Likewise, teen sensations Willowtree have begun to emerge from obscurity, winning the dubious distinction of being Europe's best unsigned band back in 2001. Nominated for two Swedish Grammies, the Hotnights' latest, Jennie Bomb (BMG), testifies to the fact that small-town kids the world over have absorbed the lessons of Cobain. Unrepentant riot grrls will meet their match in Sahara Hotnights, an all-female foursome who'll kick you in the teeth before donning bikinis. (Emo' s Jr., 8pm) - Greg BeetsĮXPORT MUSIC SWEDEN: Forget ABBA. Austin's newest big-dumb-rock supergroup maintains an ever-so-slight pop sensibility beneath the crusted mucousoidal overgrowth. Friendship is bound to be mind-addlingly loud and depraved beyond Attorney General John Ashcroft's wildest wet dreams. FRIENDSHIP: With Fuckemos vocalist Russell Porter and Squat Thrust/Voltage guitar antihero Jimmy Bradshaw onboard, a voyage on the U.S.S. Firmly mired in Southern mud, they still deliver a mean cover of the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." (Red Eyed Fly, 8pm) - Greg Beets Their second album, Sad Songs, Better Days, originally released before Man's Ruin's demise, has now been reissued on This Dark Reign. SUPLECS: Formerly of Frank Kozik's Man's Ruin stable, this heavy power trio from New Orleans will irrigate your eardrums with a rusty sewer snake. (Buffalo Billiards, 8pm) - Christopher Hess The smart lyrics and limber guitars on their debut, This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic, are charged up, but not buried in electronic enhancement. Uggghhh" suggest a brainless guitar attack, but that's not all there is to Pacific Northwest collective Minus the Bear. MINUS THE BEAR: Songs titles like "Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked" and "Pantsuit. Their performances are often accompanied by the super-8 films of Plastic woman Anne Heller. (Iron Cactus, 8pm) - Melanie HauptĪURORA PLASTICS COMPANY: This free-noise duo inhabits a world all their own, making a sprawling mess of sound, abusing guitars, tape loops, clarinet, theremin, and all manner of electronic equipment and found percussion. Their cheeky brand of garage pop punk, found on last year's critics' fave, Because We Can, has already been followed up with a sampler from their completed second LP. ^ The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers Archived July 16, 2012, at archive.THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Even with former Cher UK singer Mike McCoy returning to Kansas, Austin's American People will not be going the way of the dodo.Recording Industry Association of America. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 26, 1989)."3rd Bass: The Cactus Album / Slick Rick: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick".
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.).
^ Fitzgerald, Muff (January 20, 1990)."3rd Bass: The Cactus Album (Def Jam/Columbia)".
"3rd Bass 'The Cactus Album' Def Jam / Columbia". A decade later, Rhapsody included The Cactus Album in its list of "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers". In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The Cactus Album peaked at #5 on Billboard's Top Hip Hop/R&B Albums chart and at #55 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 1990, the same day as Biz Markie's The Biz Never Sleeps, which was released two weeks prior to The Cactus Album. The album received positive reviews from the hip hop press and is also notable for featuring the recording debut of rapper Daniel Dumile, later known as MF DOOM. The Cactus Al/Bum (also known as The Cactus Cee/D and The Cactus Cas/Ette depending on release format) is the debut album by hip hop trio 3rd Bass, released on Def Jam Recordings on November 10, 1989. Pete Nice, MC Serch, Sam Sever, Prince Paul, The Bomb Squad (Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler)
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