Girls Against Boys: You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See May 15, 2002Girls Against Boys? Sounds a little mid-eighties Euro to me. Apparently they once had that techno edge, but...
Weezer: Maladroit May 15, 2002They have really poured on the pop for this one. “Dope Nose” is a great, great pop song...
John Vanderslice: Life and Death of an American Fourtracker May 8, 2002John Vanderslice is a weird guy. Helming the now defunct San Francisco band MK Ultra, he got the...
Bad Religion: Stranger than Fiction April 30, 2002The fist thing I noticed about this album is the production quality–it doesn’t sound like it was recorded in...
Karate: In Place of Real Insight April 28, 2002You can feel the vibe right off the bat on this album. The forward, verging on (gulp) emo...
Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand April 28, 2002Ah, here’s the album that Propeller and Vampire on Titus promised to deliver! Granted, the horrible sound quality...
Beastie Boys: Check Your Head April 21, 2002You know from the opening track, “Jimmy James,” that this ain’t gonna be your typical Beasties release. Of...
The Cult: Love April 18, 2002I’d love to think Kurt Cobain named his band, Nirvana, after the opening track on this album. There’s...
Del tha Funkee Homosapien: Both Sides of the Brain April 11, 2002Del always sounds a little unbalanced to me. I mean the guy is generally pissed about stuff, but...
764-Hero: Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere April 10, 2002Funny enough, these guys actually pepped up for their swan song. They took elements of all their previous...
Das EFX: Dead Serious April 7, 2002Triggity triggity trendy like the CD in sale bin, I rap like Porky Pig and we’re a bunch...
The Beatnuts: Intoxicated Demons April 6, 2002This EP reminds me of a warm (yes I said warm) day in Syracuse, New York. Hanging on the...
McLusky: McLusky Do Dallas April 2, 2002McLusky fuckin’ rock! Really, they do. All frat boy outbursts aside, McLusky is like a Welsh Nirvana with...
Dashboard Confessional: The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most March 20, 2002Is it possible this album is even cheesier than the first? “Nobody cares!” whines Carrabba on the first...
The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry March 18, 2002It’s like punk turned on its ear. I guess it’s post-punk. It’s spare and dark and claustrophobic in...
Beulah: Handsome Western States March 11, 2002I had a bootleg copy of this wonderful album for a long time before finally getting a real...
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds March 11, 2002This is the grandaddy of the alternative rock albums. Yes, Brian Wilson probably didn’t realize it at the...
Beulah: When Your Heartstrings Break March 9, 2002They were Pavement. Now they’re Beulah. Starting with track one, “Score from Augusta,” you know you’re in for...