1. Wipers, “Doom Town”
The sonic manifesto of Portland punk
2. Red Fang, “Prehistoric Dog”
Portland’s other wolf song
3. Neo Boys, “Give Me the Message”
Pioneering proto-riot grrrl
4. The Exploding Hearts, “Thorns in Roses”
The most tragic band in Portland history
5. The Dandy Warhols, “Bohemian Like You”
That song
6. Dead Moon, “54/40 or Fight”
Howling at the horizon
7. Crackerbash, “Song for Lon Mabon”
Early-’90s political angst, full blast
8. Tragedy, “Vengeance”
Band name + song title = The youth are ANGRY
9. Dharma Bums,”Pumpkinhead”
State-of-the-art Northwest pre-indie, circa 1990
10. Heatmiser, “Sleeping Pill”
An alt-rock lullaby
11. Sleater-Kinney, “Light Rail Coyote”
A Portland punk’s itinerary
12. Floater, “The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy”
Things are not looking good for this guy
13. Summer Cannibals, “Something New”
Fuzz rockers’ post-break-up anthem
Published in the Portland Culture Cheat Sheet issue of Portland Monthly.
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