HARD UP. HUNG UP AND DESPISED

ANODYNE MAGAZINE
WAXVACCINE'S FIRST RELEASE IS A 4-BAND PUNK COMPILATION, PICKING UP WHERE THE LATELY M.I.A. DAMNED FOR ALL TIME SERIES LEFT OFF. FOUR GREAT BANDS APPEAR WITH ONE UNRELEASED, OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE SONG EACH. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DEPARTED LEMONGROVE KIDS, YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE EACH OF THESE BANDS THREE OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH IN TOWN, OFTEN ON THE SAME BILL, BUT THE STUDIO OUTPUT OF EACH IS INFREQUENT. THE NEW WAVE HOOKERS' "SATUDAY NIGHT HOOKER" IS THE HIGH POINT OF THE SLAB. IT'S GREAT HEARING DEREK'S VOICE WITHOUT THE IMPEDIMENTS OF A DISTRACTED SOUND-TECH AND A BLOWN P.A. IN THE WAY.WHATEVER YOU THINK OF HIM (YOU KNOW HIM, AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T, YOU'VE PROBABLY CROSSED THE STREET WHEN YOU'VE SEEN HIM COMING DOWN THE SIDEWALK) HE'S GOT A GREAT GRUFF, GRAVELY SNARL GOING FOR HIM. THE THREE OTHER TRACKS ARE ALL INFECTIOUS, FUTURE VERN'S JUKE-BOX #1 HITS: EIGHT FOOT TENDER SHOWS OFF IN THE STUDIO, SCREAMIN' FURYS ADD TO THEIR GARAGE-ROCK LEGACY, AND LEMON GROVE KIDS LEAVE US SOME MENACE TO REMEMBER THEM BY (WITH ROBY ON THE DRUM STOOL, FORTUNATELY)
THIS LABEL IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK - SUPPORT IT.
(JEFF LARSON 03/ '98)

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL
FUUUUUCK YEAH!! I LOVE THIS SICK, SCUMBAG ROCK'N'ROLL.THIS PORTLAND COMP INCLUDES 8 FOOT TENDER, NEW WAVE HOOKERS, LEMON GROVE KIDS AND THE SCREAMIN FURYS. THERE'S NOT A STINKER ON THIS SLAB. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO HARP ON THIS ROCK. SOUNDS GREAT!
(TG 02/ '98)

ROCK'N'ROLL, ALCOHOL AND FUCKING IN THE STREETS
FOUR BANDS ON THIS COMPILATION - FAST, HARD ROCK IS WHAT IT´S ALL ABOUT. YOU DON´T REALLY HAVE TO THINK TWICE ABOUT LEMON GROVE KIDS AND NEW WAVE HOOKERS, THEY´RE FORGOTTEN BEFORE THEY´RE DONE. I HAVE TO DIG OUT AN OLD 7" I´VE GOT BY THE NEW WAVE HOOKERS ´CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ONE WASN´T SO BAD. SCREAMING FURYS PLAY MORE GARAGE ROCK´N ROLL IN THE VEINS OF THE MUMMIES AND IS THE WINNER HERE. 8 FOOT TENDER IS NOT BAD EITHER BUT THE SPLIT WITH THE WEAKLINGS IS WAY BETTER. IT SEEMS THAT WAXVACCINE RECORDS IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER BY EVERY NEW RELEASE. THE WEAKLINGS AND 8 FOOT TENDER ARE BANDS TO WATCH OUT FOR, SO STAY TUNED!
(RINGO KID 25. AUGUST, 2004)