Matt Darriau / Paradox Trio
Flying at a Slant (Knitting Factory Works). Review by Jackie Blue
Music Reviews
Faced with the rich sonic twister of music ever churning around us, our writers strap on headphones and hunker down with these tunes and their words to lead everyone to the bottom of what sounds good right now.
Red Star Belgrade
Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine (Put It On A Cracker). Review by Mark Chester
Syrup
Sweet Country Rock Ass (PimpRock). Review by Phillip Haire
Three Mile Pilot
Another Desert Another Sea (Headhunter/Cargo). Review by Kurt Channing
The Trumans
_The Trumans_Review by Brian Kruger
Fatboy Slim
Better Living Through Chemistry (Astralwerks). Review by Carole Jaszewski
Gathering
Nighttime Birds (Century Media). Review by Jeremy Wernow
Bluebird
Bluebird (Revelation). Review by Andrew Chadwick
Big Sky
Turn (Last Resort). Review by David A Clark
Dive
Snakedressed (C.O.P. International). Review by drew West
Liars Club
Liars Club (Art to Starve By). Review by drew West
Sam The Butcher
Sheltered (Far Out). Review by Andrew Chadwick
Bracket
Novelty Forever (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Kurt Channing
Silver Scooter
The Other Palm Springs (Peek-A-Boo). Review by Andrew Chadwick
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Various Artists (Nick At Nite Records/550 Music). Review by Hal Horowitz
Stubborn All-Stars
Back With a New Batch (Triple Crown). Review by Julio Diaz
Fastball
All the Pain Money Can Buy (Hollywood). Review by Gail Worley
Megasoft Office 97
Various Artists (Chipie/Tinder). Review by Carl Glaser
The Union
In Terminus, GA 1997 (Bullsitter/Ichiban). Review by Ian Koss
Bedhead
Transaction de Novo 1998 (Trance Syndicate). Review by Ian Koss
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