

Our picks (L) and pans (R) of the minute.
Hi-Five
Lida Husik
Fly Stereophonic (Alias)
This collection of strummy, mid-'60s pop tunes are so breezy you
won't need a convertible to feel the summer wind blowing through
your hair.
Luna
Pup Tent (Elektra)
On their fourth album, Luna take their hypnotic, Velvet Underground
sound to new spellbinding heights, weaving much more texture into
their sonic waves than usual.
Radar Bros.
Radar Bros. (Restless)
Argue with your friends over whether the Radar Bros. sound more
like Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr. or Palace. Regardless of who's right,
this CD is sure to get those bedroom brooders bopping.
Various Artists
Deep Concentration (OM)
This two disc music/CD ROM set features 12 tracks from some of
the most prominent hip-hop DJs and also includes a home computer
mixing station that enables you to drop dope samples over phat,
pre-recorded loops. Aw Yeah!
Various Artists
Show & Tell (Which? Records)
Fire up the bong for a goofy compilation of punk bands covering
TV show themes. The Meatmen's "Green Acres," Squirtgun's "Welcome
Back, Kotter" and Weston's "WKRP In Cincinnati" will turn your
world on with a smile.
Lo-Five
Pat Benatar
Innamorata (CMC/BMG)
Love may be a battlefield, Pat, but this album of acoustic rock
evokes thoughts of massacre.
Masters of Reality
How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room (Malicious Vinyl)
If this kind of two-bit avant-grunge is typical fare for the Viper
Room, it's little wonder so many L.A. hipsters wind up outside
that club, face down in a pool of their of own vomit. It's probably
a byproduct of overwhelming disgust.
Sugartooth
The Sounds of Solid (DGC)
When a sample of Rudy Ray Moore, a.k.a. Dolemite, blows away the
rest of your album you know you're macking is lacking. Even the
Dust Brothers production can't bring a shine to Sugartooth.
Styx
Return To Paradise (CMC/BMG)
Needless to say, a live, double-CD cruise with the captains of
"Come Sail Away" is a return to '70s schlock hell.
Vibrolush
Vibrolush (Interscope)
When we first saw the Vibrolush album we were going to warn local
band Vibrolux that they might have to change their name if Vibrolush
gets popular. Luckily, Vibrolush's Nirvanabe tunes are so tired
and dated, Vibrolux can rest easy. Phew.
hi 5/low 5
July