Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.

It’s a perfect time to bring Sound Salvation to a wider audience via the Internet, albeit in a different form.

Heaven’s End/ Fade Out/ The World In Your Eyes/ A Gilded Eternity (Reactor/Revolver). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Gemma Ray slams one clever cultural retro-reference into another, all the while wielding her harmonies alongside the tones from her Gretsch – deliciously awry. At least that’s how May Terry hears it.

Frankie Welfare Boy Age 5, The Age of Octeen, Movie Music Vol.1, Movie Music Vol. 2 (Reissues) (Polyvinyl Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Razor To Oblivion (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Take a trip back to Seattle’s musical heydey with Michael Lavine , who brings us all manner of visual treasure with Grunge.

Dead EP (Thrill Jockey Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Greg Prato’s new oral history of Seattle music (or “grunge” to you and me, bucko) strikes the right balance between bratty humor and pathos, thinks Matthew Moyer. And was the bassist from Guns N’ Roses really in the Fastbacks? Read on,,,

A mind-boggler - not one, but two bands from Tacoma have been performing almost as long as rock ‘n’ roll has been on the radio. Is Pacific Northwest drinking water a fountain of youth? Steve Stav ponders such longevity in his review of the Fabulous Wailers and the Ventures.

Local Anesthetic (Smooch Records). Review by Scott Adams.

You think copyright infringement’s today’s hot topic? Tad’s been there and done that, and they’re so over it, they’re over it. Scott Adams drinks a nameless, fizzy soft drink in toast to Seattle’s grunge pioneers.

Legendary proto-grunge nihilists in “having fun” shock! Scott Adams wouldn’t have believed it either. The proof is in the pudding with this archival release of vintage Flipper concerts.

The Monkees’ Uncle (AntAcidAudio). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Burning South (Devil Doll Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Atomic Ritual (Liquor and Poker). Review by Stein Haukland.

Various Artists (Buddyhead / Nettwerk). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

1938 (Bulb). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Since We’ve Become Translucent (Sub Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.