hi jerod, here's the second guess reviews... also, i sent #9 to you a week or two ago; let me know if you don't get it... thanks maaaan. #10 out soon! -slob +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Second Guess #9 Reviews The following is from Second Guess #9, available for $2 to Second Guess, PO Box 9382, Reno, NV 89507. $2.50 Can./Mex., $4 everywhere else. Send all material for review to that address. Zines (Almost) Nothing But Record (tape & video) Reviews, $2, Seidboard World Enterprises, PO Box 137, Prince Street Station, NY, NY 10012. For the uninitiated, this is Mykel Board's irregular zine. It's as the title says, but this issue also has hate mail reprinted from the bisexual list and a cassette of Board's answering machine and the killer interview with a 16- year-old girl who has sex with dogs. It's funny and probably Mykel's best issue yet. The only problem, other than the fact that I think reviews in general are pretty boring (though Mykel generally does a good job of avoiding this), is that Mykel only reprinted the replies he received, not what he wrote to provoke such mail. It's kind of unfair. Alternative Amusement #1, $?, 59 Sturm St., Lancaster, NY 14086-1847. Digest. Zine editors take note, this is the kind of zine I like, with tips on living cheaply, scams and an interview with a libertarian. The copy job was super-shitty making this hard to read, and it's also too small. Otherwise good. Angry Thoreauan #7, $2.50, PO Box 2246, Anaheim, CA 92814. This was a welcomed trace of ink on my fingers. A pissed off (duh) zine from So. Cal. which so cleverly slags the likes of Factsheet 5, MRR, and other pubs that inaccurately review this poor guy's zine that it had me drooling in admiration. He also responds to readers and uses the word idiot many, many times. Features include lotsa mail, reviews, commentary, and a bit on some poor alcoholic folks. It's full of flair, negativity and I'm sure the ed. wears really hot pants. Yay! Blue Ryder #31, $1.50, Box 587, Olean, NY 14760. Tabloid. Each page has zine or music reviews and reprints from other zines. This issue features "Another View of Waco," some fiction, a bit on DARE, comics, "Protect Your Checking Account," and the coolest ads of any zine I've seen, such as the one saying to "Fuck Someone's Girlfriend or Wife!" Decent. #30 has more of the same shit, only this time we have a stinky by me from SG#5, a pro-life murderer bit, more comics, rocknroll, cybersex, a Joe-Bob reprint, an article called "The Starvation Army" (about the Salvation Army's misgivings) and more. Cactus Prick #7, $2, Melmo, PO Box 27142, Tempe, AZ 85285. Melmo returns with quite a large load of an issue - his first ejaculation in about year, I guess. Let's see, we have a couple interviews (Cop Shoot Cop, Pain Teens, JFA, House of Large Sizes, Sun City Girls and Janitor Joe), many many reviews, some gory fashion tips (extracting butt lint, etc.), Melmo updates and his records, lotsa quotes and meaningless clip art, and more stuff about the ass. Wish Melmo would keep his hairy palms regularly wanking forth this mag cuz i sure do miss it. Claustrophobia v2#8, $1, 400 N. High St. #137, Columbus, OH 43215. A definite thumbs up for the article called "...inside the Sensitivity Session" which rightfully attacks mandatory cultural diversity training on college campuses. Also herein contained are bits on politicians, politics in Australia, the NSA encryption crap, crime, reviews, etc. Where the ed. falls flat on his/her face is when s/he says CDs are "physically superior to other media," which is completely false. Vinyl lasts way longer than CDs because CDs deteriorate after about 10 years when they start to oxidize. Also, the editor thinks the solution to gun control is by stricter prison sentences. I thought everyone knew that prisons only breed criminals? Fucktooth #9, $1, Jen Engel, PO Box 43604, Cleveland, OH 44143. Digest. I know Jen busted her ass to get this issue out and overall she did a decent job. Inside is the usual commentary and articles (on piercing, a Dead show, the March on Washington and more). One area where Jen could have spent more time though is where she criticizes show goers (me included, I assume, since I was at the show in question, doing what I often do at shows: taking pictures) for turning a show into a "media circus" with their camcorders and cameras. Apparently Jen doesn't realize photos and videos are great ways to network within the scene, not to mention the highly important value of documentary of what is going on in punk, especially since nobody else is communicating to others' what we are doing. #10 is clearly her best yet for a couple reasons: 1) there's no poetry, 2) Jen does a lot more writing and 3) what isn't hers is pretty good as well. There's reviews, trips to shows, a zine scene article on setting higher standards but not too high (yay!), Nathan the show promoter in LA (who got his place busted after this interview) and more. Great. Fugitive Pope #14, $1, Raleigh Muns, 1178 Margaret Lane, Olivette, MO 63132-2319. Digest. This one explores literary weirdness and issues of free speech. The best part was CD-Rom search for people and places with the word "fuck" in them. Small but recommended. Hungry Girl #2, $1.25, Zannah Marsh, 285 Concord St., Gloucester, MA 01930. Digest. A cool zine by one of the coolest girls in the world. This issue has travel stories (to L.A. and Egypt), a stinky by Duh, a funny spider cartoon (about my encounter with a spider _ I killed it), a good layout and all around much better than the previous issue. Now if she'd only give credit for her photos... I, Yeast Roll #78, $1, Vermiform, PO Box 12065, Richmond, VA 23241. Digest. Now that Smartypants Sammy McPheeters has left the rancid confines of New Jersey, he decides he needs to excrete a load on the unsuspecting stooges. And what a welcomed surprise! I suspect this is what the next Dear Jesus may have consisted of, or perhaps, this is just a teaser? Either way, it's a good read, with interviews with Ben Hamper (see also Button, Panic below), David Dutriaux of Nations on Fire, a bit on the Secret Service and journal entries which surround the BORN AGAINST saga and its demise. While never clearly addressed, why BA broke up seems to have been out of frustration and a feeling of not really accomplishing much. I'm not sure I buy it. Somewhat annoying is how Sam went out of his way to make this zine look ultra-DIY by cutting and pasting some of the text so ridiculously that I seriously wonder what purpose it serves other than to a) look cool or b) appeal to some silly, dogmatic punk ethic that says you can't have layouts like what you're reading. Whatever. The Jelly Slide #5, postage?, PO Box 731, Neshanic Station, NJ 08853. Digest. Oooh yeah, they're back, the Daisy and Lugless duet. The "Sink or Swim" issue covers seemingly bad pop bands but that slight downside does not overshadow the cute tales, stories and slight-of-hand mischief therein stored. Lotsa reviews too. Little Black Book, SASE, 4009 Harrison N.W., Canton, OH 44709. Small zine. I admire this editor for putting out a zine with christian overtones for the sole reason that intolerant MRR-types will usually slag anything with religious value. Not that I agree with christianity, but I do think it can be helpful for some people provided they aren't narrow-minded about it. This zine mostly has the editor's personal thoughts and observations. One problem, however, is he, like most christians, complains about people being turned off by "religious freaks." His criticism should be of those "freaks," not the antireligious people. Let's get a solution to the problem, not delve into symptoms of it. Loafing the Donkey #35B, $2, Peter Mantis, 123 Stonewall #1, Memphis, TN 38104. Digest. Somewhat of a literary zine featuring an interview with Hudson Crews, a bit on Tav Falco, a great article on decadence in NYC, a boring and stupid and self-serving interview with the editor, reviews and more. #39 has an extremely kind review of SG#6. Wow, thanks. However, the theme of this issue, Elvis, is a drawback, but it is in response to the commemoration of his death down there in Memphis and the flood of losers that flock there to sob at the dead piece of shit. There's also lots of reviews of movies and bands I've never heard of. I think there's a specific audience this zine is geared toward cuz I didn't find this interesting. My Letter to the World #7, 2 stamps, PO Box 40082, Berkeley, CA 94704. Digest. This issue features an interview with JOHNNY PEEBUCKS, a road trip with Srini to a Heroin show in San Diego, drug tales, Critical Mass (cool!), child's play, a few stories and other stuff. Pretty good and a fun read. Panic Button #7, $2, PO Box 62, Prospect Hts., IL 60070. Count 'em, three separate Screeching Weasel tour articles. That's fine cuz you get different perspectives and flavors (one by Ben Hamper), but the information becomes self-serving and somewhat redundant. That aside, there's a certain aura about Ben's latest work that made me so happy I even called to tell him thanks. I skipped the sports talk and movie reviews (neither interest me), but Aaron's bit is good, AND I thought the reviews were excellent. Check out this one of Pansy Division: "This stinks in just about every way imaginable. It's wimpy, gutless college rock... I'm sure this stuff is good for young, lonely homos in the middle of nowhere who can't find a boyfriend. But any punk who says they like this is a victim of hype. Jeeze, for a bunch of faggots, Pansy Division sure don't have any balls." Bravo. Patty Smith #2, $2?, Rubin Residence Hall #304A, 35 5th Ave., NY, NY 10003. Digest. An introspective, personal type zine that made me feel warm and icky. Warm because I enjoyed the content: reviews, coffee shops, movie reviews, home abortions, an AIDS art project, veggie food and more. Icky because the layout sucked something fierce and there was a reprint from a Dworkin book, which, even though it was tame compared to her anti-sex and censorship bullshit, by reprinting it legitimizes her and her overall fucked up views. Focus, learn to do a decent layout, weed out the crap and you've got a good zine. Phalanx #2, 50 cents, 2390 Tripp Dr. #9, Reno, NV 89512. Digest. I'm giving Phalanx my support because Brian is the only other person in Reno willing to openly speak out, by doing a zine, against a lot of the bullshit that goes on here. And he's a cool guy. Inside is local shit, reviews and an interview with some National Merit Scholars collectively known as DISCIPLINE. #3 is more cohesive with articles on scams, reno shit, our trip to the Bay and more. The layout needs work but it's still small and growing. #4 has ZOINKS!, punk fashion, a guide to local hip places, cyberpunks (with no clear examples of what cyberpunks actually do), punk fashion, reviews and some graphics. Wish there was more to read. Potty Mouth #3, 3642 Hilsinger, Phoenix, OR 97535. Digest. These guys are strange. They love Rush Limbaugh but then they write articles on cross dressing. This small issue was mangled by the postal people and the xerox quality was shitty but I did catch a few show, zine and music reviews, some ads and fliers. Nothing too outstanding. Practical Anarchy #37, $1, Chuck Munson, PO Box 173, Madison, WI 53701-0173. As usual, an easy, informative read. This issue has the latest anarchist news, reviews, networking and my personal favorite, the "Anarchy and Women" debate between Bob Black (good) and Lorraine Schein (bad). All right! The Probe #3, $6, PO B. 5068, Pleasonton, CA 94566. A friendly zine with a great layout and lotsa nude photos. Aaron, the guy who does this, books cool shows at a bar called Haps in Pleasonton and i know from personal experience he's an honest, good guy. In his zine he reviews bands at his shows and others, gives his life's updates, lets Lisa Suckdog have an advice column, interviews a couple bands, lets All You Can Eat write a tour diary from Japan, interviews a bunch of indie punk labels, reviews a bunch of music and zines and has his friend's younger sister model nude for him. Wow! He also gets a double 7-inch (six bands) pressed and puts it inside the clear sleeve the mag comes in making this well-worth the $6. Great. Get it. Riot Grrrl Vancouver #3, $2?, PO Box 1457, Station A, Vancouver BC, V6C 2P7, Canada. Digest. The shitty layout and flowery imagery aside, this has some good commentary you don't often hear. For instance, this line: "What can I say of the Barbie Doll? Her closed mouth explains it." Each page is done by a different girl, giving you around 15 different perspectives on gender issues. Interesting to read and overall pretty good. Ruth #3, free, Lee P., 2433-A N. High St., Columbus, OH 43202. I don't know, the potential is here but the randomness, while seeking to be intellectual, makes for a vague, dull read. What we have is a collection of journal entries (of sorts) in odd time orders that occasionally say something. I'm reading #2; it's better. Order than one instead. Scope v2#5, free, 314 Las Vegas Blvd. No., Las Vegas, NV 89101. Tabloid. This is the mag that supposedly reprinted _ with a reply _ my last review of it. I don't know for sure because they didn't send me a copy; thus, whatever it was they said was for no other reason than self-gratification. Let's just say I'm glad Scope does its masturbating down in Vegas and not here. In other words, this mag has the uncanny ability to get regressively more shitty with each issue. I'll spare the details and just say that you can not simultaneously attempt an alternative when you support the very institutions (e.g., major record labels and corporations) you try to oppose. To Scope's credit, there were two decent articles in this issue: one was a reply to a capitalist, the other was about cyberpunk, which would have been good had it been more than a regurgitated synopsis of Bruce Sterling's The Hacker Crackdown. Shreenzine #3, $1, Srini Von Kumar, 1275 McAllister St., San Fran, CA 94115. Digest. A lot of philosophical rambling that goes on way too long but that's okay cuz Srini has a lot of good stuff to say about life. And he's a good writer too. This zine is so personal and unique I'll obviously give it a thumbs up and wish Srini the best of luck with whatever he does. I saw him at Gilman for about two seconds, long enough for him to give me this and then I heard his band is releasing something on Allied. Good luck. Slam #5, PO Box 4809, Alexandria, VA 22303. This starts off good with an MLK (one of my personal heroes) quote on the cover, and on the inside there's a mixture of in- depth political commentary and music reviews and news. Particularly interesting and well worth reading is the article "The American Nonconformist" which discusses the commodification of radical fashions that give the illusion of change but really accomplish nothing. Scope magazine (see above) is a perfect example of this. Slug and Lettuce #32, one stamp, c/o Christine, PO Box 2067, Peter Stuy. Stn., NY, NY 10009. Tabloid. A bunch of reviews and classifieds but not much in the way of content. There are a couple articles, like Ernest Mann's (from Little Free Press) bit, a couple columns and Christine's front page editorial thingy about drugs, ABC No Rio, internal conflicts, wanting to escape the scene and more. Cool photos and layout. 10 Things Jesus Wants You To Know #5, $1.50, 1407 NE 45th St. #17, Seattle, WA 98105. "Hey Bob, here's our new ish & before you give me any crap, yes there is a Warner Brother's ad in it..." 10 Things is now advertising corporate rock. In my reply to Dan about this ad he's running, I said I thought punk was not about major labels and corporate sponsorship. He said punk doesn't have rules. Yet this same Dan says, in a reply to a reader, "Shelter is a religious band, something I think is ... totally against what I think punk is about." That aside, the 10 Things format is dull: reviews, interviews, show reviews, record reviews. But Dan and gang do a good job of keeping that format alive as usual by making their content humorous, honest and worthwhile. My favorite was the interview with the sloppy characters in QUINCY PUNX who talk about being banned from the riot grrrl haven of Olympia. There's also a letter from that twit in BRATMOBILE, also from Olympia (do we smell a coincidence??), complaining about the Riot Boiz. Apparently Dan also beat the shit out of Courtney Love for being the misogynistic piece of shit she is. 10-Things=nice kids. Details inside. Thwack! #4, $2, PO Box 4911, Richmond, VA 23220. Basic music zine with reviews, interviews with the Poster Children, Rain Like the Sound of Trains, a bunch of cool photos and an easy-to-read layout. Decent. The Whip, $?, 714 S. Franklin, Olympia, WA 98501. I'm not quite sure where this zine's head is at because the opening statement is kind of vague. What was interesting was the article making fun of Andrea Dworkin (that bitch) and the one on ritual abuse and psycological coaxing of alleged victims who have supposedly been molested. Worth a read. Music THE BAD GENES 7-inch, $3, Sean Whelan, PO B. 71275, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Four songs of basic punk in the early 80s vein, with cool, basic packaging. Not really my thing. DEEP TURTLE, "Riva!" double 7-inch, $5?, Happy Bone Products, Martin Schmeil, Salchen Dorfer WEG2, 1000 Berlin 20, Germany. This is a nifty little package. The music is jazz-core, with the band showing off their talent as maestro music masturbators but never in a bad way. It's goofy, loud, soft, fast, slow and nutso. I recommend. DOWNSET 7-inch, $3?, PO Box 46130, LA, CA 90046. HC/rap fused with angry lyrics reflecting smelL.A. conditions. Very similar to Rage Against The Machine (remember them?) meaning these guys should have no problem riding their corporate rock tails. Nice packaging, blue vinyl and a cheesy tough-guy back-cover photo. The kids will love this. FESTERING RINYANYONS, "Peaceful Easy Feelin!" 7-inch, $3, Bovine Records, PO B. 2134, Madison, WI 53701. Great. See the LOAD review. This is very much the same only slightly more melodic. GAUGE, "Soothe" CD, THD Records, 2020 Seabury Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406. Emo band from Chicago with music similar to that one bandgazi. I hear they're great live but this CD doesn't convey that. The art sucks but the music is decentl. I'll keep it. GERM ATTACK cassette, $?, Martin Schmeil, Salchendorfer Weg 2, 1000 Berlin 20, GERMANY. Decent pop punk. This band is the remains of long-time Berlin legends Rattlesnake Men. Bernd insists this is great, I say it's mediocre. You decide. GERMBOX, "Groaning Bridge" 7", $3, Caulfield Records, 5701 Randolph, Lincoln, NE 68510. This isn't half as good as their other 7-inch, which i wholeheartedly recommend, because this is tame, limp and lacks the heaviness of the other. Four songs with obscure lyrics and weird plodding rhythms. These guys were great live and the vocalist had a cool presence and voice, but they broke up which sucks. GOB, "Winkie," CD, $8, Teree Barnes, Satan's Pimp, 1409 Tonopah St., Reno, NV 89509. There has been few good bands in Reno. 7 Seconds is the only band that ever did anything. D-Vision almost made a name for themselves. Other than that, nothing, except for a few obscurities here and there. GOB should be the recent exception. They are probably one of the most underrated bands in town, and they are into doing things for themselves and not putting up with bullshit. They painted houses to pay for this CD, it sounds great (recorded on an 8-track, no less), it's 10 times more nutso than most bands anywhere, and they deserve some support. Buy it. (For a description of their music see my boastings elsewhere in this mag...) GOD IS MY CO-PILOT, "Tight Like Fist" CD, Knitting Factory, 47 E. Houston St., NY, NY 10012. Jazzy, artsy dyke-punk with tons of instruments recorded live at the Knitting Factory in New York. Some of it's ok, some of it is humorous, but for over an hour's worth of music you would expect something great, or even good. It just doesn't appear on this disc. Bonus points for the photos of lesbian character taken by Annie Sprinkle. Looks like ARTLESS' drummer Evans played some on this. HAGGIS, "When you laugh..." 7", $3, PO B. 752, Boise, ID 83701. Two songs, yellow vinyl. The first tune is about a girl who was found dead in a cornfield. Has a great opening but drags on a bit too long as it gets heavier. Weird, gruff vocal style. The second song has a heavy opening with just bass and drums but builds into a cool chorus I have grown to like. Try this one out because there is no doubt that Haggis is releasing records and doing things for themselves (heaven forbid) in a bleak place. LEMONHEADS, "Creator" CD, Taang! I listened to this once, put it back on the shelf and it fell. The CD hit the ground and shattered into three pieces. From what I recall, this one sounded sloppily similar to Green Day with a couple acoustic tunes. Pretty good pop punk except for the Kiss and Suzanne Vega covers (yuck). Too bad Lemonheads sold out to The Man. LOAD, "Pastor's Day," 7-inch, $3?, Faceless Wreckerds, 7231 Cleveland St., Hollywood, FL 33024. If Pete's gloating over this band didn't convince you than you are dum. LOAD is totally manic punk rock with sicko crazed lyrics that make me drool. Bullseye. Five stars. Record onto tape to listen to all the time. Put record in storage for posterity. Neato. NEGATIVLAND, "Negativconcertland," CD, $15, Atomic Novelties, P.O. Box 22121, San Diego, CA 92192- 2121. NEGATIVLAND is the band that got me to hate U2. Here's why: NEGATIVLAND was sued by Island Records for sampling fragments some of U2's shit. Under traditional copyright law, it is perfectly acceptable to "sample" bits and pieces of preexisting ideas and appropriate it for your own art if the context is altered (Warhol's Cambell's Soup piece comes to mind). Anybody can "sample" portions of copyrighted text for comment and criticism throughout public domain. NEGATIVLAND did just that, only on an audio format. It's fashionable these days to do this. They also sampled old outtakes of Casey Kasem swearing while recording his radio show. Neither Kasem nor Island found humor in N-LAND's "U2" single. So N-LAND and their label, SST Records, ran by one slimeball GREG GINN (Black Flag, anyone?). Ginn and his "punk" label in turn sues N-LAND for legal losses incurred by Island. The result is a legal imbroglio. And N- LAND gets the shit end of the stick. They are the little guy after all. All the while, supposed fellow "artists" U2 remain virtually mute on the issue. The story doesn't end there. In Mondo 2000, N-LAND hits up U2's Edge for a loan to cover the fees. Edge claims he's is "interested." He never gets back to them. N-LAND then publishes a copy of the interview on CD-format. Then that gets recalled, as I heard. In the end, N- LAND is still stuck with a large bill. This CD, a recording of their most recent live show, is a benefit for N-LAND. The quality is great considering it was recorded from two mics direct into a DAT machine. The performance, two CDs worth, is long, tedious and borderline pretentious. I dare anyone to listen to this in one sitting. Standouts, however, include the U2 song and their hit "Christianity Is Stupid." $5 of each copy is "anonymously" donated to the band. Only 1,000 were pressed. Who knows what will happen next. Until we know, keep NEGATIVLAND in mind the next time you support your favorite band even after they sign to a major label. Because, in the long run, all major labels and their bands care about is money, not art or freedom. PENNYWISE "Unknown Road," CD, Epitaph. Now that Bad Religion are corporate dunces, their still DIY substitute, Pennywise, will whet your appetite. And hell, they're better anyway _ they still play fast, are catchy and are devoid of the false preachyness of BR. We can do without the 10-minute wait at the end of the second to last song. SAM BLACK CHVRCH, CD EP, Taaang! Five songs of this "NY hardcore" sound (thrash/metal) from Boston. Sounds just like Bad Brains. SAM BLACK CHVRCH, "Let in Life" CD, Taaang! Their new full-length with weaker production but pretty much the same as above. Tough-guy troglodytes I'm sure flex their testosterone to these guys. SCHLEPROCK, "Hide and Seek" CD, Last Resort Records, PO Box 2986, Covina, CA 91722. Catchy poppy punk/HC that is pretty good but with nothing really outstanding. I get the feeling they are much better live. SIDESHOW, "eggplants and sunspots," CD, $10, Caulfield Records, 5701 Randolph, Lincoln, NE 68510. Wow, this band rooled live when I saw 'em at Gilman St. Total hard repetitive grooves with minimal lyrics and maybe a little Jawbreaker tossed in. They were nice guys too. Unfortunately the CD doesn't quite capture their live emotion. SWIZ, "Rejects" 7-inch, $3, THD Records, 2020 Seabury Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406. Two outtakes from '87, the early DC emo days, that are not up to par with some of their other stuff, but this is definitely worth getting. Comes with a great photo insert, has a cool cover and green vinyl. Cool. SWIRLIES, "Brokedick Car" CD EP, Taang! A remix of a few songs from their last CD. I have a problem with CDs, which can hold over 70 minutes worth of music, that only have five songs on them. These songs, though, are good Swirlies-style noise pop. You gotta love those girly vocals. We can do without the cover-art, though. I heard Ben boy left the band. What gives? TEN CENT FUN cass., $?, 1588 Dayton Ave. #10, St. Paul, MN 55104. Ska is cool and all, but unless you add your own hook to it, you end up sounding like every other ska band, which Ten Cent Fun pretty much does. There's 10 people in this band; is that really necessary? The musicianship is pretty great, the music decent and lyrics terrible. There's a song about riding scooters which, I heard, not one person in the band has. Dumb. TEN FOOT POLE, "Swill" cass., $7, PO B. 3237, Simi Valley, CA 93093. A definite So. Cal. HC sound. Formerly known as Scared Straight, and featuring a famous baseball player, TFP has some fast, catchy tunes, in the old Bad Religion vein, with an occasional annoying guitar solo and funk riff. v/a, MISERY INDEX/PRIMITIVE TRIBES split 7- inch, $3, Cactus Prick Records, PO Box 27142, Tempe, AZ 85285. The Misery Index song sucks so bad I was afraid to review it. Shitty, witchy-sounding vocals over mid-tempo, go nowhere punk that sounds like some cheesy mid-80s attempt at being weird. The PT tunes are similarly just as bad and I can't figure out why PT gets great reviews everywhere (though I hear they're really nice people and have apparently turned Flagstaff, AZ into a punkrock mecca). Good packaging, bad music. This was "made in Haiti." v/a, "Four Bands That Had Too Much Metamucil" 7- inch, $3, Cactus Prick. Another Smelmo produkt. MISERY INDEX is just as annoying as they are above. SOCKEYE has a funny lyrics/ideas ("Two babies fucking") but they're a very immature band. A little like The Vandals. SANITY ASSASSINS are basic punk and snotty in a good way. They're from Conn. and have a melodic odour. Oops bad guitar solo. LEGENDARY LUNCH is the best: manic, incomprehensible and incorrigible. Punk Rock!