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Sweet Naive Emotionnew
There are many dangers of using Matthew Sweet as a guide to picking up chicks.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
07-26-2006 |
Music
A Month on the Townnew
The man who's reviewed 12,000 records reviews 32 shows in 30 days.
The Village Voice |
Robert Christgau |
07-26-2006 |
Music
Avoid Yr. Idolsnew
You should never actually speak to -- let alone interview -- your favorite band.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
07-19-2006 |
Music
Crazy for You, but Not That Crazynew
Madonna gives us the world, but suddenly it's not enough.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
07-05-2006 |
Music
Air to the Thronenew
At the 2006 air guitar nationals, the thrill is real, though the axes are not.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
06-28-2006 |
Music
My Irie Lungnew
A Radiohead reggae tribute bewilders, while the real thing just beguiles.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
06-21-2006 |
Music
Bored in the U.S.A.new
Axl Rose's refusal to release a new record is a powerful work of art all its own.
The Village Voice |
Neil Shah |
05-10-2006 |
Music
Tags: Chinese Democracy, guns 'n' roses
Standing in the Shadow of iTunesnew
Three upstart online music stores aim for their own niche markets.
The Village Voice |
Dan Martino |
04-05-2006 |
Music
Theory Into Practicenew
South by Southwest dissolves genre distinctions with an illusion of the totality of popular music, and a similar dissolution of class distinctions is supposed to follow -- does it?
The Village Voice |
Kevin John |
03-22-2006 |
Music
Ray Barretto, 1929–2006new
Latin music's most intellectual cat made sure we listened.
The Village Voice |
Pablo Guzman |
03-01-2006 |
Music
Celebrity Spinnew
Rock stars are not DJs -- but DJs are rock stars.
The Village Voice |
Tricia Romano |
02-15-2006 |
Music
Listening in Real Timenew
This year's Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll pits eclectic neoclassicism versus childhood-oriented avant-primitivism as global warming swamps our history.
The Village Voice |
Robert Christgau |
02-01-2006 |
Music
Looking for Blind Joe Deathnew
Earthly appetites: The brilliant and curious career of steel-string demigod John Fahey.
The Village Voice |
Andy Beta |
02-01-2006 |
Music
Tags: John Fahey
Music Stores Mad at Starbucksnew
Starbucks has a six-week exclusive right to carry an acoustic version of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. The deal has angered members of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
The Village Voice |
Andy Gensler |
06-01-2005 |
Music
