a double-length album of seriously DEEP songs and powerful ENERGY jams

and 'Thunderclap (For Bobby Pyn)' pays tribute to The Germs' frontman Darby Crash - though it could equally be taken as a broader eulogy for LA's post-punk scene of the late '70s and early '80s

and beautiful rare photographs

Cat Power's Matador Records debut finds Chan Marshall backed by Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley

WIPERS - Youth Of America LP Neo Crust a double-length album of seriouslySimply obliterating any conception of THE WIPERS as a mere punk band, GREG SAGE released this follow up to Is This Real? in 1981a sophisticated, overwhelming response to the evil times marked by the turn of the decade. Broken into six long songs, Youth Of America is a much colder, harrowing experience than the teen angst of their debut. Vocally Sage comes off as sleep deprived and forsaken, snarling not only at his own predicament but at the