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East River Pipe: We Live in Rented Rooms
East River Pipe We Live in Rented Rooms Rating: 4.0/5.0 Label: Merge Fred Cornog, aka East River Pipe, has never been one to dwell on the sunny side of life. For nearly 20 years
Read More »Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1
Earth Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 Rating: 2.9/5.0 Label: Southern Lord Records It’s a minor miracle that it’s 2011 and Earth is still making music. Of all the bands to rise from
Read More »Michael Chapman: Trainsong: Guitar Compositions, 1967-2010
Michael Chapman Trainsong: Guitar Compositions, 1967-2010 Rating: 3.8/5.0 Label: Tompkins Square Maybe you remember Michael Chapman as the artist responsible for 1970′s pseudo-cult favorite Fully Qualified Survivor. Maybe you remember him as the link
Read More »Film Dunce: Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Film Dunce is a weekly series in which one of our writers finally succumbs to the lure of a movie that has long been a big part of our culture that they have never
Read More »The Decemberists: The King is Dead
The Decemberists The King is Dead Rating: 4.8/5.0 Label: Capitol Records Every year around this time, an album or two pops up that prophetic music junkies insist will be the yardstick that the rest
Read More »Michael Jackson: Michael
Michael Jackson Michael Rating: 1.5/5.0 Label: Epic Records In the end, there’s only the music. Eventually, the polarized public opinions of Michael Jackson the person will begin to fade, and the man’s records might
Read More »Film Dunce: Reservoir Dogs
Film Dunce is a weekly series in which one of our writers finally succumbs to the lure of a movie that has long been a big part of our culture that they have never
Read More »Faun Fables: Light of a Vaster Dark
Faun Fables Light of a Vaster Dark Rating: 4.1/5.0 Label: Drag City Nighttime is falling on the year in music. Like it or not, ’tis nearly the season for the inevitable onslaught of holiday
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Maserati: Pyramid of the Sun
Maserati Pyramid of the Sun Rating: 3.3/5.0 Label: Temporary Residence There’s a hell of a lot to marvel at within Pyramid of the Sun, just as there’s always been with Athens-based instrumentalists Maserati. There
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