AltWeeklies Wire
Pavement, Repurposednew
Pavement always seemed a bit amateurish, childlike, and in constant danger of falling down. But they never did, and now they're deified American rock royalty.
Phoenix New Times |
Rob Harvilla |
11-29-2005 |
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Tags: California, jazz, Cyrus Chestnut, blues, Ali Jackson, Gold Sounds, James Carter, Pavement, Reginald Veal, Stockton
Hark, The CD Sales Ringnew
Feeling culturally forced to buy your loved ones crap? Don't fret, Stephen Slaybaugh's annual guide will help you buy music for your taste-challenged Christmas listers -- even the one who likes Coldplay -- guilt-free.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
11-25-2005 |
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Inappropriate and Out-of-Datenew
The Warriors suffered the fate of a few other movies that should have had good soundtracks: They fell victim to the Eagles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jason Ferguson |
11-23-2005 |
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Music Remains Young, Dumb and Full of Cumnew
The sound is stripped, and Danko wants you stripped, too, you learn from the hyperbole in the forked-tongued, wolf-whistle lyrics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Danko Jones, We Sweat Blood
Something Doesn't Quite Translatenew
Dolly Parton is such an icon in the music business that she can get away with just about anything, but this collection of "classic" '60s and '70s tunes is a bit much.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Dolly Parton, Those Were The Days
Chronicle of a Street Poetnew
Born to Run is a resonating chronicle of a street poet defiantly roaring past born to lose. Stay gold, Bruce. Stay gold.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-23-2005 |
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Older Performance Fun Way to Remember Hernew
Love Cher and want to see some Chippendale-worthy dancers in liquid leather? This 1991 concert from Las Vegas resort the Mirage hits the spot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
11-23-2005 |
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Ambassador From Poetry Landnew
The Silver Jews' music has never sounded more essential than it does on their new album.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-23-2005 |
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Tags: Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
Found Soundsnew
Thirty-two years after Gary Higgins was shipped off to prison on a marijuana bust, Drag City has resurrected his album Red Hash. Unlike many of his long-haired contemporaries, Higgins brought a spiky elegance to his music.
Boston Phoenix |
Eliot Wider |
11-21-2005 |
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Tags: Gary Higgins, Red Hash
Glass Gets Emotionalnew
Ten years ago, the world from American eyes seemed prosperous and peaceful; to revisit the potential of nuclear horror via an Allen Ginsberg poem would have been nothing more than a reminder of how scary things had been.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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An Adventurous Voyagenew
There's absolutely no need for contemporary reggae artists to be making songs with titles like "Dread Inna Babylon" or "Sensimellia," unless, of course, they're updating one of the dozens of earlier songs that carried those exact titles.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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Tags: Dr. Israel, Patterns of War
Can You Dig It?new
Yes, this disc has just been reissued, to coincide with the recent director's cut DVD and the completely awesome video game. Now, granted, The Warriors was no Fast Times, but it was a fairly dark movie. And, unsurprisingly, this soundtrack -- remastered or not -- still sounds as inappropriate as it sounds out-of-date.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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Sonic Window Dressingnew
Don't be unduly burdened with some concern about "authenticity" when it comes to the contemporary electronic lusciousness of the tracks on Putumayo's Lounge series.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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Tags: Various Artists, Asian Lounge
Full Speed Aheadnew
It starts out innocently enough. A radio announcer introduces the band, which then eases into a spry and full-bodied improvisation; the tune is built upon a quick-moving bass line and tonal structures reminiscent of the group's previous work.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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Soul-Thumping Dubnew
Listening to Prince Far I is like listening to reggae with your head wrapped in cheesecloth.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
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