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Mercury Rev: A Gasp of Air for the Faint Pulse...
The debate has begun: who defines alternative music today in the most authentic sense? One answer is Mercury Rev, a five piece all of which reside in New York. … read more
Megadeth: October 1995
Megadeth is one of the survivors of the 1980’s heavy metal revolution. And, they’ve got a new CD, Hidden Treasures on Capitol Records and a tour to prove it. … read more
Local Reviews: October 1995
There have been tons of worse bands around. Some still are, and getting. If you’re into that groovy free love guitar driven ballad stuff, you’ll dig this band. … read more
Eve’s Plum: November 1995
Eve’s Plum recently released their second CD titled Cherry Alive and they are visiting town as part of Ray Gun magazine’s first ever concert tour. … read more
The Stiff Sheet
Flea does this little tune that should be a poem called Pea, about homophobic rednecks. What can you do? He’s Flea.
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Written In Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World
This is no lame cookie-cutter death metal act. These guys can do a lot more than growl into a microphone and detune their guitars. … read more
Headshake: October 1995
I caught up with Dale Garrard, guitarist and sometimes vocalist for Headshake, outside of Saltair just after the band had finished opening for the Ramones. … read more
A Shot Of Blues: October 1995
Just when you thought that there were no good new blues discs out there, along comes Capricorn with four releases, part of Capricorn’s Fat Possum Records list. … read more
Written In Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World
I didn’t stay for what else went on that night, but bravo to Wicked Innocence and the other two bands for playing. At least Grip Inc. are in good company. … read more
The Stiff Sheet: September 1995
The only reason this record made the Stiff Sheet is because I am a fan of old NY punk rock. I’m NOT a Rancid fan. Scratch that. I didn’t used to be a Rancid fan. … read more
The Best Day of My Whole Life
THE KISS CONVENTION!!!! Twelve hours of KISS stuff, KISS music, KISS people, and the real KISS! … read more
Little Records: July 1995
The experience is like watching a porno video starring the casts of the Munsters, the Addams Family and the Batman television series doing it. … read more
