"Anecdotal evidence suggests that Bostonians will be willing to put up with a fair amount of atonal hurly-burly if it keeps their new star happy." -- Alex Ross, "Maestro North," The New Yorker
| Artist | Selection | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Clash | Sound Of The Sinners | Sandinista | Epic |
| Cheap Trick | On The Radio | Heaven Tonight | Epic |
| MC5 | American Ruse | Babes In Arms | Roir |
| Exodus | Metal Command | Bonded By Blood | Torrid |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Crazy Train | Live At Budokan | Epic |
| Giant Haystacks | How We Lost The War | Giant Haystacks | self-released |
| The Fall | The Classical | 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong | Beggars Banquet |
| The Revelons | All These Things | The Revelons | Sepiatone |
| Blonde Redhead | Futurism Vs. Passéism, Pt. 2 | In An Expression Of The Inexpressible | Touch and Go |
| Neurosis | A Season In The Sky | The Eye Of Every Storm | Neurot |
| Harry Nilsson | Without You | Best Love Songs Comp. | RCA |
| Skinny Puppy | Ghostman | The Greater Wrong Of The Right | SPV |
| Metallica | Welcome Home (Sanitarium) | Master Of Puppets | Elektra |
| Franz Ferdinand | Tell Her Tonight | Franz Ferdinand | Domino |
| The Evaporators | I Say That On Purpose To Bug You | Ripple Rock | Alternative Tentacles |
| The Knockout Pills | Not A Kid | 1+1=ATE | Estrus |
| The Dead Milkmen | Big Lizard | Death Rides A Pale Cow | Restless |
| The Murder City Devils | Dancing Shoes | 7" | Die Young Stay Pretty |
| D.R.I. | I.D.K.Y. | Crossover | Death |
| The Humpers | Mongrel Train | 7" | Safety Pin |
| William Hung | She Bangs | Inspiration | Koch |
| The Nuns | Wild | The Nuns | Get Back |
| Burning Brides | Overhead Metal Erection | Gimme Skelter | Buddyhead |
| The Briefs | (Looking Through) Gary Glitter's Eyes | 7" | Screaming Apple |
| Frank Black | Don't Ya Rile 'Em | Frank Black | 4AD |
| Elliott Smith | A Passing Feeling | From A Basement On A Hill | Anti- |
| Walrus | Everything Just Seems So Far Away | Pearls | self-released |
| Ian Dury & The Blockheads | You'll See Glimpses | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Rhino |
| Buddy and Ella Johnson | Since I Fell For You | Fine Brown Frame | MCA |
| Mohammed Rafi | Jaan Pehechaan Ho | Ghost World | Shanachie |
All the Money and Whiskey Report on things happening in the SF Bay Area this
week:
Slayer, Hail Satan, Welcome To Hell, Blood Red, Metal Church, Jello
Biafra, Trouble Maker, Fracas, Nuts And Bolts, The Sore Thumbs,
DekOiZ, Nagg, Western Dark, The Teenage Harlets, Riot-A-Go-Go, The
Mouth Offs, VooDoo Glow Skulls, Look Back And Laugh, Lights Out, The
Answer, Last Priest, Final Fight, New Earth Creeps, Thee Merry Widows,
Retching Red, Wasted Time, Paxane, Star Strangled Bastards, Instant
Asshole, Fishbone, Gold Chains, Sixteens, Warbler, Ill Gotten Gainz,
The Boweltones (with Dave Mello), Dynamite 8, Comets On Fire, Porn
(the men of), Altamont, High Tone Son Of A Bitch, Hightower,
Motorhome, The Lincolns, Tommy Gun & The Bullets, Totes Reich,
Sentenced To Burn, Morbosidad, Artificium Sanguis, Black Goat,
Nokturne, The Matches, Plain White T's, The Littlest Man Band, All
Heroes Die, Stole Your Woman , The Lovemakers, Dealership, Boyskout,
The Lewd, Oppressed Logic, Riot-A-Go-Go, Knockout Pills, Radio
Reelers, The Swinging Utters, The Lowdowns, Black Marker, The Dekoiz,
Something Cool, Persephone's Bees, Kelley Stoltz, Nagg, Magic
Christian, Harold Ray Live In Concert, Schlong, Sick-N-Tired, Sea
Pigs,The Dead Smurfs, I Will Kill You Fucker, Japanther, So So Many
White White Tigers, Indian Jewelry, Toychestra and Big Techno
Werewolves