Since the demise of SST, there's only been a single powerhouse indie record label, and that's Matador. Their roster reads likes a who's who of 90's college radio: Pavement, Bettie Serveert, Guided by Voices, Helium, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,and a whole heckuvalot more. This double-CD gives you 44 select album cuts and unreleased singles from 29 bands, all for around 7 bucks. Pavement's cover of "Killing Moon" alone is worth that price.

Harold Check