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Rock On: An Office Power Ballad: by Dan Kennedy
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy Rating: 2.0/5.0 Algonquin Books Much of Dan Kennedy’s Rock On: An Office Power Ballad is as tedious and ennui-inducing as the mainstream music acts and
Read More »Concert Review: Steve Earle
“Tonight’s performance is dedicated to the memory of Kate McGarrigle,” Steve Earle said before beginning his show, evoking the memory of the singer who died from cancer the night before. Ghosts would fill the
Read More »Pantha du Prince: Black Noise
Pantha du Prince Black Noise Rating: 4.0/5.0 Label: Rough Trade Minimal techno is, for all intents and purposes, a compilation genre. The scene spreads through the power of label-released showcase collections, mp3-bevy message boards
Read More »Excepter: Presidence
Excepter Presidence Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Paw Tracks Excepter is so often described in terms of what they are not. Not influenced by punk, pop, dance or world music. Not comparable to their contemporaries in
Read More »Son Lux: Weapons EP
Son Lux Weapons EP Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Label: Anticon The concept of Son Lux’s (aka Ryan Lott) Weapons EP is as innovative as his unique hybrid of somber, classical piano and digital pop
Read More »The Crazies
The Crazies Dir: Breck Eisner Rating: 1.5/5.0 Overture Films 100 Minutes The Crazies, a remake of George A. Romero’s film of the same title has one thing going for it: the coolest use of
Read More »Year by Year: Bitches, Bastards and Badasses (Part Seven)
For the next entry in our Year by Year series, I proposed a list of Best Villain Death scenes. This idea proved problematic because what we would have, in effect, is an entire list
Read More »Concert Review: Portugal.The Man/World’s Greatest Ghosts
It’s not easy for a band name to stand out these days, but Portland via Alaska group Portugal.The Man may be the most awkwardly named band in town; yes, that period is intentional. They
Read More »Tindersticks: Falling Down a Mountain
Tindersticks Falling Down a Mountain Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Constellation Falling Down a Mountain is the second album chamber rock stalwarts Tindersticks have recorded since the departure of longtime violinist (and sometime vocalist) Dickon Hinchliffe,
Read More »Galactic: Ya-Ka-May
Galactic Ya-Ka-May Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 Label: Anti- If you’re looking for old, funkadelic Galactic, they blasted off many years ago and probably won’t be coming back. The stylistic facelift, From the Corner to
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