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Castanets Built This 'City' on Rock 'n' Rollnew

Castanets nomadic mastermind Ray Raposa, no stranger to fusing his freak-folk with dissonance, noise or near-emptiness, is at his logical conclusion on Refuge. All his signature elements are incorporated, but the spare, hushed nature of his work is intensified.

New York Press | Greg Burgett | 10-09-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Castanets, City Of Refuge, Ray Raposa

Reggae Legend Burning Spear Shines on New Disc, Tournew

When you start out with Bob Marley as your mentor, great things can’t help but follow.

New York Press | Ernest Barteldes | 08-29-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Reggae, Burning Spear, Jah is Real

A Byrne-ing Sensationnew

After decades of pushing the boundaries of how pop music (and music in general) can be defined, David Byrne and Brian Eno have performed the only shock maneuver remaining to them: turning tail and running from the avant-garde.

New York Press | Jamie Peck | 08-25-2008 | Reviews

Tags: David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

Duran Duran's Bon Ambitionnew

The band never seems to tire of insults and keeps coming back for more (money that is).

New York Press | Crispin Kott | 11-01-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Duran Duran, Red Carpet Massacre

Architecture in Helsinki Strengthens its Long-distance Relationshipsnew

Though a sense of place has lately provided the single greatest source of inspiration for singer Cameron Bird, the thousands of miles and oceans separating his band mates and him have only fortified their musical ties.

New York Press | Amre Klimchak | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Architecture in Helsinki, Places Like This

Who Exactly is Listening to Of Montreal?new

There remains nothing likable about a fancy boy who's so sensitive that his life gets muddled by marriage and fatherhood. Pained self-obsession, however, looks good on frontman Kevin Barnes.

New York Press | J. R. Taylor | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?

KT Tunstall Needs to Return to Her Rootsnew

The 32-year-old Scottish singer/songwriter seems to have drifted toward the recipes of her single "Suddenly I See," a track that shines with all the transitory spunk of a Vanessa Carlton pop-rock ballad -- leaving country/blues behind for boxed-in pop-rock.

New York Press | Crystal Nicholson | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: KT Tunstall, Drastic Fantastic