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List Inconsequential: Indie Songs for Kids

Spectrum Culture Staff January 17, 2013 1

Side A Chromeo – “Nice N Clean” To be honest, I had a pretty awesome childhood. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Now approaching 30, I look back and ponder the two things that really would

Concert Review: Robyn Hitchcock/The Young Fresh Fellows/Peter Buck

David Harris November 4, 2012 0

(Photo: Nigel D Nudds) How strange is it to see Peter Buck sing? For 30 years he stood to the side while Michael Stipe shimmied and shook, dutifully playing his jingle jangle Rickenbacker. For

R.E.M.: Document (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

Stacey Pavlick September 27, 2012 0

“Crazy, crazy world/ Crazy, crazy times.” Document is an album that is hair-triggered with rhetoric and dignified with activist sweat; but for all of the commentary both explicit and metaphorical, these opening words to

List Inconsequential: Runt of the Litter: Weak Albums By Strong Artists

Spectrum Culture Staff May 3, 2012 0

Sky Blue Sky by Wilco (2007) Drugs help. When Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy went to rehab (no, no, no) in 2004, the band had just come off the masterful one-two punch of Yankee Hotel

List Inconsequential: Beautiful Songs About Cities

Spectrum Culture Staff January 12, 2012 0

“New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” by LCD Soundsystem (2007) James Murphy, the brilliant sweatpants-clad schlub behind LCD Soundsystem, seemed an improbable frontman. But for 10 years, this producer and

PLAYLIST: R.E.M.

Spectrum Culture Staff November 21, 2011 1

To mark R.E.M.’s recent retirement, we selected the group as our next PLAYLIST band. The idea is simple enough: make a playlist centered around one artist or band with a deep catalog, but with

Best Albums of 2011 (So Far): You Ain’t Livin’ Until You Hear These

Spectrum Culture Staff July 31, 2011 0

The year is more than half over with the big push of fall releases to come. But before we get mired down in year-end lists, have you heard all the vital 2011 releases? Some

R.E.M.: Lifes Rich Pageant (25th Anniversary Edition)

Dan Seeger July 19, 2011 0

R.E.M. Lifes Rich Pageant (25th Anniversary Edition) Rating: 4.7/5.0 Label: Capitol/I.R.S. By the time they released their fourth full-length album in 1986, R.E.M. was already a household name, albeit only in those households that

Interview: Scott McCaughey of Minus 5, R.E.M. (and more!) Vol. 2

David Harris May 4, 2011 0

As our conversation with Scott McCaughey continues, we turn to R.E.M., Collapse Into Now, vegetarianism and why R.E.M. is more environmentally-conscious than U2 or Sting. I’m pleased to present the second half of the

Interview: Scott McCaughey of Minus 5, R.E.M. (and more!) Vol. 1

David Harris May 3, 2011 0

If you live in Portland, it’s likely you’ve seen Scott McCaughey at a show. A consummate musician, McCaughey plays with luminaries such as R.E.M. and Robyn Hitchcock while manning his numerous own bands ranging