AltWeeklies Wire
Three-CD Reissue of London Callingnew
The Clash's third album, London Calling, has left its mark on rock history.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Rob Trucks |
09-22-2004 |
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Tags: The Clash, London Calling
Bittersweet Endingsnew
R.L. Burnside is busy plugging his new album, but he hasn’t been playing since his heart attack about 18 months ago. He seems eager to pass the torch along to his sons.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
09-21-2004 |
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New Releases Celebrate Bryan and Briannew
Within glam, Roxy Music succeeded thanks to a dynamic tension established between principal players Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2004 |
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What to Expect From New Reissues by Music Trailblazersnew
Inaccurately lumped into the punk genre because of their affiliation with CBGB, New York City's Talking Heads proved much more resilient, eclectic and arguably more creative than their thrashing contemporaries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-15-2004 |
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Burnt Sugar Create An Aural Melting Potnew
"Black Sex Yall" is hit-or-miss, which you'd expect from a double CD that wears its indulgence on its sleeve.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-15-2004 |
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Ray LaMontagne's RCA debut, Trouble, came out Sept. 14new
Ray LaMontagne is the next big thing in singer/songerwriters: Not only does he have a big voice and great songs, but he's got a great back story about living off the grid and being inspired by Stephen Still. The Phoenix interviewed him in his home town of Wilton, Maine.
Portland Phoenix |
Sam Pfeifle |
09-15-2004 |
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Tags: Trouble, Ray LaMontagne
Blues Clues: Gettin' Down-and-Dirty With the Black Keysnew
The blues-rock duo recorded their third release in a studio inside a toxic old rubber factory in an Akron, Ohio, slum. They nearly managed to sneak into a nearby Lockheed Martin plant that builds battle blimps to take photos for their new album.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
09-13-2004 |
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Heat Travels Down Some New Roadsnew
Heat and the gang burn rubber throughout the usual twang-on-steroids fare, producing tunes that could have been recorded for any of the band's previous seven discs. Yet the chorus of their song "Revival" speaks to a search for something deeper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
09-02-2004 |
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Tags: Reverend Horton Heat, revival
A Compilation More Safe Than Sorrynew
If anyone deserves a tribute album, it's the criminally underappreciated Escovedo, whose idiosyncratic songwriting -- a deeply personal amalgam of ragged roots-rock, haunted chamber-folk, righteous Tejano, corrosive country-punk, and countless other genres that haven't been identified yet -- is in a class of its own.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
08-26-2004 |
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The Return of Princenew
He strips down everything, including his ego, on his first release since 2001.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
08-25-2004 |
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Tags: Prince, musicology
Singer-Songwriter Anna Padgett Finds the Laugh in Heartbreaknew
Like the Naysayer's previous records, Kitten Time is a study in sparseness, a strange miniature built around droll observations and sly, minimalist guitar figures. Also reviewed is The Hungry Mind Review's self-titled album.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
08-19-2004 |
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Americana Beautynew
On this album, Jolie Holland doesn't just doll up hissy old 78s for the digital age; she taps into their timeless passions and creates something fresh and arresting, something that's hard and pure and anything but quaint. Also reviewed is Nina Nastasia's Dogs.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
08-12-2004 |
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Modest Mouse Returns With a Few Surprisesnew
What are the Flaming Lips doing on the newest Modest Mouse album, "Good News For People Who Love Bad News"? And why is Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock impersonating Tom Waits on "The Devil's Workday"?
San Antonio Current |
Dawn Pomento |
08-07-2004 |
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Liz Phair Turns Into a Prom Queennew
Our alterna-prom queen decides that the level of cooldom she made us happy to achieve just isn’t good enough. We’re not good enough. She’s up and joined a sorority.
Avril's Tunes Appeal to Young Girls Lost in Reverienew
This review compares Avril Lavigne's "Under My Skin" to her previous work. "Under My Skin" is a more directly confrontational album in both sound and substance. Avril may have unplugged herself from the Matrix, but she’s found the freedom to act her rage.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
08-07-2004 |
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