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Rating system ***** race car * * * * hat * * * dog * * thimble * horse (ft nlwnym tnilm ov®r) Urge Overkill Exit The* Orngton Pocket Band Extra Fancy Lot Angeles Extra fancy may be the nation's most famous unsigned band Countless aggressive live shows and a deafening street burr have earned the band eitensive media cov wage — typically the sort of hype reserved tor a mayor label debut "Everything it sort ot happening the apposite way from how It normally does," says bassist DA foster The band — which also includes vocalist Brum GnHo, gui tarist Michael Hatetey and drummer Den* O'Brien — hat been playing in the LA area tar nearly three years With great hype comet great headaches, though The band ts often pegged as "homocore," a media tag GrMo, the only gay member, says ha could do wtthout "(Our music) Is not 'homocore," Grtflo uyt. 'beciuu there are throe straight guy* playing along Our music's to everybody * Stoner Mart the band's independently pnducBd debut, Incorporate* the heav tor and ol punk. Industrial and cvan rockabtoy, comple mantol by Grtto's husky vacate and candto lyrics. "Whan I first started this band, I was at a point in my Mb where I ready needed to start looking at mysett and GftHo says “tt‘s vary liber ating to siposa every tittle detail about mysett in front of a bunch of people The cool thing about bite punk movement coming back is that people ready seem open to new things." for more into, e mail Me band «f txtrafmKYGtoi.com Hob Hooper. U. of Southern CMtumu I ' c t tgurcd 11 out Nor l lee < K< rk.li \\ levs » » 1 • lh.r!< » jn l priori meditation on the state ot iot k band ilom 1 brv vc i ui(tv4tA) j martini and velvet inuj’.r of iwank t It at is v» bleathtakmeU cixh it inicjtrni to take over not just ihc wmi s imiui hut the entire planet ( ooinrss (ut its cost, however, ami »n the < asc of I fgr. it meant you tan never dus*xiatc the mutu horn the image \\ Inch u>n t a problem it you rr m the ni**hJ to jum led hip anti lx r<‘i thrW, nm know like ( heap l risk roikfd It \ m the mutter momenta, like f-jetf \ dclnatc \ tew of the Ka«n that the uHilneti iteuirnfi a problem betaine in y*»Uf heart, whi want to ting along with a line like lake a walk otiUitir vourvelf/l *ct to know the |hti son behind tire late Is it totneone vou tan really love' Hut you fe afraid the Ixtvs in I'rgc would laugh and tall sou a sissy Muwtally tlx hand u»ntiniio to apptopnatc the lx st nxk riffs of the past 20 years, but 1 don't think that s even a ttimc anymore l igt is the best there is at what they do making dashing, disj>osahlc n>tk history \nd that s a compliment Spirit of *73: Rook for Choice Vartoui Art/mtm * * * It look three yc%ir\ to £ct dm rrumi nude. 4\ 'kit mb inj|or UbrU. freaked by the It c l \\ arnrr luk^o, refuted to Wcvk with the pohtut of u pro-choke tom pita lion So titicft did it lot thcmvcivcA brat urine "girl hand* ot the ‘K) % dtjinj* covers of girl tingm of the '(K. the album trlrhratc* the dmo dev ade musically arid pohtualis wav the year of the Raf t W ,uU decision) Highlights intitule Joan Jett ami Kink for l hour founder* 1 ' the Kunawaw ( her r> Bomb and I \c v Plumb * faithful version ol If I I an t i lave You NX Hat v on the record is jftf>c it s vs hat s not on • . . big hitters Sinead O ( miner Salt n Pepa I he Breeder* I he B S.% and M< 1 vtc all staunch vupfxinrf* of women v fights wrre repoftedh ton tasted for the project Sure, logistic* un tx* tmieh on a compilation, but fexv vsherr d e\crvtw»dv go' Hurricane Tfytf Hurra * So here * Hurru«*nc I on the went iiruc Def 14m v hrvday in the mid 80*. who t I)I d foe hip hop innnvjum the ft r 4 v 11 c Bov* tor ncauiy a dciadr and all hr *an come up ^ .i). .4 l \ L. .. hem fly he is Mmm Refreshing He i not very convincing, either On track* like l*ass Me I he t»un ami I rcl 1 he Blast/ Hum vane posits him sell as another gat totin player, whuh i*n t ail chat interesting, even if vou do believe him And guest laps by Beastic Ad Rink and t s press Hill s Sen I H»g only highlight Humeanr % shortcomings on the mike lo his credit. ( anc raises ihc political stakes on t an We (*et Along and the maelstrom protkic t*»*n on Where s M\ Nigga* At could rival virnc ol the liomb V|uad v he*i work Blind Melon Soup ★ * * A good r cample of a modern music hi/ phetiom Won, blind .Melon became a Huge Rock Hand when M l \ puked up tin No Rain video off their IWJ rpuivnumi debut album Now the band has to convince us orur again that their resourceful blend of southern rink and mppv stylistic switch ups is worthwhile It is. m a way Use band has a knack for tenacious hooks. ami alt Ik nigh tfierc v nothing as addu trvr as No Rain on Wn/*, there are enough interesting n contents to keep your head ringing W cirdness abounds gothic cellos i“C at Seat New Orleans horns < IrrtKmasir > and even a ka/no solo (“Skinned ! Hut it all wears thin after a tew listens More broths than RADIO, RADIO 1. Vo la Tango. FledrO-Pura. Matador a. Fugaii. Red Medicine. Discord 3. Bjorfc, Potl Elektra 4. Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters, Capitol B. Thurston Moore. Psychic Hearts, DGC 5. The Mutts. Blonder and Blonder, Reprise 7. Aiams Morissette, Jagged Utile Pill. Maverick B. Primus, Tales From the Punchbowl, Interscope 9. Matthew Sweet. IOO\ Fun, Zoo 10. Buffalo Tom, Sleepy Fyed, Elektra < Ki»t Hated mWy Mt> orltcjjr radt*> jif{dj> ( miinlnttmg radwt u*'*am KRNl l uf\rbfa»Ca K I Rt Rue l » - ►- < r • - ■ . ► . \ i Ortfpm W( RV l ivt Mishtgan NX I Al Hem-Http State l Ohio, Wl’IK l Irnnotcc hnotvitlr WVt ! \ trginu I ci h NX U\l West Vugmui t Th* U fUcfen Ui*ft t* tportwjrrd by VIBRANCE ORGANIC CARE chunk)', Soup vhould nrvrfthrlcw keep Blind Melon from dvr pi* of discarded M IA KituU I or now Clueless Orly Inal Motion Picture* Soundtrack + 9 9 * Sounder a< ks arc usu ally a Jodggv investment Many nines the tracks arc ihfowawjyx. tiller or irritating "themed songs (Remember bat dame ') Now ( iusifu the movie ma\ or may not Miik, but the sound track producers have In chc standout single. Kim Wilde s H(K anthem Kids In Amenta gets a punked out makeover bv the Mulls \vshv didn t someone think of this beforeM Otherwise. listen tot Luscious Jacksons disto inferno Hen still groovy despite a too buss dame remix, anti ( oolio * gangsta pop “Roilin' With Ms Momies Other strong tontrihutions some from newsomers Supergrass (“Alright). Dusker Du cmjuc punkers Smoking Ropcv ■ Nerd You Around ) and the esn perks jill Sobulc ( Supermodel i 1 his ( D will make sou led young, hip and beautiful all over again Rapid Fires South Clrcl* Anoth* Day Anotha Balia Suave/Belativlty Blame Dr Ore Ail guns and-ganja hip hop sounds essentially the same these days — horror flick synth lines over thick bass grooves Ah. well At least Houston s South Circle throw in a little southern tunk and the sophistical ed rhyme styles ot rappers Mr Mike and Thorough Sups rc hunk Incidental Mumic 1991-98 Merge Chronicling four years of b-sides, split singles, CPs and compilation tracks, Incidental Musk 1991 -95 is a great way to get acquainted with this most eiceltent band For the initiated it's a great way to get the rarities without spending a fortune on out of print vinyl Luna Penfhousw tlektra Before techno/house/trlp hop/etc, trance music depended on metronomic drumming and inventive guitar sounds (think Velvet Underground) LunasDean Wareham (formerty of Gataiw 500) has this routine down pat. and his lovely lyn cal landscapes make Penthouse feel like a slow barbiturate dream Catharine Wheal Happy Oaym fonttnd/Mercury As their rade hrt "Black Metathc" evt denced. Catherine Wheel can do wanders with guitar dynamics In tact, the lempu bon a to catt the guitars on the CO "mates tic.' but then you sound kke a putibcity per son Oh, what the hoi — they re majestic Check Rob Odunson s duet with Betty s Tanya Dormetty “Judy Staring at the Sun ' The Wlxard of Oz Original/ Mot ton Pic: fur e Soundtrack Rhino Oiwied up into a Good Witch CO and a Bad Witch CO. this collection has it all — the songs, the score, outtakes, alter nate lakes, entended versions and even rehearsal demos Plus a 48 page booklet with photos, storyboards and production notes Or some1 The Preaidonte of the Unttod States of America The Pmmldontu ot the Unltod Statea of Amertca Columbia These wiseacres have taken up enough space with their damn name, so here’s the Quick skinny In the Weerer/Pavement rein only more punky. less ambitious and a lot lunnter Features "We re Not Gonna Make If (-'Cm there’s a million better bands/With a million better songs ”),
