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Music | Thursday, February 9,2006
{after 1st article on article listing} Guided by Pollard
In a parallel reality, the former Guided by Voices frontman is a rock god
Robert Pollard
From a Compound Eye
(Merge)
Nestled in a black hole somewhere
in the unobservable universe, there is a parallel reality in which
Robert Pol
Music | Thursday, February 2,2006
Memphis in Chan
Never before has Chan Marshall sounded more like herself
Since 1995, Chan Marshall has been
making music as Cat Power, a band in constant flux. Marshall is the
only permanent member of this band, the only one who matters.
Music | Thursday, January 26,2006
The guitar is the star
You can be a hobo, a maestro, or in the case of artists on Imaginational Anthem, a little of both
Various Artists
Imaginational Anthem: A Guitar Anthology
(Near Mint)
O glorious guitar, the sound
of wood made radiant, the sound of metal made vegetal, a vibrating
Music | Thursday, January 19,2006
Rediscovering Kate Bush
Aerial will reignite your appreciation for her sensual world
Confession time: Until about a month ago, I
hadn’t been listening to much Kate Bush, and I’m not
sure why. True, she hadn’t put out a record in 12 years, an
Music | Thursday, January 12,2006
A prodigy’s odyssey
After more than two decades, James "Blood" Ulmer’s Odyssey trio is back
After a hiatus spanning more than two decades,
guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer’s Odyssey trio has
returned with a new album, a 55-minute tour de force that ne
Music | Thursday, January 5,2006
The King of country
He could have been as big as Johnny Cash
Cast King
Saw Mill Man
(Locust Media)
If fate had dealt Cast King another hand, he
might be as famous as the late Johnny Cash. Like his more
celebrated c
Music | Thursday, December 29,2005
Long-distance relationship
Physical proximity, it would seem, is overrated
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Ramblin’ Man
(V2)
Who says long-distance
relationships never work? Despite being separated by some 8,000
m
Music | Wednesday, December 21,2005
They come bearing gifts
A peace offering to Bill O’Reilly and other right-wing cranks
Dear Bill O’Reilly:
As a godless liberal, I have no reason to
like you. Your unctuous smirk and smarmy patter got on my nerves
when you w
Music | Thursday, December 15,2005
A blissful sound
Mi and L’au invite you to join their lovefest
Mi and L'au
Mi and L'au
(Young God Records)
You don’t know Mi and L’au, but
you know a couple like them: beautiful,
Music | Thursday, December 8,2005
Serenity then — and again
Vashti Bunyan makes a comeback with Lookaftering
here are comebacks, and then there are
comebacks. The gap between British folksinger Vashti Bunyan’s
debut, Just Another Diamond Day, and its follow-up, Lookaftering,&n
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