Scapegoat Wax
Swax (Hollywood). Review by Margie Libling.
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.
Canyon
Empty Rooms (Mordam). Review by Stein Haukland.
Shattered Realm
Broken Ties… Spoken Lies (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.
Jim Wilson
My First Christmas With You (Hillsboro). Review by Stein Haukland.
MC Paul Barman
Paullelujah! (Coup D’Etat). Review by Ian Koss.
The Lookyloos
Perhaps the Most Satisfying Joy Left to Us in an Age So Limited and Vulgar as Our Own (Lather). Review by Stein Haukland.
Sad Like Crazy
Populist Octopus (Ojet). Review by Stein Haukland.
Stroke 9
Rip It Off (Universal). Review by Stein Haukland.
Baretta
Velvet Brick (Emanate). Review by Bill Campbell.
Thyrfing
Vansinnevisor (Hammerheart). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Flaming Lips
Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid (Restless). Review by Matt Cibula.
Kreator
Violent Revolution (SPV). Review by Stein Haukland.
Manitoba
Start Breaking My Heart (Domino). Review by Michel Murakami.
The Fenwicks
Truth & Memory (Flip-Dog). Review by Jason Feifer.
Kit Clayton vs. Safety Scissors
Ping Pong (Carpark). Review by Bob T. Saunders .
Rumba Flamenco
Various Artists (Putumayo). Review by Bill Campbell.
Fashion TV
The Mix (Wagram). Review by Bill Campbell.
Bob Dylan
Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue (Sony Legacy). Review by James Mann.
Pluxus
European Onion (Rocketgirl). Review by Carl Glaser.
The Appleseed Cast
Lost Songs (Deep Elm). Review by Terry Eagan.
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