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How Bruce Eaton Uncovered the Story of Rock's Foremost Cult Band and Their Masterpiece Albumnew
Eaton's book Big Star-Radio City proves one of the most compelling and balanced in the 33+1/3 series to date.
'The Best of Jimmy Hughes' is a Long-Overdue Collectionnew
It only takes a verse and chorus of "I Worship the Ground You Walk On" to realize that Jimmy Hughes is one of the most criminally overlooked early maestros of the soul music explosion.
Ben Lee Has Earned His Place as a Youthful Elder of Indie Popnew
Lee was the kid fronting lo-fi garage rock teens Noise Addict when they were signed to a record deal by the Beastie Boys; eventually he rose to international acclaim via a series of stunning yet unpretentious solo records.
Artvoice |
Donny Kutzbach |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Lee, The Rebirth of Venus
David Byrne and Brian Eno Collaborate Once Againnew
Thanks to the internet, this iconic pair of rock innovators realized their first collaboration since 1981's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. The long-distance results of Everything That Happens Will Happen Today are not merely cohesive but ultimately result in a textured and nuanced record of abstract, gospel-toned songs.
Hot Tracks for Summernew
In the iPod age, it's easy to have your favorite songs within reach; these go great with bright skies and warm breezes.
Songs Contain Strong Storytellingnew
While their penchant for snippet songs hasn’t been completely cast away, the shaggy and unpolished, unfinished nature of the songs largely has — at least on the band’s latest, Whitespace Differences (Tinhorn Planet) — and been replaced by loops, electronic sputtering and lush, synthetic arrangements.
Neil Young's Finest Momentsnew
How do you pick just a handful of songs from the 40-year career of rock’s most esteemed, chameleon-like, oft-copied (never duplicated), guitar-thrashing icon?
Tags: Neil Young, concerts
Emmylou Harris Presents Her Bestnew
For Songbird, Harris compiles her favorite moments -- largely lost and unheralded tracks -- from her nearly 40 years in music. The 12-time Grammy winner has a lot of fine moments to cull from for this stunning five-disc compendium.
Tags: Emmylou Harris, Songbird
Far From the Straight-ahead Career Retrospectivenew
While The Future Is Unwritten offers some rarities that will leave Clash completists chuffed, the real story here is the textured aural verite that provides the panoramic musical tableaux of Strummer's life.
The Arcade Fire's Hue Testamentnew
Neon Bible is nothing short of marvelous.
Tags: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Box Set Celebrate's Elektra's Art Over Commercenew
Forever Changing speaks to the power of Jac Holzman's ideal.
Artvoice's Top 20 Albums of 2004
While it may have not have been the best year for some of our usual “stand-bys,” 2004 graced us with releases from new contenders for the prize like angular Scot guitar-poppists Franz Ferdinand and the unapologetically arty rockers Arcade Fire.
