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Secret 'Stache: The Passion and Pop of John Oatesnew
John Oates' mustache has become a pop-culture phenomenon almost wholly removed from the musician himself. And far from simply indulging an irony-obsessed generation, Oates has jumped on the bandwagon.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
11-25-2008 |
Music
Interpreting the Mad Dreams of Fire Museum Recordsnew
"All the music on the label shares a spirit of sonic inquiry, and often times elements that to my mind are psychedelic, as overused as that term has become. I suppose I'm referring to the altered and intensified sensory perception meaning of that word."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
04-21-2008 |
Music
Main Squeezenew
Two artists strike an accord for the unloved accordion.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-26-2008 |
Music
2007's Top 10 Jazz Albumsnew
From the Maria Schneider Orchestra to the David Murray Black Saint Quartet, we run down the best of the year.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
12-26-2007 |
Music
A Van Halen Fan Comes to Termsnew
Despite my aversion to reunion concerts, nostalgia erodes the best of defenses, and I've laid down the cash to see Van Halen.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Deep Fried Tapes Label Embraces a Bygone Mediumnew
Cassette tapes lack the hipster cachet of vinyl, the clean precision of the CD and the digital-age convenience of the mp3, but a Philly label and its experimental music scene embraces the medium in all of its flawed glory.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Jazz During Wartimenew
The Israeli-Lebanese conflict forced Gene Coleman to improvise.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
07-25-2006 |
Music
