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Irony Is (Novamute). Review by Terry Eagan.

Split Image (Rotten). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Give ‘Em Enough Booze (Broken Rekids). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Figureheads on the Forefront of Pop Culture (Tooth and Nail). Review by Terry Eagan.

Midnight Sound (Ninja Tune). Review by Joshua Krause.

John Wolfington (Smells Like). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Creation (Reverb). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Heart of a Woman and Matriarch of the Blues (Private Music) and Love Songs (MCA/Chess). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.

As Brass and Satin (Self-released). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Precipitate8 sweeps back into Gainesville on a wave of degradation and bad vibes. Too much hurt. Time to get a real job. Time to hide.

Karaoke Night featuring the Fabulous Blues Brothers at VFW Post 2093 in Orlando, FL on February 16, 2001. Review by Carl F. Gauze.

1985-1992 Past Life Trauma (Noise). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Lucy Mongrel (Joe). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Ritual (Sunrise Recordings/Strictly Hype). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Rock Bottom (Peek-A-Boo). Review by Randall J. Stephens.

Refreaked (Six Degrees). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Habily: What Was Old Is New (Cleopatra). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Volven (Well Of Urd). Review by Dave Aftandilian.

Necrophones (Dischord). Review by Jason Rockhill.