Bobb and the Kidds "Take Me Home Vienna" EP

(Mighty Mouth) This reissue of some rare 1981 tracks by Bobb Trimble, a strangely sensitive sounding folkie/singer-songwriter, whose odd voice and artistic ambitions get his ultra-rare records classified as psyche, earning him a cult status that resulted in the eventual re-release of his private press materials. What's most intriguing about Trimble may be that for a while he assembled an all-little boy backing band, and while they were not incompetent musicians, their imperfection adds to the vulnerability of Trimble's work (think they are backing him on the A-side here, which is the weirdly wonderful title track). Plus, the photos on the sleeve of bob and his Bad News Bears backing band are AWESOME!

Thee Spivs "It's True" b/w "Taped Up"

(Almost Ready) Ye Olde Punk Rock, complete with Brit accents, snotty attitude, and a sprinkle of rage. Plus, they're cuter than the Adverts or the Lurkers!

The World's Lousy with Ideas Vol NEIN

(Almost Ready) The A-Side has Cheater Slicks sounding kinda maudlin, so lets consider the B-side the A-side and celebrate the bombastic blasts of thee Spivs and Ohio outcasts Psandwich singing like they just ate a psnot psandwich...which redundantly had mayo on it.

Liquor Store/Natural Child split single

(Almost Ready) Twin studies in pathologies: Natural Child sound like lackadaisical serial killers --- maybe they would get around to the butchery if there wasn't something so good on TV, and if the beer ran out. Liquor Store sound like the kind of crazies that would throw the best rooftop BBQ ever...then throw you off the roof!

Blood Buddies "Midas Medical Group" ep

(Razorcake) Riot Grrl spirit meets heavy assed rock n roll soul...as if L7 was singing about abortion rights or Kathleen Hannah joined Kyuss. Really good!

Chinese Burns "Calculator" ep

(Windian) Though  a less lazy writer might fashion a long list of what makes this record so amazing, I'll lmit it to one: Despite being perfect practitioners of a retro rock aesthetic that combines Stooges/garage rock/VU/proto punk, etc., they eschew retro-ism lyrically, thus, you get '69 Iggy singing about e-mail and his computer desktop. BTW, if you were hoping this record contained that famous skit where the amused husband has circles talked around him by his daffy, dumb wife explaining why she ruined the rice, you are thinking of Chinese Burns and Allen, a totally different act.

Dead People "Feel the Light" ep

(Windian) Should be called "Knock 'Em Dead People," because this lo-fo, fuzz murk, New Orleans humidity-thick garage mess did, in fact, knock me out.

Poppets "1+1=2" b/w "Poolside Fun at Michael's"

(Windian) Sounds like Toy Dolls recording for K Records circa '91. In other words...awesome!

Chief Fuzzer "Transcendental Road Blues"

(Saustex) Hard 'n' heavy psyche with a Texas flavor infusion...meaning it's sounds like ti would feel if your brain fluid was replaced with BBQ sauce! Mmmmmmm!

Churchwood "Metanola" b/w "A Message From Firmin Deslodge"

(Saustex) Backwoods batshit trash rock so cerebrally stupid and intimidatingly sexy it gave me a raging church-wood! Though I'm too lazy to check past reviews, if I've made a similar comment every time I reviewed this band it's only because boners don't lie!