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Sanity Clausnew
Separating holiday-music gifts from seasonal disorders.
Miles Davis as a Band Membernew
Collected in an elaborate six-disc set with extensive jacket notes, The Complete On the Corner Sessions brings together everything from that era, released and previously unissued.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
12-14-2007 |
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Kick Out the (Holiday) Jamsnew
Here are 10 holiday releases to deck your halls.
Riverfront Times |
Christian Schaeffer |
12-14-2007 |
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George Jones and Merle Haggard Box Sets Help Us Through Decembernew
Haggard's The Studio Recordings and Jones' She Thinks I Still Care duly honor the country greats.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
12-14-2007 |
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Boxbomb Genre Jumps on Followupnew
The band's first full-length, My Obsession, finds Boxbomb looking to expand on and improve on the sounds from Golden, building from their grunge base with an ambitious span of assorted genres including country and blues.
Tags: Boxbomb, My Obsesssion
Yup, It's a Yep Roc Christmasnew
The debut Christmas compilation from Yep Roc Records successfully captures the range and fiery spirit of its label: Collecting new Christmas cuts from a dozen Yep Roc bands, Oh Santa! is alternately cranky or sentimental, thoughtful or whimsical and reverent or mischievous.
On the Avant-Garde Fringenew
The ever-challenging Robert Wyatt uses his voice in myriad ways on Comicopera.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-13-2007 |
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Tags: Comicopera, Robert Wyatt
Lovely Gardennew
The drummer for The Band's latest will leave folk-music fans enthused.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm
Blake's Blundernew
Blake Lewis is a talented beatboxer with a thin voice. So, why is he being presented as a musical jack of all trades on his debut album?
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
12-13-2007 |
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Tags: Audio Day Dream, Blake Lewis
A Rare Treat Indeednew
The Wilsons revisit their debut, performing Dreamboat Annie live for the first time in the sequence of the original record.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
12-13-2007 |
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Tags: Dreamboat Annie DVD/CD, Heart
Three-Night Standnew
Film documents the group at Madison Square Garden on the Houses of the Holy tour.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-13-2007 |
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Cult Cross-Sectionnew
Final Chapter presents the complete original record, with some grand and gritty bonus tracks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
12-13-2007 |
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White Magic's Sparse Departurenew
Less is more when crafting a song upon which listeners can project and relate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dark Stars EP, White Magic
Adam Panic is 'Wonderful'new
Panic is still the pivotal force on all his '60s-flavored folk-pop songs.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-11-2007 |
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Tags: Adam Panic, Wonderful
What Would Iggy and Joey Do?new
Primasonic clearly asked the question as it created their self-titled debut, a fairly enjoyable disc thanks to the considerable energy and fanatical exactitude they bring to their acts of homage.
Tags: Primasonic
