Articles by Matt Mernagh
Suzanne de Bussac
The Valley Of Baca
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
Anyone who can appreciate the fine art of songwriting accompanied by fleeting moments of Kate Bush brilliance should become intimate with S...
Dixie's Death Pool
Beauty Sleep
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
The studio tomfoolery created by the brothers Hutzulak, and their partner in noise crime Todd Mason, blend elements of the Beta Band with a...
Malhavoc
The Lazarus Complex
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
Finding a muse for their sixth release has greatly improved Malhavoc. Unfortunately, the band has come to the Book of the Dead influence a...
Need
The Need Is Dead
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
The perplexing complexity that the Need bring to their wonderfully eccentric sound can drive you crazy trying to explain it. Simply put, th...
Various
Road Rash: Jail Break - The Music
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000
The soundtrack to video game Road Rash: Jail Break is packed with 12 hard rockin' bands, including Toronto's Punchbuggy, who submitted thei...
Russell Mills/Undark
Pearl + Umbra
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000
Prolific album artist Russell Mills has carved an excellent ambient landscape out of snippets of acoustic/electronic field recordings and,...
Dreadful Shadows
[the cycle]
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000
Usually when a band borrows a page from the Sisters of Mercy they end up sounding dreadful. Not so for the Dreadful Shadows, who spark enou...
Gunga Din
Your Glitter Never Dulls
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2000
The cadaver cool vibes of NYC's the Gunga Din hum along the lines of Bad Seed Mick Harvey's compositions. What's different is the timeless...