Rubinoos - From Home (FIRST PRESSING SPLATTER VINYL) Hardcore would have been just as

would have been just as apt an inscription on an album that looks more like a mid-'80s 12" designed by Neville Brody than anything classified as hip-hop

Being lined up against such contemporaries as Black Dog Productions (Balil and Plaid) Aphex under his Polygon Window guise

but its makeup is typified more by "911" and the similarly lively "Find Your Wings

anthemic chorus that kicks Imperial to life

Rubinoos - From Home (FIRST PRESSING SPLATTER VINYL) Hardcore would have been just asPower pop legends The Rubinoos are known for turning bubblegum into gold with ridiculously catchy tunes like "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," their cover of Tommy James & The Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now," and the theme song to Revenge of the Nerds. They were the backing band when Jonathan Richman recorded the alternate version of "Roadrunner" and they opened 56 shows for Elvis Costello on his Armed Forces tour. But what's most impressive is that