Thursday, August 18, 2005

Two More Things You Should Hear

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Sigur Ros, "Takk". After the sleepy (= a bit boring) shoegaze of their debut and the so-called "boring" (= entrancing) ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Stretching Out That Point ...

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Autechre -- EP7. This is where it started getting weird, although they could still lay claim to making caustic, clangy hip-hop. Because of...
Thursday, August 04, 2005

We've Reached That Point In the Year

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I've come to realise that I'm sick of hearing all my early year faves. I've been taking a break from the New Order and Caribou ...
Saturday, July 30, 2005

The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-La-La Band, Sandro Perri @ Tranzac

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Compared to his 2003 opening slot for ASMZ, Perri has scaled down his band. The two-drummer attack is gone (Boo!!), resulting in a quieter,...
Thursday, July 28, 2005

Jews Rock

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Jewsrock.org is a fun site about -- take a guess. It's a new site, and very much a work in progress (where are Jonathan Richman's B...
Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Jacques Lu Cont

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Sometimes you just ignore the hype. JLC can do no wrong, the Gwen Stefani remix is the best of 2004, gotta hear his Missy Elliott remixes, ...
Friday, July 15, 2005

Polmo Polpo, Off the International Radar, The Peppermints @ Sneaky Dee's

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Flanked by halos of coloured light that pulsate along with the beat, Polmo Polpo spirals through a spectacular 30-minute version of "Ki...
Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The Warlocks, "Surgery"

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Add the Warlocks to the list of "Bands Who Made a Great Album That I Didn't Think They Had In Them". Even Spacemen 3's ...
Monday, July 11, 2005

Rock Star:INXS

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"It's my dream to be a rock star". "This is what I wanted to do since I was four years old". Etc. Keep that dream...
Saturday, July 02, 2005

Live 8

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Here are a few random notes from the various Live 8 events. All times are EDT, and may not correspond to the time that those artists actual...