The Makers have all the glam rock stylisation in the world, and the songs aren't half-bad. But this retake on the whole Ziggy Stardust conce...
Articles By Chris Rolfe
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ReviewsMakers Rock Star God Published Jun 01, 2000
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ReviewsValvola Teenagers Film Their Own Lives Published Jun 01, 2000
Those digging this sort of thing should also check out Valvola's Teenagers Film Their Own Life, which was originally released in '96 (recent...
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ReviewsVarious Harpsichord 2000 Published Jun 01, 2000
For some reason, the Italians are really good at compiling this kind of '60s-style, easy listening music. Yet Harpsichord 2000 - a disc of n...
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ReviewsPip Proud Oncer Published Jun 01, 2000
This Australian dude put out a couple of very obscure psych-folk records (even Australian collectors can't find them now) in the late '60s....
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ReviewsBlue Whale Wind Runs Through It Published Jun 01, 2000
Producer Kramer (Bongwater) strikes again with this Japanese band, led by former E-Trance member Mars, whose new album also features perform...
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ReviewsVipers Outta The Nest Published Jun 01, 2000
This debut album originally came out in '85, subsequently setting the standard for the psych-garage revival of that era. Reissued on CD for...
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ReviewsQueens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age II Published Jun 01, 2000
"Nicotine, valium, percodan, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol - ccccccocaine." So read the complete lyrics of "Feel Good Hit of the Summer," t...
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ReviewsLadytron Ladytron Published May 01, 2000
On first listen, this Kramer-produced album sounds like a collection of Mercury Rev's lost four-track recordings. "(Get Yerself a) Telegraph...
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ReviewsSparrow Orange The Beauty of Strangeness Published May 01, 2000
Judging by the sound of this opiated disc, this Grand Rapids, Michigan, act may be sneaking a few too many Tylenol 3's out of grandpa's arth...
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ReviewsVirgineers Virgineers Published May 01, 2000
Chocked full of the '60s psych references that pop reviewers love to go on about, the Virgineers self-titled debut will appeal to Beatle-phi...
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ReviewsVengaboys The Platinum Album Published May 01, 2000
Oh, for fuck's sakes. Not again! I love this. I hate this. I love this. I hate myself. Make it stop! Ahhhhhhhh! Can't... get... out... of......
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FeaturesZZ Top Are the Ultimate Texas Treat Published Apr 01, 2000
The Lone Star State o with its guns, mass executions, poisonous snakes, and straight guys wearing chaps and bandannas o couldn¡¦t be more...
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ReviewsWhen Psychedelic Wunderbaum Published Dec 01, 1999
Norwegians aren’t supposed to be this crazy sounding. Then again, living in total darkness half the year would screw with anyone’...
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ReviewsResonars Bright and Dark Published Dec 01, 1999
A jingle-jangly absorption of the Byrds and the Hollies at their best (Graham Nash just wishes he’d written these songs). Yet, the Res...
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ReviewsDeep Reduction Deep Reduction Published Dec 01, 1999
Nothing really groundbreaking here, but garage punk aficionados will dig this all the same. Tracks like “Whips & Furs” are bludg...
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ReviewsZebradonk ZD001 Published Dec 01, 1999
A bizarre disc by a bizarre band. This jazz-inspired trio, which includes sometime members of Toronto acts Klave Kongo and One Step Beyond,...
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ReviewsDonovan's Brain Eclipse and Debris Published Dec 01, 1999
A disc with a messy history, featuring the efforts of various sometime-players from the Posies, Steel Pole Bathtub, Young Fresh Fellows and...
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ReviewsLoons Love’s Dead Leaves Published Nov 01, 1999
Recorded by ex-members of the Hoods and Tell-Tale Hearts, Love’s Dead Leaves is a fine garage disc made notable by the efforts of prod...
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ReviewsST 37 I Like To Talk, If There's Anything To Talk About Published Nov 01, 1999
Good things always come out of Texas. Continuing on the path set out by lone star psych guru Roky Erikson (who ST 37’s current drummer...
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ReviewsDumDumBoys Electronic Music Created by the DumDumBoys Published Nov 01, 1999
Somewhat renowned in France, where they have produced soundtracks to various X-rated films, The DumDumBoys offer “futurized” pop...