national tours including support slots for Pop Will Eat Itself in 1992 and Depeche Mode in 1994. Two further EPs were released locally, Bluff in 1992, and I.C.U. (Before) in 1993. The remake of the Smokey Robinson hit "Tears of a Clown" provided their greatest chart success in Australia, peaking at number 25 in February 1994. Caligula continued their musical experimentation with their full-length album, Rubenesque, released in Australia in March 1994.

LAND OF THE LOOPS

2012-01-05T14:38:00.005-06:00

Puttering About a Small Land
2000

Bundle of Joy
1997

By request

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Land of the Loops was the alias of Brooklyn-based sonic collagist Alan Sutherland, a veteran of several short-lived bands who turned to quirky electronica after his parents bought him a sampler for college graduation. For Slabco, he recorded a pair of cassettes, Straight Out of Milner and Percival, before scoring an underground hit with the single "Multi-Family Garage Sale," later licensed for a Miller Genuine Draft commercial; Land of the Loops' first full-length effort, the much-acclaimed Bundle of Joy, followed on Up in 1996, trailed a year later by a remix EP, Refried Treats. Sutherland next resurfaced in 1999 with a new EP, Hurry Up and Wait; Puttering About a Small Land followed in mid-2000.

JAWBREAKER / SAMIAM Split 7 inch 1991

2011-12-27T08:03:00.005-06:00

Tracklist ▼

Jawbreaker –	Split
Samiam –	Head Trap

JAWBREAKER / JAWBOX split 7 inch 1991

2011-12-27T08:00:00.004-06:00

Tracklist ▼

Jawbox –	Air Waves Dreams
Jawbreaker –	With Or Without U-2

JAWBREAKER / CRIMPSHRINE Better Half - Sanctuary split 7 inch 1993

2011-12-27T07:57:00.005-06:00

Tracklist ▼

A	Jawbreaker –	Better Half
B	Crimpshrine –	Sanctuary

Notes▼

1000 copies pressed, but only 300 still exist as the other 700 were supposedly destroyed when Jeff Ott (Crimpshrine / Fifteen) found out that the money from this benefit 7" wasn't going where it should have gone. (loosecharm.org) the supposed release date there (91 or 92) cannot be right, because the coverdrawing is signed "93'Mr.Mike" (from Discogs)

ELLIOTT SMITH AND PETE KREBS No Confidence Man 7 inch 1994

2011-12-27T07:43:00.003-06:00

By request

Tracklist ▼

A		Shytown Written-By – Pete*	4:11
B		No Confidence Man Written-By – Elliott*	4:45

DOCTOR BISON

2011-12-25T10:51:00.005-06:00

1998

1997

By request

HALF JAPANESE Hot 1995

2011-12-25T10:46:00.002-06:00

Biography

by Steve Huey

Few of punk rock's founding fathers could have anticipated the extreme to which Half Japanese took the music's do-it-yourself ethos. Founded by brothers Jad and David Fair, Half Japanese was quite probably the most amateurish rock band to make a record since the Shaggs, all but ignoring musical basics like chords, rhythms, and melody. However, the brothers made that approach into a guiding aesthetic, steadfastly refusing to progress in their primitive musicianship over a career that lasted decades. David Fair's article "How to Play Guitar" outlined the Half Japanese philosophy: … » Read more

CARAMEL self titled 1997

2011-12-22T17:25:00.004-06:00

Thanks to CW for the up!

NO. 2 No Memory 1999

2011-12-22T17:11:00.006-06:00

Thanks for the upload Erik!

CIV Social Climber 7 inch 1996

2011-12-18T00:08:00.006-06:00

4 song 7 inch

Three of the band's members (Civarelli, Siegler and Smilios) were members of Gorilla Biscuits. Band member Siegler played in other hardcore bands, including Youth Of Today, Judge and Gorilla Biscuits.

Tracks:
1. Social Climber
2. I Feel the Same (bonus)
3. Sausages
4. Outro (bonus)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Music for Listening to 1999

2011-12-13T21:56:00.003-06:00

Upped by Jenz

1	Rex –	Leak Through
2	Velma –	55'201
3	Matmos –	Sun On 280 To The 1
4	Dots Will Echo –	Help! General Cosloy Is Chasing Me With An Axe!
5	HiM –	Eugene Trees
6	Mice Parade –	Galileo
7	Rex –	Pour Down
8	Kristen Mccord –	Baby We're Really In Love
9	Adam Pierce –	Amends(The Rock Epic)
10	Clutch Mountain Boys –	The Farmer's Girl

YARDSALE self titled 1994

2011-12-12T21:40:00.005-06:00

Great alternative country rock!

HEMI self titled 1992

2011-12-10T18:08:00.005-06:00

Released on Big Money Records.

QUEEN SARAH SATURDAY Weave 1993

2011-12-08T16:29:00.007-06:00

Upped by Jenz

Biography

by John Bush

Friends since their childhood days in Durham, NC, Johnny Irion (vocals, guitar), Ryan Pickett (guitar), Chris Hollaway (bass), and Zeke Hutchins (drums) held their first rehearsals for Queen Sarah Saturday in 1990. Thirsty Ear released the band's debut EP in August 1993, followed one year later by the full-length Weave. Although the band's messy, melodic power pop never found a national audience, the song "Seems" was memorably featured in the 1995 film Empire Records, and frontman Johnny Irion went on to enjoy a modest career with his solo albums and collaborative projects with wife Sarah Lee Guthrie.

YONDERBOY A Mission of Mercy 1995

2011-12-04T12:25:00.003-06:00

Thanks to Lokki for this up!

ACTION SLACKS Too Bright Just Right Good Night 1996

2011-12-03T21:19:00.002-06:00

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

San Francisco indie-rockers Actionslacks assembled singer/guitarist Tim Scanlin, bassist Mark Wijsen and drummer Martin Kelly. Formed in 1995, the trio recorded the entirety of their first demo in a breakneck 11-hour session, soon signing with the Minneapolis-based indie label Skene! to release their 1996 debut LP Too Bright, Just Right, Goodnight. For 1998's One Word, Actionslacks signed with Arena Rock, subsequently touring with labelmates Harvey Danger. The new millennium was a growing period for the band -- bassist Ross Murray and guitarist/vocalist Doug Modie joined Actionslacks and the long-awaited third album The Scene's Out of Sight was issued in early 2001.

BOBGOBLIN The 12 Point Master Plan 1997

2011-11-26T20:25:00.005-06:00

Strong power pop

MANTARAY Numinous Island 1995

2011-11-24T22:11:00.004-06:00

Some nice chillout music!

Upped by Jenz

30 AMP FUSE Rewind 1998

2011-11-24T22:09:00.002-06:00

Biography

by Mike DaRonco

With their musical that has been described as "crunch pop," 30 Amp Fuse has provided their hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee with a high speed of aggressive power-pop. Debuting in 1995 with their first full-length Wind Up, the line-up of Mike Smithers (vocals/ guitar), Jason Ratliff (drums) and Joshua Bentley (bass) followed with a signing to the BMG distributed label Dedicated. Resulting in the album Saturday Night at the Atomic Speedway, 30 Amp Fuse had the production backing of The Descendants Steve Egerton and Bill Stevenson to coincide with their fast paced styling. After moving on to Melted Records in 1998, the bands third album Rewind was soon released that same year.

SUPREME DICKS - ONE SMALL GOOD THING 7 inch 1995

2011-11-20T22:14:00.004-06:00

For those diggin' the lo-fi. Check out this split 7 inch with the Supreme Dicks and One Small Good Thing.

Supreme Dicks Biography

by Mark Deming

Suggesting a fractious meeting point between freak folk, noise rock, experimental music, and psychedelia, indie rock band the Supreme Dicks drifted under the radar of public recognition through the 1980s and '90s, releasing a challenging and eccentric body of work that earned them some high-profile admirers and enthusiastic reviews but few sales. The first lineup of the Supreme Dicks was formed in 1982 in Amherst, Massachusetts by a handful of Hampshire College students; while a sizable number of musicians drifted in and out of the lineup over the group's lifetime, the core ensemble featured Daniel Oxenberg on guitar and vocals; Jon Shere on guitar and vocals; Steve … » Read more

HAMMERHEAD

2011-11-20T21:58:00.004-06:00

Ethereal Killer
1992

Into the Vortex
1994

Duh, The Big City
1996

By request

Biography

by Kathleen C. Fennessy

With power and intensity to spare, post-punk hard rock trio Hammerhead could as easily have been called "Sledgehammer" (even if a heavy metal outfit from England hadn't beat them to it). Paul Sanders (vocals, guitar), Paul Erickson (vocals, bass), and Jeff Mooridian Jr. (drums) formed the group in Fargo, ND, around 1990, and moved to Minneapolis, MN, just a few years later. Amphetamine Reptile, which is also located in Minneapolis, released all of their recordings. The band has cited Taxi Driver's Travis Bickle as a guiding influence on their loud, dark, rhythmic approach. Others have compared them to everything from hardboiled pulp fiction authors Jim Thompson and James M. Cain, to brain-pounding noise rock units Unsane, Surgery, and Bastro.

Their vinyl debut was 1991's Peep picture disc single (featuring art by ex-Replacement Chris Mars). It was followed by 1992's Load King, a tour-only single issued on gray vinyl, and 1993's live Evil Twin, another tour-only single. » Read more

BOGHANDLE Step on It 1992

2011-11-20T13:20:00.004-06:00

By request

APRIL'S MOTEL ROOM Black 14 1995

2011-11-19T18:18:00.002-06:00

Upped by Lokki

LOVE IN REVERSE I Was Here 1996

2011-11-19T18:12:00.004-06:00

By request

DIE MONSTER DIE Withdrawal Method 1994

2011-11-19T18:02:00.003-06:00

Biography

by Eduardo Rivadavia

Die Monster Die were formed in the alternative rock epicenter of Athens, GA, by guitarist Evan Player, who took the band's name from the 1965 horror flick starring Boris Karloff, but didn't get very far with the group during its initial run through the late '80s. In fact, it was only after relocating to New York City and teaming up with vocalist/bassist Alice Cohen, drummer Kenny Sanders, and second guitarist Shawn Tracy during the glory days of grunge that Player managed to get Die Monster Die noticed by a handful of indie record labels. They eventually decided … » Read more

DEAD LAZLO'S PLACE Deep and Wide Live at CBGB 1999

2011-11-19T17:35:00.004-06:00

By request. Enjoy.

TWO SHEDS Not Good 1993

2011-11-19T17:22:00.002-06:00

Upped by Jenz

OIL SEED RAPE Six Steps to Womanhood 1995

2011-11-16T21:31:00.004-06:00

Upped by Erik

TRANSISTER self titled 1997

2011-11-16T21:28:00.004-06:00

By request

Biography by L. Katz

None of the members of Transister were strangers to each other or to the music scene when they decided to form the band. As the frontman for '80s pop group Danny Wilson, co-founder Gary Clark already had one hit under his belt: the love song "Mary's Prayer." After Danny Wilson broke up, Clark lent his skills as an engineer, producer, and songwriter to various big-name artists: Heart, Julia Fordham, and Lauren Christy, among others. He also released a solo album which was well received among the music intelligentsia in the … » Read more

LITTLE JOHN Derailer 1996

2011-11-16T21:12:00.003-06:00

By request

SLUSH PUPPIES Cosmic Trip EP 1994

2011-11-04T13:46:00.002-05:00

Upped by Jenz

PEACE LOVE AND PITBULLS self titled 1992

2011-11-01T21:30:00.006-05:00

Upped by Jenz

Biography

by Lars Lovén

Peace, Love & Pitbulls' industrial rock only received token admiration from the critics, and less than that from most of Joakim Thåström's fans. But though the group never reached a very big audience, Thåström himself has held this period as one of the most important in his career, second only to his time with Ebba Grön. When his next band, alternative rockers Imperiet, broke up in 1988, Thåström set out on a solo career. After releasing a self-titled debut at home, he moved to Amsterdam and released Xplodera Mig 2000. Influences from industrial rock and techno can be heard here, but the transition was not finished until he formed Peace, Love & Pitbulls in 1992. This was first regarded as a solo album, but the group backing Thåström -- programmer Nick Hell, guitarist and bassist Nicklas Sporrong, and guitarist Peter Puders -- proved to be long-lasting. The second album, Red Sonic Underwear, was well-received in some underground circles, but due to the genre, didn't sell very … » Read more

VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Alternative 1996 Swedish compilation

2011-11-01T21:29:00.002-05:00

Upped by Jenz

1. Millencolin Move Your Car
2. Fireside Smokerboy
3. Starmarket Orbit
4. Sulky Incident on Houston Street
5. No Fun At All Master Celebrator
6. Liberator Ruder Than You
7. Brick Labrador
8. Tictox Ain't She Pretty
9. Mismates Ringing and Buzzing
10. Refused Return to the Closet
11. Mindjive Mobile
12. Chester Coppercot How It Ends
13. 59 Times The Pain When It All Comes Down
14. Loosegoats Country Crock
15. Teddybears Sthlm Magic Finger
16. Naked Dad Around
17. Satanic Surfers Better off Today
18. Drain I Don't Mind
19. Ceaser's Palace Phenobarbital
20. Sonic Surf City Let's Make Love

THE WANNADIES Yeah CD single 1999

2011-11-01T21:28:00.003-05:00

Upped by Jenz

WORMHOLE Chicks Dig Scars 1994

2011-11-01T20:07:00.002-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

TREBLE CHARGER Nc 17 1994

2011-11-01T20:03:00.002-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Ron DePasquale

Begun as nc-17, this Canadian alternative pop/rock group changed its name after an American band with the same moniker threatened to sue. Greig Nori (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Bill Priddle (guitar, vocals), and Rosie Martin (bass, keyboards) met in high school in Sault St. Marie, Ontario, and paid the 5,000-dollar cost of releasing nc-17 on its own Smokin' Worm label as the band's full-length debut in 1994. After partnering with indie label Sonic Unyon and re-releasing nc-17, the album became Canada's best-selling indie record and the ballad "Red" received heavy play on college radio and Much Music (Canada's music television network). The following year, the band released the self-titled EP, which doubled as a CD-ROM zine dedicated to 30 of its favorite Canadian indie bands. The album was later released as Treble Charger in the U.S. and featured American indie … » Read more

THE LEAVING TRAINS Smoke Follows Beauty 1997

2011-11-01T20:00:00.001-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by John Bush

An indie rock subversive who has been known to perform in dresses almost as much as his ex-wife Courtney Love, Falling James (Moreland) has led the Leaving Trains with a revolving lineup since the group formed in 1980. Originally in a Los Angeles punk band named the Mongrels during 1978-1979, Falling James formed the Downers in 1980 (with David Roback, later of Mazzy Star, and John Hoffs, the brother of the Bangles sisters) and then the Leaving Trains later that year, with guitarist » Read more

SUBMARINE

2011-11-01T19:24:00.005-05:00

Kiss Me 'Til Your Ears Burn Off
1994

self titled
1994

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

SPDFGH

2011-11-01T03:15:00.004-05:00

Leave Me Like This
1997

Grassroots

Small Mercy EP

Wikky's Ode EP

Kim Bowers, Liz Payne, Tania Bowers, Melanie Thurgar

Profile:

(pronounced 'spə.də'fə.gə'hə). All-female pop/rock band from Sydney, Australia, active in the 1990s. The founding members were:

Kim Bowers (as Wikky Malone) (guitar, vocals)
Liz Payne (as Rosy Glo, Lou Marvel, Belle) (guitar, vocals)
Tania Bowers (as Tania May) (bass guitar, vocals)

SMUDGE

2011-11-01T03:03:00.005-05:00

You Me Carpark Now
1996

Eighteen in a Week EP

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Nick Corr

Smudge is an Australian slacker pop trio who were thrust onto the world stage in the early '90s after recognition of singer/songwriter Tom Morgan's co-authorship of material on the Lemonheads breakthrough, 1992 It's a Shame About Ray. Since then, the group has diversified somewhat with bassist Adam Yee and drummer Alison Galloway contributing material and the occasional lead vocal performance. In 1996, they made a concerted effort to expand their sound by recording the You Me Carpark Now album in Chicago with producer Casey Rice, and recruiting a number … » Read more

MILF Antidope 1995

2011-11-01T02:59:00.002-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

LICORICE ROOTS Melodeon 1997

2011-11-01T02:55:00.002-05:00

By request
Uploaded by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Stewart Mason

What if, instead of splitting off to form Neutral Milk Hotel, the Olivia Tremor Control, and the Apples in Stereo, the original core members of the Elephant 6 collective had formed one band that incorporated Jeff Mangum's scratchy lo-fi folk, Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss' trippy experimental tendencies, and Robert Schneider's knack for clever pop hooks? The results would have sounded very much like the Delaware psych-pop trio the Licorice Roots. In fact, » Read more

KARL HENDRICKS TRIO

2011-11-01T02:48:00.004-05:00

A Gesture of Kindness
1995

Some Girls Like Cigarettes
1993

Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Charles Spano

The Karl Hendricks Trio play fervently confessional indie rock in the vein of Superchunk, Pavement, and Dinosaur Jr. that combines spindly, wailing guitars with lyrics of heartbreak, dissonance, and disgust. Their aggressive approach matched with genuinely big hooks makes the band stand out from mere emo and punk-pop contemporaries.

The Pittsburgh, PA, group formed in 1991 with Hendricks on guitar, Tom Hoffman on drums, and Tim Parker on bass. The Karl Hendricks Trio played their first show on New Year's Eve 1991 and recorded their first … » Read more

IDIOTS The Idiots EP 1995

2011-11-01T02:40:00.002-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

GUMDROPS High Speed...OK? 1996

2011-11-01T02:36:00.001-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

FLOORED This Color Is Bittersweet 1996

2011-11-01T02:32:00.002-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Stewart Mason

The San Francisco-based noise pop trio Floored (comprising Michele Fialer, Jeanne McKinney, and Terri Weist) originally called themselves Ford, but changed their name before their first album, 1996's This Color Is Bittersweet, was released. A collection of 18 untitled songs and sound fragments, This Color Is Bittersweet is somewhere between the acoustic innocence of K Records and the mind-warping sonic aggression of the Beefheart-worshiping post-punkers. Oddly enough, the combination kind of works. A self-titled follow-up appeared in 2001.

FROSTED Cold 1996

2011-11-01T02:29:00.001-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium & Cheesecake

Biography

by Steve Huey

Frosted is a pop-punk outfit from Los Angeles fronted by ex-Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin; the remainder of the band consists of guitarist Brian Waters, bassist Sean Demott, and drummer Lance Porter, ex-members of the Fizzy Bangers and Ex-Idols. Their debut album, Cold, was released in 1996 by DGC.

PONY El Dorado 1997

2011-11-01T02:26:00.001-05:00

By request
Upped by Valium and Cheesecake

AGNES GOOCH Blind 1997

2011-10-30T21:25:00.005-05:00

By request

Biography

by Tom Demalon

The Los Angeles quartet Agnes Gooch's unusual moniker can be traced to an early drummer whose babysitter used to threaten him with retribution at the hands of said character. In actuality, Agnes Gooch is a character from the musical Mame. Finding common musical ground upon meeting in a club, guitarists Nathan Ehrenfeld and Mat Baker chose to form a band, soon adding a bass player going by the name Johnny Lonely. After several false starts, drummer Scott Bushkin completed the lineup and the group began to play out, attracting a following on the L.A. club scene and signing a record deal with Revolution. With a sound that drew as much on traditional, power pop influences as the darker, alternative rock of the period, they released their debut, Blind, in 1997. It would prove to be their only release and, with Baker and Lonely playing in separate bands, it seems likely to remain so.

IDLE Gravity Rocks 1995

2011-10-30T21:19:00.005-05:00

By request Info on Idle: http://idlenyc.tripod.com/idlemain.html Thanks to Anonymous for sending me the CD to put on the site!

CUSTOM FLOOR Clear Day 1993

2011-10-25T10:47:00.003-05:00

Upped by Buddhaboy

HAZEL Wintogreen 1994

2011-10-25T10:41:00.003-05:00

7 inch released on Cavity Search
Upped by Buddhaboy

CLOSER In The Market 1998

2011-10-21T23:17:00.001-05:00

THE MUMMIES and SUPERCHARGER Tour Split 7 inch 1993

2011-10-21T23:14:00.004-05:00

Biography

by Mark Deming

The once and future kings of budget rock, the Mummies did for garage rock what the New Bomb Turks did for punk: stripped it to the frame, made it as raunchy as it deserved to be, and reminded everyone what was cool and crazy about the stuff in the first place. Of course, while the New Bomb Turks were able to build a career out of their roots punk cross-breed, the Mummies achieved their greatest notoriety after they broke up, but it's difficult to imagine the rawest edge of the garage revival bands existing without the guiding influence of the gauze-wrapped foursome.

Biography

by Chris Larry

Brought together by a love of rock & roll and a newly purchased drum set Supercharger rocked the early '90s with trashy guitar riffs and a full-throttle misfit punk attack. Based on the cretin hop of the Ramones and the Angry Samoans with a good knowledge of rock & roll's two-minute pop nugget history, Supercharger deconstructed songs till only the essentials of beat and hooks remained. Filling in the gaps with power and volume the music comes across like a cold slap in the face. Teenage mayhem and a general antisocial sentiment cast the band as delinquent savants like those that created the music originally in the 1950s. Calling San Francisco central headquarters, Greg Lowery (bass/vocals), Darin Raeffelli (guitar/vocals), and Karen Singletary (drums/vocals) formed in 1991 and before playing out or … » Read more

HALO OF FLIES Big Mod Hate Trip 1991

2011-10-21T23:10:00.004-05:00

Biography

by John Dougan

Destructo, psycho-grunge from Minneapolis with big fuzzed-up guitars.

______________________

Well, I guess that says it all!

SHELLAC

2011-10-21T12:18:00.007-05:00

Uranus
1993

Tracklist ▼

A		Doris	3:10
B		Wingwalker	5:00

The Rude Gesture (A Pictorial History)
1993

Tracklist ▼

A1	The Guy Who Invented Fire	1:36
A2	Rambler Song	2:40
B	Billard Player Song	3:45

SPELL Mississippi 1994

2011-10-20T18:01:00.003-05:00

By request

Review

by Pemberton Roach

One of the more back-to-basics bands to emerge from the early-'90s grunge scene, Spell is a stripped-down power trio with an emphasis on the power. Interspersing huge, Black Sabbath by way of Soundgarden-style riffs with softer Velvet Underground and Nico drone sections, the band keeps things pretty simple. The best songs are the ones on which Chanin Floyd sings. On those tracks, Spell recalls other heavy indie bands with female vocals, such as Royal Trux and Thumper, but with more melodic vocals than the former and more ragged production than the latter. The band plays with pretty ferocious energy throughout, but the formula gets a bit old after the first four or five tunes.

COME Car 12 inch 1991

2011-10-19T19:41:00.005-05:00

12 inch release

Tracklist ▼

A1		Car
B1		Last Mistake
B2		Submerge

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

The dark and dissonant blues-rock band Come formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1990. The group was led by singer/guitarist Thalia Zedek -- a recovering heroin addict and veteran of the indie-rock scene whose career included tenures fronting Live Skull, Uzi, the Dangerous Birds and White Women -- and guitarist Chris Brokaw, also the drummer for Codeine. Fleshed out by a pair of Athens, Georgia refugees -- former Kilkenny Cats bassist Sean O'Brien and onetime Bar-B-Q Killers drummer Arthur Johnson -- Come spent its first year of existence improvising and jamming together before recording "Car," a single for the Sub Pop label which made them one of the most highly-touted new acts on the underground scene.

TIGER TRAP Supercrush 1993

2011-10-19T14:23:00.004-05:00

Biography

by Jason Ankeny

Though sadly short-lived, Tiger Trap emerged as one of the most beloved indie-pop bands of the 1990s. The group was formed in Sacramento, CA in 1992 by singers/guitarists Rose Melberg and Angela Loy, schoolmates who soon recruited bassist Jen Braun and drummer Heather Dunn to complete the lineup; within weeks of their formation, Tiger Trap -- so named in reference to a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip -- issued their debut single "Words and Smiles," a split release with Bratmobile which appeared on the Four Letter Words label. Jumping to K, the band issued the "Supercrush" … » Read more

DIMMER Crystalator 1995 7 inch

2011-10-15T12:43:00.004-05:00

7 inch
released November 7, 1995

Track listing:
Side 1: Crystalator
Side 2: Dawn's Coming In

X-TAL Everything Crash 1992

2011-10-13T19:49:00.003-05:00

By request

Review

by Steven McDonald

Rough-edged guitars, electric folk elements, and a cynical vocalist spitting out literate, ironic lyrics that tell stories, air concerns, and come up with surprises in terms of content. It was too musically and lyrically smart-ass to appeal to the mainstream programmers, which is a bummer. The band had an agenda, talent, and brains, and the result is an excellent album that makes the brain dance. Unfortunately, barring an EP in 1993, this was the last hurrah for X-Tal.

WATER Nipple 1995

2011-10-13T19:45:00.002-05:00

By request

Tracklist ▼

1	Thoughts	3:44
2	Deep	5:02
3	Spin	4:02
4	Seeds	3:46
5	Amoon's Afterlife	5:47
6	Strained	5:00
7	Under My Skin	4:09
8	Hobo Junktown	2:45
9	Oven	4:38
10	Spirit Room Lady	5:14

TREECRUSHER Yes I Don't

2011-10-13T19:43:00.001-05:00

By request
(no info available on this band)

TINFED

2011-10-13T19:36:00.003-05:00

Synaptic Hardware
1993

Hypersonic Hyperphonic
1996

Biography

by Heather Phares

California's electronic/modern rock quartet Tinfed consists of vocalist/guitarist/programmer Rey Osburn, guitarist/programmer Eric Stenman, drummer/percussionist Matt McCord, and bassist Rick Verrett. The group formed in the mid-'90s and released two indie-label albums, 1994's Synaptic Hardware and 1996's Hypersonic Hyperphonic before they signed to Third Rail/Hollywood Records, where they appeared on the Mission: Impossible 2 soundtrack and released their third album Tried + True.

THROW THAT BEAT IN THE GARBAGECAN Not Particularly Silly 1991

2011-10-13T19:34:00.001-05:00

By request

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS Cheese Food Prostitute EP 1994

2011-10-13T19:29:00.001-05:00

By request

THE LEMONS

2011-10-13T19:22:00.004-05:00

Marvel
1993

The Lemons EP
1995

Biography

by Stewart Mason

A lot of bands change a lot between their indie debut and their first major-label release, but few as much as the Lemons. The group that recorded 1993's Marvel is almost entirely a different band than the group who signed with Mercury Records in 1994; unfortunately, the indie group was the better one.

The first lineup of the Lemons formed in 1991 consisting of guitarist and primary songwriter Greg Lovell, singer and lead guitarist Jimmy Paulson, bassist Brent Saunders, and drummer Rob Cunningham. The quartet gigged around Seattle during the immediate post-grunge era, finally releasing their debut album, Marvel, on the local indie Macola Records in 1993. A speedy album that owed more to the … » Read more

CHER U.K. Go-Go Fish 1994

2011-10-12T01:13:00.001-05:00

By request

Biography

by Stewart Mason

Deserving massive praise for their brilliantly smart-alecky name alone, Missouri punk-pop trio Cher U.K. never quite delivered on the sarcastic promise of its handle, but the band's signature mixture of loopy lyrics, surprisingly catchy hooks, and noise rock interruptions -- like a mutation of the key attributes of the Meat Puppets, the Young Fresh Fellows, and the Butthole Surfers -- is entertainingly unpredictable.

Singer/guitarist Mike McCoy, bassist Heather Grehan, and drummer Lisa McKenzie formed Cher U.K. in Kansas City, MO, in 1991. After a 1992 debut single on the redoubtable Fist Puppet label, "Janitor in a Drum" backed with "Disaster," Cher U.K. signed with Twin/Tone's Red Decibel subsidiary and recorded their full-length debut, 1993's She's a Weird Little Snack. A surprisingly poppy follow-up, 1994's Go-Go Fish, was a bit more refined and less noisy, with the Velvet Underground homage/plagiarism "Baldie" among the standouts. Cher U.K. split up shortly … » Read more