Canadian alt rock comp release by Cinnamon Toast Records. - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| 1 | Hardship Post*– | Won't You Come Home |
| 2 | Quahogs (2)– | Them |
| 3 | Bubaiskull– | Eel Monkey |
| 4 | Skreech– | Theme Song |
| 5 | Jale– | Brother |
| 6 | Leonard Conan– | Frightened Of... |
| 7 | Rebecca West– | Sick |
| 8 | Thrush Hermit– | Pink Is The Colour |
| 9 | PlumTree– | Dog Gone Crazy |
| 10 | Eric's Trip– | Laying Blame |
| 11 | Cheticamp– | Coincidence |
| 12 | Les Gluetones– | Reincarnated |
| 13 | Jale– | Twisted |
| 14 | Strawberry (7)– | Buried Treasure |
| 15 | Hardship Post*– | Rock Is My Life |
German indie pop
Tracklist
| 1 | Grains Of Sand | |
| 2 | Castle In The Air | |
| 3 | Serenade | |
| 4 | Not Long Ago | |
| 5 | Serenade (Liquid Mix By Optique) |
Melodic indie pop from France. - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| A1 | Limonade | |
| A2 | Fortunately Gone | |
| B1 | Arradon | |
| B2 | As You Told Me Too |
Founded by ex-Cannanes member Dave Nichols, Huon made their recording debut in 1998 after Library Records releasing their debut 7" EP entitled Fluoro. With their combined pop styling of Nichols' previous band and layering of loosely structured indie noise, reverbed guitars, and relaxed vocals, Huon found themselves critically to the likes of the Go-Betweens, the Jesus & Mary Chain, and Yo La Tengo. The Melbourne natives -- also comprised of Cat's Miaow's Andrew Withycombe, ex-Molasses member Mia Schoen, and Ellen Turner -- continued to build their discography with the help of 555 Recordings. 1998 saw the release of Huon's first album, Epic, followed by Hung Up Over Night the next year. The Songs for Lord Tortoise was a blistering 19-track selection issued in 1999, but 2001's Answers to Lucky showcased Huon's finest dream pop selection yet.
Tracklist
| 1 | Summer Insects | 2:40 | |
| 2 | David Attenborough | 3:17 | |
| 3 | Hung Up Over Night | 4:11 | |
| 4 | Eno Trap | 1:36 | |
| 5 | Uncracked | 2:38 | |
| 6 | Innocent It's Not | 2:28 | |
| 7 | The Rose | 2:22 | |
| 8 | Click And Drag | 1:56 | |
| 9 | Sea Elephant | 2:00 | |
| 10 | Basement | 3:24 | |
| 11 | Pressing Too Hard | 4:32 | |
| 12 | Personal Nostalgia | 1:56 | |
| 13 | C86 | 5:14 | |
| 14 | Tangello | 2:20 |
Can't find any info on this band but judging from their last names, they might have come from Belgium or The Netherlands. Decent indie pop nevertheless. Featured on Volume 33 of I Hate The 90s compilation. - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| 1 | Perfection | 4:00 | |
| 2 | Life After God | 6:08 | |
| 3 | Way Down | 3:48 | |
| 4 | Walking Backwards | 3:49 | |
| 5 | A Film Of Snow | 8:05 | |
| 6 | Wonderland | 3:43 | |
| 7 | Radio Star | 6:01 | |
| 8 | Kiss And Make Up | 3:13 | |
| 9 | Dyslectic | 4:47 | |
| 10 | Seems Like I've Lost Myself Again | 8:36 |
90's punk band from Plymouth, MI
Raw, abrasive, screamy punk with female led vocals. - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| A1 | My Boyfriend Is A Janitor | |
| A2 | Paranoid | |
| A3 | Breakdown | |
| A4 | R.I.P. Jerry | |
| B1 | Art Fag | |
| B2 | Too Much | |
| B3 | 50¢ | |
| B4 | Purgatory |
And as usual, this compilation will fit on a CD. Hope you dig.
Tracklist
1. CAKE Race Car Ya-Yas
2. CUB Freaky
3. PREFAB SPROUT Looking For Atlantis
4. DRESSY BESSY Just Like Henry
5. RUBBERMAID Cucumber
6. VELVET CRUSH Atmosphere
7. FLASHING LIGHTS Talk To The Hand
8 BIS Popyura
9. SHAMPOO Bouffant Headbutt
10. SAUCER F Is For Fucked Up
11. SMART BROWN HANDBAG Half Right
12. THE DIN PEDALS Not So Much For Saturdays
13. THE CAUSEY WAY Science Made Me A Homo(sapien)
14. 1000 MONA LISAS Dog
15. MY PET GENIUS Stutter
16. DOUBLE NAUGHT SPIES Cherry Missile
17. THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS New Language
18. CHEWY Prime Time
19. RACECAR Seymour Wants To Be An Artist
20. INCH Linger
21. DOVER In Hole
22. AMBER#2 Perfection
23. TOMMY KEENE On The Runway
24. THE BREEDERS Roi
25. STEWARD Low Blood Sugar
26. HUON Uncracked
Jennifer Finch, the longtime bassist of the ’90s feminist grunge band L7, has died. Finch was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2011 and, more recently, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Her bandmates shared the news of her death on Saturday (July 18) along with a statement on Instagram, calling her a “beloved bandmate, friend, and fellow troublemaker.” Finch was 59.
“We
are shattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend
Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humor and boundless creativity
helped shape L7 and changed all of our lives forever,” L7 wrote in a
longer statement shared with Pitchfork. “Jennifer was a true original
who lived entirely on her own terms, and the impact she made on music,
art and everyone lucky enough to know her cannot be measured. We love
her beyond words and will carry her with us always. Rest in power our
dear friend. With Love, L7.”
After announcing in 2014 that they planned to get back together, L7 officially returned the following year with extensive reunion tours, this time with Finch back in their ranks. They started working on new material with similarly confrontational lyrics, such as “Dispatch From Mar-a-Lago” and “I Came Back to Bitch,” and were the subject of a new documentary, L7: Pretend We’re Dead by Sarah Price. Come 2019, L7 rolled out their first album in 20 years, Scatter the Rats.
“L7 ain’t over yet. I’m in my 50s now and we still get to be examples,” Finch told Guitar World last year. “But also we get to fail publicly in a way that we couldn’t do in our 20s. I’ve never felt directly responsible for anyone picking up a guitar – pick up your own fucking guitar! It’s a thing you gotta do or do not. I’m very heart-warmed when particularly women say, ‘Because of you, I got into politics’ or ‘I got my medical degree because of you.’ You know, fighting for housing rights, that’s awesome.”
L7 celebrated their 40th anniversary last year with a special concert at the Belasco in Los Angeles. They also had plans to embark on their Last Hurrah farewell tour without Finch, which is set for this fall, after receiving a blessing from the late bassist to do so.
Countless musicians have paid their respects to Finch while mourning her loss, including heartfelt tributes by the Go-Go’s Kathryn Valentine, Garbage, Lunachicks, and Circle Jerks’ Greg Hetson. “God bless Jennifer Finch, bassist of L7 and all-around great person,” Tom Morello wrote in an Instagram story. “She welcomed my nerdy ass to LA with kindness & respect and without judgement despite her insanely cool stature. She was an important fixture of the LA scene and a friend I admired and she will be missed.”
Alternative / indie rock from Sacramento, California, not to be confused with the 1990's Minnesota artists' band also named Saucer - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| 1 | Chow Yun Fat | |
| 2 | The Squeeze | |
| 3 | Spoon | |
| 4 | Catch My Pig | |
| 5 | I Live | |
| 6 | Dog May Bite | |
| 7 | Girls In Volkswagens | |
| 8 | Aliens Ate My Girl |
Japanese indie pop with some nice harmonies. - Blogatrix
Tracklist
| A! | A Lot Of Lovin' To Do | |
| A2 | When The First Rain Fall | |
| B1 | Streetwise | |
| B2 | Lions After Slumber |
Alternative rock band from Halifax, NS, Canada. Created in 1994 after the dissolution of previous band, Bubaiskull.
Active until the late 1990s. Performed live after a long hiatus of live
performances for a couple of local Halifax, NS shows in 2015.
The indie rock trio Rebecca West was formed in Halifax in 1994; the band was named after the famed English novelist/poet. Members Lukas Pearse (bass) and Dale Hussey (drums) started the band with singer/songwriter Alison Outhit, and made their name known in Nova Scotia by showcasing Outhit's punk influences and Pearse's bass playing with a steak knife. The band released their first CD, Burners On, in 1995. Although Outhit was at first the main songwriter, the other two members added their writing to the second album, Six More Weeks of Winter.
Tracklist
| 1 | Good Advice | |
| 2 | Honey Ant Dreaming | |
| 3 | 30 And Falling | |
| 4 | Breeze | |
| 5 | Dogs Of Love | |
| 6 | 7 Days | |
| 7 | Absolute Fact | |
| 8 | Buffalo Skull | |
| 9 | Save It | |
| 10 | Sick | |
| 11 | Wraparound | |
| 12 | (I Love The Way You Talk About) T.V. | |
| 13 | Don't Feed The Underdog |
Portland,
Oregon based experimental/improvisational group which was active from
1993 to 1997. They were founded in Olympia, WA, but later moved on to
Portland due to the fact that they didn't fit into social/musical scene
of Olympia.
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Tracklist
| 1 | 911 Leo Express | |
| 2 | Are You Ready To Die | |
| 3 | Relleno 2 | |
| 4 | I Was Gone Before I Ever Began | |
| 5 | Relleno 1 | |
| 6 | Stoned Carver | |
| 7 | Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Me | |
| 8 | Supreme Love Rollercoaster | |
| 9 | Counting Mothers | |
| 10 | Stuff | |
| 11 | So Italian, So Intense | |
| 12 | Bad Danger | |
| 13 | Worlds Of Lightning |
The alternative rock of BOA was a natural procession for the kids of Bad Company's Paul Rodgers. The band, which is fronted by the sister/brother duo of Jasmine and Steve Rodgers, came together in 1993 with Alex Caird (bass), Paul Turrell (keyboards), and Lee Sullivan (drums), and together their single "Duvet" was a hit for the Japanese animation sci-fi series LAIN. Since then they have gone on to achieve critical acclaim in the U.K. and Japan, winning fans via the Internet. Signed to Pioneer, BOA's full-length debut Twilight was slated for an early 2001 release date.
Tracklist
| 1 | Fool | |
| 2 | Twilight | |
| 3 | Duvet | |
| 4 | Rain | |
| 5 | Elephant | |
| 6 | Scoring | |
| 7 | Deeply | |
| 8 | One Day | |
| 9 | Welcome | |
| 10 | For Jasmine | |
| 11 | Anna Maria |
The raw and uncompromising sound of Leeds, England-based Bedlam Ago Go arose from the frustration of living in two inner city housing developments. Leigh Kenny (b. Kent, England; vocals), Phil Naylor (electronics), John Ludman (bass) and Twill (guitar) came together in the mid-90s from disparate musical backgrounds. Kenny and Naylor had worked with different sound systems, while Twill was a veteran of several local punk bands. After signing to the Sony S2 label, they wrote and rehearsed material for their debut album in the four-track studio they had bought with their advance. The band’s chaotic fusion of punk, dub and hip-hop was melded into shape by Prodigy collaborator Neil McLellan. Kenny’s lyrics on tracks such as the singles ‘Flat 29’, ‘Season No. 5’ and ‘Asylum’ were frank and disturbing snapshots of modern urban culture, dealing with the attendant subject matter of violence, unemployment, drugs, paranoia and mental illness. Following the release of the album Kenny left to form a new unit LSK, who made their debut in 2000 with Mosaic. The album featured vocal assistance from Kenny’s sister Rhianna, who shortly afterwards launched her own solo career.
Tracklist
| 1 | Northern Nights | 3:06 | |
| 2 | Aimy | 4:10 | |
| 3 | Paranoid | 4:56 | |
| 4 | Flat 29 | 4:07 | |
| 5 | Demons In The Reefa | 5:10 | |
| 6 | Heroin | 5:11 | |
| 7 | Asylum | 6:24 | |
| 8 | Season No.5 | 6:29 | |
| 9 | When The Penny Drops | 4:10 | |
| 10 | Meeting Of The Minds | 8:25 | |
| 11 | My So Called Life (Acoustic Version) | 3:32 |
