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Aesthetic Fusionnew

Two new DVDs bridge the gap between visual art, music and filmmaking.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  10-02-2006  |  Reviews

A Few Singles, Not Two Discs' Worthnew

The archivists at Hip-O Select have released the first in a series of limited edition double-disc sets collecting all of James Brown's singles. Knowing the goodness that lies in store when they get to the voluminous non-LP singles of the late '60s and early '70s, it’s easy to forgive the contents of this set.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  09-25-2006  |  Reviews

Music for Creepy Goth Kidsnew

A boxed set as expansive as these three CDs and one DVD should answer the $666 question: Do today's kids really get off on listening to music that's at least two decades old?
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  09-25-2006  |  Reviews

Nasty Girlsnew

There's little lost in translation when it comes to Sao Paulo disco-trash exports Cansei de Ser Sexy.
Orlando Weekly  |  Billy Manes  |  09-25-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Brief but Beautifulnew

The Band of the Name close out their "career" with this posthumous three-song EP.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  08-10-2006  |  Reviews

Reissue, Repackagenew

Ease into a bath of pleasantly lukewarm AOR water and revel in all that was so horribly right about mainstream rock in the late 70s and early 80s.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  08-03-2006  |  Reviews

East Meets Westnew

Ali dovetails her expressive, if ethnically vague, voice into gorgeously arranged, future-ready soundscapes that are as much Dead Can Dance as they are Enya.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-27-2006  |  Reviews

Yet Another Lost Funk Treasurenew

I honestly have no idea if KSB was a for-real group, but listen to the music and you'll know that it doesn’t really matter if they were.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-27-2006  |  Reviews

All Eyes on Brazilnew

This two-disc compilation from DJ Gilles Peterson highlights gems from the past and present.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-27-2006  |  Reviews

Reluctant Rocker v. the Machinenew

A finally content Travis Adams speaks about newly formed band, Inkwell, the bad feelings surrounding flameout of My Hotel Year, and the many ways he got lost with music.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-20-2006  |  Profiles & Interviews

Cruel Words For The Honest Earsnew

The cracked and emotionally fragile music made by Johnny Dowd has made him a favorite among those who like their music raw and slightly unhinged.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-06-2006  |  Reviews

Puking Up Political Tofunew

Dirty hippies need to stand way back, as Travis Ryan's viciously vegetarian grindcore band may appeal to your dietary sensibilities but will likely leave you trembling in fear for your life.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-06-2006  |  Reviews

Our Little Undergroundnew

In a perfect world, one wouldn't have to explain the Jesus and Mary Chain -- but in a perfect world, their albums wouldn't have been out of print for nearly a decade.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  07-06-2006  |  Reviews

Mostly Standards, Done With Easenew

This eight-CD Complete Prestige Recordings from 1990 covers all five years of Davis' work for Prestige with the Quintet.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jason Ferguson  |  06-29-2006  |  Reviews

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