Track# | Band Name | Song Name | Run Time | Nationality | Genre | Album | Disbanded | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Portishead | All Mine | 3:59 | English/Bristol | Alternative | Portishead - 1997 | Ongoing | First single off the album; single reached #8 in UK |
2. | Everclear | So Much For The Afterglow | 3:54 | American/Portland, Oregon | Alternative | So Much for the Afterglow - 1997 | Ongoing | Band's best selling album - double platinum |
3. | Pietasters | Out All Night | 3:15 | American/Wash. DC | Reggae Ska/Soul | Out All Night EP - 1998 | Ongoing | Featured in 1998 Playstation game Street SK8ER and NCAA Football 06 |
4. | Ivy | The Best Thing | 3:38 | American/NYC | Indie Rock | Apartment Life - 1997 | 2012 | Major label debut single & first single for the album |
5. | Death In Vegas | Dirt | 3:43 | English/London | Electronic | Dead Elvis - 1997 | Ongoing | Track from their debut album featuring samples from a Woodstock Festival MC addressing the crowd |
6. | Sweet 75 | Lay Me Down | 3:27 | American | Alternative Rock | Sweet 75 - 1997 | 2000 | Track from their only studio album |
7. | Royal Fingerbowl | Nothing But Time | 3:30 | American/New Orleans | Pop/Rock | Happy Birthday, Sabo! - 1997 | Ongoing | Bluesy rocker from their debut album |
8. | Adam Sandler | The Lonesome Kicker | 4:14 | American/LA | Comedy/Parody | What's Your Name? - 1997 | Ongoing | Video was shot with Pittsburgh Steelers Kordell Stewart, Greg Lloyd, and Jerome Bettis at Three Rivers Stadium about kicker Andre Kristacovitchlalinski, Jr. |
9. | Finley Quaye | Sunday Shining | 3:41 | Scottish/Edinburgh | Reggae | Maverick A Strike - 1997 | Ongoing | Top 20 single in UK |
10. | Greg Garing | My Love Is Real | 3:56 | American/Nashville | Alternative Pop/Rock | Alone - 1997 | Ongoing | Song from his debut album |
11. | Holly McNarland | Numb | 3:57 | Canadian/Vancouver | Alternative Rock | Stuff - 1997 | Ongoing | Most successful single, reaching Canadian Top 10 chart, from first full-length debut album |
12. | Love Spit Love | Fall On Tears | 4:20 | American/NYC | Alternative Rock | Trysome Eatone - 1997 | 2000 | This single reached Modern Rock Tracks Top 40 |
13. | Baby Bird | You're Gorgeous | 3:53 | English/Sheffield | Alternative | Ugly Beautiful - 1996 | Ongoing | Band is best known for this surprise hit single that reached the UK Top 10 and did well internationally as well |
14. | Geneva | Into The Blue | 3:24 | Scottish/Aberdeen | Alternative Rock | Further - 1997 | Ongoing | Their second single released to coincide with their headlining of the NME's 1997 annual Bratbus tour of new bands and it became a Top 40 single in UK |
15. | Garageland | Fingerpops | 2:48 | New Zealanders/Auckland | Indie Rock | Last Exit to Garageland - 1996 | Ongoing | Single reached NZ Top 40 |
16. | Pat DiNizio | 124 MPH | 3:23 | American/NJ | Rock | Songs and Sounds - 1997 | 2012 | Song from his debut solo album; Pat DiNizio toured nationally with The Smithereens (he was a key founding member) and played local venues with The Scotchplainsmen before passing away in 2017 |
17. | Beautiful South | Don't Marry Her | 3:23 | English/Hull | Pop Rock | Blue Is the Colour - 1996 | 2007 | featured hit single reaching #8 on the UK Singles Chart and opening track on their fifth studio album |
18. | Kacy Crowley | Hand to Mouthville | 3:47 | American/Austin | Alternative Rock | Anchorless - 1997 | Ongoing | First single off her major label debut album |
19. | Jack Off Jill | American Made | 3:19 | American/Fort Lauderdale | Alternative Rock | Sexless Demons and Scars - 1997 | 2015 | This song was on their first national 7" recording |
20. | Juno Reactor | God Zilla Mix | 5:05 | English/London | Electronica | God Is God (Front 242 Mixes) 12" & 45 RPM - 1997 | Ongoing | Mix by Belgian electronic music group that is still recording today |
21. | The Promise Ring | Nothing Feels Good | 2:09 | American/Milwaukee | Emo | Nothing Feels Good - 1997 | Ongoing | This was a defining album in the Emo's second wave with impressive sales |
Features | ||
Baby Bird | Interview by Tom Lanham Photographs by John Garbarini | p. 24 |
Photek | Interview by Kurt B. Reighley | p. 26 |
Sweet 75 | Interview by Chris Nickson | p. 28 |
Green Day | Interview by Tom Lanham | p. 30 |
On the Cover: Portishead | Interview by James Lien Photographs by John Greenburg | p. 32 |
Stereolab: Mary Hansen, Laetitia Sadier, Morgane Lhote, Tim Gane, Andy Ramsey | Interview by Douglas Wolk | p. 36 |
Departments | ||
Letters to the Editor |
| p. 6 |
Quick Fix |
| p. 8 |
On the Verge |
| p. 18 |
The Scene is Now: The Sons of Scott Walker | By Chris Nickson | p. 20 |
Geek Love: Lou Reed | By Matt Ashare | p. 57 |
Mixed Media |
| p. 66 |
Just Out | p. 69 | |
Directory | p. 69 | |
Top 75 | p. 70 | |
On the CD | p. 73 | |
Localzine: Burlington, Vermont | p. 77 | |
Reviews | ||
Best New Music |
| p. 16 |
Album Reviews |
| p. 38 |
Mixed Signals |
| p. 56 |
Flashback | By James Lien
| p. 58 |
Singles | By Douglas Wolk
| p. 60 |
Dance | By Tim Haslett
| p. 62 |
Hip-Hop | By Brian Coleman
| p. 63 |
Metal | By Ian Christe
| p. 64 |