12 Area Standouts to Watch for in ’92

T he top 1991 freshmen of Southern California come from all over the musical map--from rap to country to Beatle-pop to grunge-rock. Here’s a look at the 12 new area acts who’ve made the biggest splash this year.

Life, Sex & Death: The transplanted Chicagoans are getting ready to record their debut album for Warner Bros., and if LSD can translate the honed, brutal attack of its over-the-top live shows onto disc, it could make a big impression. Watching front-man Stanley (just Stanley), a wild man who looks like a derelict from the real Skid Row, one wonders just what diabolical surgeon put Iggy Pop’s brain into Tom Waits’ body.