BEAT - s/t LP post-rock comes a new 12-inch by

comes a new 12-inch by the Wisconsin punk outfit Tenement

and primal speed-trash riffs never sounded so good

and it exemplifies the mightily combustible feel that animates Bay Area trio Beekeepers’ forthcoming debut LP

with an unshakeable grin that only the truly poverty stricken could manage

oft forgotten footnote in the story of country music

BEAT - s/t LP post-rock comes a new 12-inch byThe Beat was one of the first records from the emerging new breed of rock & rollers to be released on a major label. Concentrating on jangling, Byrds like guitars, terse, catch and hold choruses and lyrics which addressed everyday concerns, the record defined the kind of skinny tie power pop essayed by colleagues like the Knack. Unfortunately, coming on the heels of the backlash accorded that group, and with radio still mostly resistant to this new