Though Haynes recently relocated to New York City, Gibby Haynes and His Problem (due August 31st on Surfdog Records) was a Texas affair, as his band includes guitarist Kyle Ellison, bassist Nathan Calhoun and drummer Shandon Sahm (the son of Lone Star legend Doug Sahm). Also making guest appearances are...

What a difference a hit single makes. The veteran scourge of U.S. underground rock, the Butthole Surfers, are now heavy-rotation dudes, thanks to "Pepper," which, in all honesty, is one of the lesser entries – too much Beck (a la "Loser"), not enough brown-acid mischief – on Electriclarryland. OK, Larryland itself is no Locust Abortion Technician or Hairway to Steven; the gonzoid...

Is nothing sacred? this alternative thing has definitely spun out of control when the Butthole Surfers – America's worst underground-rock nightmare, a band that began terrorizing jaded scenesters when Alice was in training Chains and that still has problems getting its name printed in family newspapers – release an album on a reputable major label.

With forty-six-year-old former Zeppelin...