Flying Luttenbachers

[This review was first published in Badaboom Gramophone #3 and appears here with permission.] The Flying Luttenbachers have quite an impressive history for a band whose lineup seems to be constantly in flux. The one constant is drummer Weasel Walter, who formed the band in Chicago in December 1991. Walter was a fan and pupil of Hal…

Spatula

[This review was originally published in Badaboom Gramaphone #3 and appears here with permission.] Hailing from the much-bandied-about city of Chapel Hill, NC, Spatula released a wonderful “Radio Helmet,” a wonderful 7-inch in 1994. Recorded by the duo of guitarist-singer Chuck Johnson and drummer Matt Gocke, it’s a great song with the loud-soft aesthetic of Codeine and…

Garden Variety

This piece was first published in Badaboom Gramophone #3 and appears here with permission. Taking musical cues from Superchunk, Squirrel Bait, Jawbreaker and the Replacements, Long Island, New York’s Garden Variety debuted in 1991 with a single called “Hedge.” Two years later, the explosive drumming of Joe Gorelick, frenzied guitar of Joe Rizzo and shrieking…

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