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Music | Thursday, February 9,2006

Guided by Pollard

In a parallel reality, the former Guided by Voices frontman is a rock god

By René Spencer Saller
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
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Music | Thursday, February 2,2006

Memphis in Chan

Never before has Chan Marshall sounded more like herself

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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

By René Spencer Saller
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