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The Geraldine Fibbers: Butch

From the first few seconds of Butch, it's obvious that the members of The Geraldine Fibbers are incredibly flexible musicians; "California Tuffy," the album's first track, is so frantically busy that
Various Artists: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968

In 1972, at a time when such things were given little consideration, future Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye put together the first Nuggets compilation, a collection of garage-rock from the mid-
The Ex: Starters Alternators

While its fellow ideologues in Chumbawamba took the pop route to spread an Anarchist message, The Ex has taken the punk/jazz route and stuck with it for nearly 20 years. Sure, it hasn't had a hit sing
Pat Metheny: Trio 99->00

Since the '70s, the specter of fusion has haunted jazz. But in many ways, fusion also saved jazz: By encouraging players to seek out different sources of inspiration, be they rock, folk, or ethnic mus
The Music Tapes: 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad

Rarely has a band been more appropriately named. Listening to The Music Tapes' 1st Imaginary Symphony For Nomad is like stumbling on a pile of unfinished recordings from a forgotten, extremely peculia
New Wet Kojak: Nasty International

New Wet Kojak is a side project of Girls Against Boys members Scott McCloud and Johnny Temple. It isn't so much a departure from that band as it is a slight variation: unpolished GVSB with a saxophone
Poster Children: DDD

Eight full-length albums into its career, it's pretty clear that Champaign, Illinois' Poster Children will never have a major commercial breakthrough. At this point, the group firmly resides in the re
White Zombie: White Zombie Presents Supersexy Swingin' Sounds

It's kind of silly to get indignant about a White Zombie remix album. Of course it's a lazy, cynical attempt to cash in on fleeting celebrity, but hey: If fans are dumb enough to buy the band's pseudo
Nashville Pussy: Let Them Eat Pussy

The name Nashville Pussy comes from a lyric in a song by the original rocking hunter, Ted Nugent, but The Nuge wishes he had some of what Nashville Pussy has. Rock 'n' roll from the word go, Let Them
Wilson Pickett: It's Harder Now

From Ray Charles on, soul music's marriage of the religious transcendence of gospel with the secular (and frequently sexual) impulses of R&B has led to no small amount of tension. Using a religious fo
Nappy Roots: Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz

Coming from Kentucky, a state better known for hard liquor and horses than hip-hop, Nappy Roots represents a new wave of Southern rappers who grew up listening to OutKast, Goodie Mob, Geto Boys, and t
Various Artists: Island 40 Volume 1: 1959-1964 Ska's The Limit

Though it's difficult to imagine, ska and reggae may never have come to the world's attention—or would at least have taken radically different paths—were it not for the Island Records label, which wil
Robbie Fulks: The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks

Don't be fooled by the title: The Very Best Of Robbie Fulks collects odds, ends, rarities, compilation contributions, and unreleased tracks while ignoring Fulks' studio albums. But don't be put off by
Don Walser: I'll Hold You In My Heart

Some country singers ought to be legally required to cut at least one album that distills their music down to the elemental sound of a human voice and an acoustic guitar. Perhaps because they tend to
M.O.P.: Warriorz

Since the 1993 release of its first single, "How About Some Hardcore," M.O.P. has been a well-kept secret in hardcore hip-hop: The group has garnered enormous industry respect and plenty of high-profi
Too $hort: Can't Stay Away

When Oakland rapper Too $hort announced his retirement in 1996, hip-hop insiders speculated that he was trying to score more money from his record company. Now, to the surprise of almost no one, he's
Live: Secret Samadhi

Overblown or not, overexposed or not, you've got to admit that Live's six-million-selling Throwing Copper was stuffed with explosively visceral anthems. That's always been the Pennsylvania band's grea
David Lee Roth: The Best

David Lee Roth titled one of the least well-known of his decreasingly popular solo albums A Little Ain't Enough; unfortunately, this collection proves the opposite to be true. A single dose of Roth wi
Various Artists: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics

Since its creation, the TV series South Park has been frustratingly uneven, achieving subversive brilliance one moment and lazy puerility the next. Its offshoots are similarly spotty: This summer's en
Dub Narcotic Meets Jon Spencer Blues Explosion In A Dancehall Style: Sideways Soul

In 1995, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion released Experimental Remixes, an EP that included a remix by Calvin Johnson, a.k.a. Dub Narcotic. As payment for his services, Johnson requested a recording s

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