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Slanted Enchantmentnew

A jazz quartet's tribute to Pavement is, inexplicably, a roaring success.
Houston Press  |  Rob Harvilla  |  01-03-2006  |  Reviews
Tags: Cyrus Chestnut, Ali Jackson, Brown Brothers Recordings, Gold Sounds, James Carter, jazz tribute, Pavement, Reginald Veal

Old Folks Rocknew

Beatles vs. Stones was the great cultural debate of the 20th century, and here in the 21st, the conundrum shifts to which exorbitantly priced nostalgia-pimping arena tour will embarrass and horrify you less.
Houston Press  |  Rob Harvilla  |  12-09-2005  |  Concerts
Tags: Paul McCartney, beatles, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, Jagger, McCartney, Mick, paul, Rolling, Stones

Endangered Songbirdsnew

The Wrens majestically reemerged in 2003, after surviving a near-decade of depression, debacle and disaster.
Houston Press  |  Rob Harvilla  |  08-29-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Jersey, alt-rock, Creed, The Meadowlands, Wrens, Wrens drummer Jerry MacDonnell

Stay Young and Stupidnew

It is imperative that we not let this man become Sting -- a once-deified innovator slowly buffed and sanded and neutered by constant attention from nefarious purveyors of Old People Music.
Houston Press  |  Rob Harvilla  |  04-02-2005  |  Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beck, Guero, Midnite Vultures, Mutations

Song Lyrics Attest to Superman's Enduring Appealnew

Superman is mentioned in over 280 songs. The Man of Steel has become easy shorthand for the American dream or the Purveyor of Your Wildest Sexual Fantasies.
Houston Press  |  Rob Harvilla  |  11-16-2004  |  Music

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