Year: 1996
Record Reviews
Full of lush ambient soundscapes, this record is a throwback to the early 4AD days. Although the music is reminiscent of This Mortal Coil, it’s not a rip-off. … read more
Serial Killer Of The Month – Kenneth Bianchi: The Hillside...
Karen Mandic and Diane Wilder, both young, intelligent but poor college students, meet Kenneth Bianchi: coward, rent-a-cop, liar, and moderately attractive man. … read more
CD Reviews: October 1996
Everyone left the show saying Nirvana was the best. I was silent, so as to avoid an argument because they sucked. Lo and behold the very show is on this record. … read more
Stiff Sheet: October 1996
These guys are messed in the head like Giger dreams, like Tetsuo matter rot, and their poison’s another man’s sugar. Incredible album. Schizophrenic genius. … read more
Locals: Music Reviews, October 1996
Finally, all locals can have their very own copy of the band David McClellan has been pumping for so long, created and recorded in a Salt Lake studio. … read more
Rage Against the Machine
No, I am not reviewing the show. I am writing a few words on the hysteria leading up to and surrounding the actual “concert.” … read more
Republica
Just ask Saffron, the lead singer of the hot new techno-rock band Republica, how to have it all and still remain level-headed. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World –...
I always thought Vision Of Disorder was merely the result of a Saturday night beer binge. It also happens to be the name of Long Island’s Vision Of Disorder. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music For a Hard World —...
New York thrashers Pro-Pain have their latest album, Contents Under Pressure. These boys play with the cool self-assurance of knowing they’re damn good. … read more
CD Reviews: September 1996
Well, I guess it is now no longer a question of talent at all, but a question of fad. This is the 90s age of fads and anything people will buy is good music. … read more
The Mermen
Out of pure love of writing and performing music, The Mermen shifted the human consciousness of modern surf music and created their own niche and following. … read more
Serial Killer of the Month: Henry Lee Lucas
Henry Lee Lucas is one of the most prolific serial killers in American History. He managed to have the best serial killer movie made about him. … read more
