Power pop/indie rock/alt rock featuring band members of Who's This Mary?
Tracklist
| 1 | How Stupid Can I Be? | 2:18 | |
| 2 | Seven Waves Away | 2:54 | |
| 3 | Crazy | 3:45 | |
| 4 | Salt | 2:25 | |
| 5 | Life's Hidden Meaning | 2:25 | |
| 6 | Pain | 3:11 | |
| 7 | Down, But Not Out | 2:16 | |
| 8 | That Little Twist | 2:08 | |
| 9 | Silly Waste Of Time | 2:59 | |
| 10 | So Long! | 2:46 | |
| 11 | Killing Time | 4:04 | |
| 12 | I'm Not Immune | 3:41 |
Stalwart Chicago ensemble formed in 1989. Alive and active to this day melding Power-Pop, Britpop, Post-Punk, 60's Mod, and the cream of New Wave into their own vitamin fortified energy burst. Current line-up consists of founder Nick Stavropoulos (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Dave Budrys (Bass, Vocals), Tom Shover (Drums, Vocals).
Tracklist
1. Mancunian Way
2. No Matter
3. Elope With All Hope
4. The World's A Better Place Without You
5. Smile
6. Eyeless
7. Always Something
8. Breakfast
9. Wish For Walter
10. Whatsername
11. Fastest Gun In Town
by request
Indie pop on spinART Records
Tracklist
| 1 | There's A Place | 2:39 | |
| 2 | Well Enough Alone | 1:49 | |
| 3 | Just Follow | 2:25 | |
| 4 | Your Very Last Party | 3:09 | |
| 5 | Something About You | 1:47 | |
| 6 | All I Want | 3:09 | |
| 7 | Shelagh Delaney | 3:43 | |
| 8 | Sherman | 3:13 | |
| 9 | New Year's Anything | 1:55 | |
| 10 | Happy If You Knew It | 2:24 | |
| 11 | Periwinkle | 1:58 | |
| 12 | Candy | 3:15 |
These guys sound somewhat like Spiritualized at times.
The Tomorrowpeople Biography
by Jason Ankeny
Ambient popsters the Tomorrowpeople formed from the ashes of the Dallas, TX-based Brutal Juice, reuniting singer/guitarist Gordo "Buzz" Gibson and drummer Ben Burt; onetime Toadies bassist Darrel Herbert, guitarist Jody Powerchurch and keyboardist John Norris. After recording 1996's unreleased Scuzzy Ports, a year later the Tomorrowpeople issued their official debut LP, Golden Energy; the group signed to Geffen soon after, with the label re-releasing the album in 1998.
Tracklist
| 1 | Theme Allison | 6:03 | |
| 2 | Youth In Orbit | 4:15 | |
| 3 | Beneath The Valley Of The 3rd World Sugardaddies | 1:03 | |
| 4 | Something 4 Joey | ||
| 4:49 | |||
| 5 | Queen Of Earthly Delights | 5:22 | |
| 6 | Psyched By The 4-D Witch | 1:30 | |
| 7 | Mercitron | 4:06 | |
| 8 | Favorite Song | 3:41 | |
| 9.1 | Gidget Goes To Court | 2:11 | |
| 9.2 | (silence) | 4:48 | |
| 9.3 | Windows Wide | 5:46 |
by Greg Prato
The Santa Barbara, CA, alternative rock quartet Sugarcult (singer/guitarist Tim Pagnotta, guitarist Marko DeSantis, bassist Airin Older, and original drummer Ben Davis (who was later replaced by Kenny Livingston) took their name from a moniker that lesbian neighbors who lived next door to the band called themselves. Forming in 1998, the band's first show (a trio at the time) was opening for Superdrag at a local club. It was here that they met DeSantis -- who'd previously played with such bands as the Ataris, Nerf Herder, and Swingin' Utters -- and he soon moved from audience to bandmember. Sugarcult debuted on Ultimatum in 2001 with Start Static and scored hits with the songs "Stuck in America" and "Bouncing Off the Walls." They jumped on the summer's Warped Tour for what should have been two weeks, but fan response was so positive, the band wound up staying for the entire two months. The DVD Action appeared in 2002; Davis exited the group the following year to be replaced by ex-Lefty drummer Kenny Livingston. Jumping to Fearless Records, the slightly darker Palm Trees and Power Lines followed in 2004 and peaked at number one on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. Sugarcult issued the live CD/DVD Back to the Disaster a year later. The guys continued to hone their chops on the road; they earned a spot as openers for Green Day's American Idiot tour, took top billing on the 2005 Take Action Tour, and hit the main stages of festivals like Warped Tour, Japan's Summer Sonic Festival, and the U.K.'s Glastonbury, Reading, and Leeds festivals. Sugarcult's most focused effort to date, Lights Out, appeared in September 2006 on V2.
Tracklist
| 1 | Debbie | 3:09 | |
| 2 | Crashing Down | 4:01 | |
| 3 | Makeup | 3:22 | |
| 4 | I Changed My Name | 2:45 | |
| 5 | Yesterday | 3:02 | |
| 6 | Underwear | 3:00 | |
| 7 | Superhyperspastic | 3:00 | |
| 8 | Beautiful Stalker | 2:16 | |
| 9 | Christine | 3:11 | |
| 10 | Cyndi Lauper | 3:00 | |
| 11 | Anna's Touch | 2:13 |
by Jason Ankeny
The alternative rock outfit Swimmer formed in New York City and comprised singer Anday McCarron, guitarist Jeff Thall, bassist James Elliott and drummer Chad Royce. After signing to Maverick Records, the group issued their debut LP Surreal in 1999.
Tracklist
| 1 | Surreal | |
| 2 | Dumb | |
| 3 | Because Today | |
| 4 | Dirty Word | |
| 5 | It's So Perfect | |
| 6 | Special Life | |
| 7 | Playing Jesus | |
| 8 | Kick In The Head | |
| 9 | Spaced Out Hat | |
| 10 | Sick Friend | |
| 11 | Halo |
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Helicopter Helicopter Biography
by Mike DaRonco
Getting together in 1998 between dual vocalists/guitarists Julie Chadwick and Chris Zerby, Helicopter Helicopter took shape in 1998 with drummer Ned Gallacher and a number of revolving bassists. Based out of Boston, MA, the band would bring out a power-pop sound that would be compared to the Fastbacks and the Replacements upon the 1998 release of their first album Squid's and Other Fishes through Lunch Records. After a brief U.S. tour, a second album entitled Analog and Electrical Fields (Lunch Records, 1999) and the permanent installment of bassist Shawn Setaro, Lunch Records continued the band's discography with their third album, By Starlight, in 2001.
Tracklist
| 1 | Gay Porno | |
| 2 | Cut Down By Trees | |
| 3 | Great Big Meaningless | |
| 4 | Lucky | |
| 5 | Leakage Disappeared | |
| 6 | Cadillac Drugs | |
| 7 | Squids And Other Fishes | |
| 8 | Steel Bull | |
| 9 | The Accidental | |
| 10 | Please Please Tito |
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Kill Laura began when Weaver was in sixth form college, between 1993 and
1996. Kill Laura mainly recorded for the Manchester Records label run
by Rob Gretton, owner of The Haçienda and manager of New Order. Kill
Laura disbanded in 1997.
| A1 | Murder | |
| A2 | Never Finer | |
| B1 | Joni | |
| B2 | Curl Aura |
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alternative country in the veins of Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt and Whiskeytown
Tracklist
| 1 | Down At The Tracks | 4:55 | |
| 2 | Comin' Round | 5:16 | |
| 3 | Hard Luck Woman | 2:49 | |
| 4 | Train Of Sorrow | 3:05 | |
| 5 | Once What Was | 3:58 | |
| 6 | In A Bind | 3:45 | |
| 7 | Hold Out | 4:20 | |
| 8 | Good Friends | 5:41 | |
| 9 | End Of The Line | 4:03 | |
| 10 | Pride | 4:44 |
Thriller Review
by Tracy Frey
Although it's not the most clever or earth-shattering album, Thriller, the debut from the Bloomington, Ind., trio, Brown Betty, is good, straightforward punk-pop. You can just picture the guys in the band jumping around on stage and having a great time while tearing through each loud, energetic song. Brown Betty's frenetic hooks and strong basslines are complimented by guitarist/vocalist William Cameron's powerful vocals, which range from crooning to all-out yelling. On the album's slower, more bluesy tunes, such as "Evolution #9" and "Fishmarket Blues," he starts out softly and then winds up belting out the lyrics with intense feeling. But on the faster pop songs, such as "Already Dead" and "It's All Confusion," he spits out the words with a vehemence matched by the band's kinetic sound. The single, "Pocket," is one of the album's best with its staccato guitar, heavy bass and rapid vocal delivery. Despite the band's penchant for playing at breakneck speed, the sound is still tight and solid. Thriller is punk-pop the way it's supposed to be played--loud, fast and boisterous.
Tracklist
| 1 | It's All Confusion | 3:29 | |
| 2 | Goes Around | 3:58 | |
| 3 | Evolution #9 | 3:46 | |
| 4 | El Producto | 3:13 | |
| 5 | Already Dead | 3:40 | |
| 6 | 3:05 | ||
| 7 | Fishmarket Blues | 2:54 | |
| 8 | Church Key | 3:08 | |
| 9 | Hunger Pangs And Fangs | 3:31 | |
| 10 | Lip | 4:11 | |
| 11 | Bonemeal | 3:22 |
Paul Newman Biography
by Jason Ankeny
Austin, TX-based instrumental post-rock quartet Paul Newman formed in late 1995, named not in honor of the Hollywood icon but rather bassist Paul A. Newman; guitarist Craig McCaffrey and drummer Anthony Nozero completed the original lineup, which expanded to a four-piece with the addition of second bassist Eddie Robert in mid-1996. The following spring Paul Newman issued their debut seven-inch "...Please Wait During the Silence" on the Twistworthy label before signing to Trance Syndicate to release the full-length Frames per Second in early 1998. Only Love Can Break Your Heart followed later that same year, but after Trance Syndicate closed shop, the group moved to the My Pal God imprint for 2000's Machine Is Not Broken. Nozero concurrently played in Drums and Tuba.
Tracklist
| 1 | Elements Of Style | 8:35 | |
| 2 | The Real Pro | 5:31 | |
| 3 | Carl Sagan | 6:14 | |
| 4 | Work To Do | 7:26 | |
| 5 | Astroglide | 4:16 | |
| 6 | And White | 5:56 | |
| 7 | Enter The Empire Of The Ants | 5:01 |
alternative rock - this is a pretty rare find for I Hate The '90s
Tracklist
| 1 | Fog Over LA | |
| 2 | Like That | |
| 3 | Estranged | |
| 4 | Come On | |
| 5 | Like With Me | |
| 6 | Here We Go | |
| 7 | Torture | |
| 8 | Politicians | |
| 9 | Once | |
| 10 | In The City |
punk rock
Tracklist
| 1 | Throw It | |
| 2 | Skin Trade | |
| 3 | Day Four | |
| 4 | Kaleidoscope | |
| 5 | Blank | |
| 6 | Beautiful | |
| 7 | In The Rough | |
| 8 | Father Sin | |
| 9 | Belong | |
| 10 | Free Housing | |
| 11 | Butterworth | |
| 12 | Kill It | |
| 13 | After Life |
The For Carnation Biography
by Steve Huey
The For Carnation was a low-key, mostly acoustic vehicle for ex-Slint/Squirrel Bait member Brian McMahan, whose previous projects had all made their impact through jagged, noisy art-punk. Mirroring his old bandmate David Grubbs' evolution with Gastr del Sol, McMahan continued to explore the complex, cerebral patterns that were his stock in trade, but with delicate arrangements and far subtler dynamics. Slint fans were taken aback by the For Carnation's low-key sparseness, and while it wasn't as groundbreaking as McMahan's earlier efforts, the quietly unsettling creepiness of its best moments was rooted firmly in the leader's trademark aesthetic. McMahan was the lone constant in the For Carnation, which shaped up as a revolving-door outfit with collaborators coming and going from other projects; the initial lineup featured several members of Tortoise, who gave way to a collection of Louisville and Chicago scenesters.
McMahan formed the For Carnation in 1994 as the latest in a series of high-profile indie outfits. Beginning his career in Louisville's seminal post-Hüsker Dü punkers Squirrel Bait, he next moved on to the groundbreaking math rock unit Slint; following their breakup, he moved to Chicago and played for a short time as a sideman in Will Oldham's Palace Brothers project, along with former Slint bandmate David Pajo. McMahan and Pajo started jamming on their own, along with ex-Slint/Squirrel Bait drummer Britt Walford, who stayed around only briefly. Pajo had begun playing with post-rock bigwigs Tortoise, and two of that band's members -- Doug McCombs (bass) and John Herndon (drums) -- came on board to fill things out, completing the first version of the For Carnation. This lineup recorded the three-song EP Fight Songs, which was released on Matador in 1995. Pajo subsequently left to concentrate on his other projects, which included Tortoise as well as the solo venture Aerial M and several sideman gigs.
McCombs and Herndon continued to play sporadically with the group, but their full-time commitment to Tortoise made things difficult. McMahan pieced together the next For Carnation record, 1996's relatively brief full-length Marshmallows, from contributions by McCombs and Herndon, and those of a new lineup featuring onetime Rodan drummer John Weiss, guitarists Tim Ruth (also of Slint offshoot) Evergreen) and Michael McMahan (Brian's brother), plus additional contributions by hotshot Chicago producer Brad Wood. The For Carnation subsequently embarked on its first national tour, with a lineup featuring the McMahan brothers and an all-Louisville supporting cast of guitarist Tim Furnish, bassist Todd Cook (both ex-Crain), and drummer Kip McCabe. By this time, the group's brand of post-rock was drawing comparisons to Gastr del Sol, as well as slowcore bands like Codeine and Low.
The For Carnation later split from Matador to sign with Touch & Go, and McMahan returned to Louisville and set about crafting new material with a lineup of Michael McMahan, Todd Cook, and the returning Britt Walford (then also in Evergreen). Meanwhile, Runt reissued the band's first two EPs together under the title Promised Works. Walford returned to his other commitments later in 1997, and was eventually replaced by Steve Goodfriend; guitarists/keyboardists Bobb Bruno and Rafe Mandel later came on board as well. Finally, in 2000, Touch & Go released The For Carnation, the band's most substantive and fully realized record to date. Boasting considerable involvement from Tortoise's John McEntire, the album also featured guest spots from the Breeders' Kim Deal and that dog.'s Rachel Haden.
Tracklist
| 1 | On The Swing | 2:06 | |
| 2 | Wear The Gold | 5:27 | |
| 3 | Lmyr, Marshmallow | 2:09 | |
| 4 | Winter Lair | 5:39 | |
| 5 | Salo | 6:45 | |
| 6 | Preparing To Receive You | 8:51 |
UK indie rock band (on London Records / 1990's)
Tracklist
| 1 | One By One | 4:16 | |
| 2 | Face On Faces | 4:13 | |
| 3 | Alfie | 4:26 | |
| 4 | Dab | 4:36 | |
| 5 | How Free | 3:28 | |
| 6 | Sitting Room | 3:30 | |
| 7 | Gone Again | 3:13 | |
| 8 | Heads High | 4:21 | |
| 9 | Esprit | 5:59 | |
| 10 | Stay Sober | 5:35 |
by request
English alternative rock group based in London.
Tracklist
| 1 | Watered Down | |
| 2 | Chew U Good | |
| 3 | L.D.U. | |
| 4 | Jesus Had Long Hair (Demo Version) |
Singer for the band Fluf and also played guitar in Olivelawn.
Tracklist
| A1 | O.*– | One Size Fits O. |
| A2 | O.*– | Slo Blo |
| A3 | O.*– | Holdin Fast |
| B1 | O.*– | Sheds And Gates |
| B2 | O.*– | Left Me For You |
| B3 | Woofer (6)– | Beefy La'dode |
by request
by Greg Prato
DeeJay Punk-Roc was born in Brooklyn, NY, back in 1971. The youngest of six children, Punk-Roc cut his teeth on the funky sounds of such 1970s and '80s stars as Parliament, Barry White, the Isley Brothers, Sugar Hill Gang, and Grandmaster Flash; he also began DJing at parties. A troubled teen, he dropped out of high school at 16 years of age, but soon enlisted in the United States Military to put his life back on track. Being stationed in Japan, Germany, and England helped broaden Punk-Roc's mind, and it was after his stint with the military that a friend turned him onto the wonders of writing and recording music. After DJing at a series of parties in a neighborhood school park, he recorded the original track "My Beatbox" for Airdog Recordings (Punk-Roc's U.K. label). His debut full-length, ChickenEye, was released in Britain in mid-1998, and picked up for U.S. distribution through Epic by autumn; it was praised as "the OK Computer you can breakdance to" by Vox magazine. The mix album Anarchy in the USA followed in 1999.
Tracklist
| 1 | I Hate Everybody | 4:30 | |
| 2 | Far Out | 4:01 | |
| 3 | No Meaning | 4:38 | |
| 4 | Dead Husband | 3:56 | |
| 5 | Dedicated | 1:52 | |
| 6 | All You Ladies | 5:15 | |
| 7 | The World Is My Ashtray | 4:58 | |
| 8 | My Beatbox | 5:32 | |
| 9 | Busted Speaker | 4:06 | |
| 10 | Punks | 0:07 | |
| 11 | Rockin' It | 5:13 |
Psychedelic alt-rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
Tracklist
| 1 | Feel That Power | |
| 2 | Invisible | |
| 3 | Radiant Sun | |
| 4 | Safe At Home | |
| 5 | Frog Song | |
| 6 | Handlers | |
| 7 | Keeping The Place Clean | |
| 8 | Geezers Dream | |
| 9 | Without The Law | |
| 10 | Feat Of Clay | |
| 11 | Party's Over |
by John Bush
Lesbian queercore band Tribe 8 formed in the early '90s with a lineup including vocalist Lynn Breedlove, rhythm guitarist Lynn Flipper, and lead guitarist Leslie Newman. The group's controversial nature encouraged former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra to sign them to his Alternative Tentacles label, where Tribe 8 has released two albums. The women play indie rock venues as well as women's and gay & lesbian music festivals.
Tracklist
1. Republican Lullaby
2. Tranny Chaser
3. She Said
4. Sad Poem
5. Ez Virtue
6. Checking Out Your Babe
7. Jim, Darby, & Sid
8. Wrong Bathroom
9. People Hate Me
10. Mendo Hoo-Ha
11. Oversize Ego
12. Dead Clothed Boys
13. Speed Fortress
by Adam Bregman
A fun, humorous, and vital punk rock band from Torrance, CA (a suburb of L.A.), F.Y.P (aka Five Year Plan) was the brainchild of Todd Congelliere, who wrote most of the songs and was the only constant member throughout the band's constantly rotating cast. F.Y.P released a couple of classics in Dance My Dunce and Toilet Kids Bread, though all their records are worthwhile. As far as impassioned, dysfunctional, militantly geek punk rock, Congelliere struck a chord with punks in the know. His buddy Hal Badal and he were also able to eke out a living from their tiny but esteemed punk rock label Recess Records, which is responsible for releases from exceptional punk bands like the Dwarves, the Criminals, and the Crumbs, as well as all of F.Y.P's releases. A scraggly looking punker sporting Greyhound-bus-depot-style fashions, Congelliere has written his fair share of memorable, brilliant punk tunes.
Before he was a punk, Congelliere was a pro skater and first got into punk rock via his skater pals. With a skating company endorsement, Congelliere made some dough and bought himself a four-track, a guitar, and Fisher Price drum machine from Toys R Us. Hence came F.Y.P's first primitive recordings in the early '90s, which are most notable for their silly titles, My Nieghbors Is Stoopid, Finish Your Popcorn, and Guido, Where Are You? Eventually, Congelliere scraped a band together and released F.Y.P's hallowed second album, Dance My Dunce, in 1994. (Their first was Incomplete Crap, a collection of their early 7"s.) Dance My Dunce includes classics like "Vacation Bible School" and their cover of the Toy Dolls' "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar," as well as the feisty "It's Not My Fault You Like Air Supply," and "Kids That Play Dead," an ode to mean parents. Sean Cole joined the band as drummer in 1995 and stuck around on various instruments longer than any other F.Y.P member outside of Congelliere.
F.Y.P refined and perfected their rants into definitive songs on Toilet Kids Bread, produced by Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, an album that does not lack for melodies or clever choruses. Between their last two releases, My Man Grumpy and Toys That Kill, F.Y.P bassist and crucial Recess Records family member Joe Ciauri committed suicide by jumping off a 150-foot cliff in San Pedro. Eventually, F.Y.P returned, but the suicide and other factors, such as their fans' requests to play the tunes off Dance My Dunce ad nauseam, led to serious burnout. So, Congelliere and core F.Y.P member Sean Cole decided to borrow the name from their last album (like their heroes the Descendents, who became All) and gave birth to Toys That Kill in 2000, a band that sounds, well, not so different from F.Y.P.
Tracklist
| 1 | Shitheel | |
| 2 | I Egged The President | |
| 3 | Undumb | |
| 4 | Rabid | |
| 5 | I Dunno What's Happening To Me | |
| 6 | I'm Over Now | |
| 7 | I Am Not An Elephant, I'm A Buffoon | |
| 8 | Pork Rinds & Yoohoo | |
| 9 | Buried | |
| 10 | Get Away (I Smell) | |
| 11 | Motherfucker, Cheap Thumbsucker | |
| 12 | I Don't Wanna Live To See Tomorrow | |
| 13 | Chastity Belt Blues | |
| 14 | Allergic | |
| 15 | I Don't Wanna Carry Your Books | |
| 16 | Powerlines | |
| 17 | Superbowl Sunday | |
| 18 | Slitwrists |
by request
Indie rock
Tracklist
1. The Worry
2. Your Twisted Sister
3. They Tell Me
4. Yes!
5. Something More
6. Can't Leave Myself Alone
7. Restless (Soul)
8. If Love's What You Want
9. Bad To Worse
10. Cry
11. Moody
by Jason Ankeny
Indie-pop combo the Mondo Crescendo was formed in Washington D.C. in 1995 by singer/guitarist Jennifer Taylor; originally dubbed Juniper, the group debuted the next year on A Turntable Friend with the single "You Don't Hide So Well," followed by seven-inches for Orange Peel ("Making Gerard Smile") and Fantastic ("Think and Die Thinking"). Upon relocating to San Francisco in 1997, Taylor rechristened the band Mondo Crescendo, and -- backed by ex-Ropers bassist Mike Hammel and drummer Douglas Armour -- issued the Blackbean & Placenta Tape Club EP Get Faded in 1998. The full-length Young, Naked & Very with It appeared a year later.
Tracklist
| 1 | (I Don't Care If) The Sun Don't Shine No More | 2:03 | |
| 2 | Baby | 2:28 | |
| 3 | Spaceship Terrific | 2:06 | |
| 4 | Shhh | 1:57 | |
| 5 | La Surf Noire | 2:22 | |
| 6 | Heaven Only Knows | 2:58 | |
| 7 | Untitled | 1:11 |
