Sunday, December 31, 2006

New Review for a New Year with the Willowz

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  The Willowz, Chautauqua , Dim Mak [3/20/07] Another line-up change, another label. Not to worry, the Willowz still sound like the Wil...
Friday, December 29, 2006

When the Shillelagh Meets the Hood: Part Seven

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When the Shillelagh Meets the Hood   Part Seven: A Bundle of Contradictions   I'm a little black boy  and I don't know my  pr...
Sunday, December 24, 2006

Brooklyn in Da British House (By Way of a Mouse)

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Danger Mouse, The Grey Album, Bootleg [2004] I pray I'm forgiven For every bad decision I made Every sister I played Cause I'm stil...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

The Supergroup, the Power Trio, and Polly Jean: Dungeon Family, Sadies, and PJ Harvey

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Dungeon Family, Even in Darkness , Arista [2001] They don't use our music to get high / They use our music to get by. --Dungeon Family,...
Friday, December 22, 2006

An Army of Movies: My Top 30 for 2006

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Or maybe that should be an army of films , since I do tend to gravitate toward the art house.  And this year, few big-budget spectaculars ca...
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Sunday, December 17, 2006

When the Shillelagh Meets the Banlieu, the Shtetl, and the Heart of Darkness

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The following comes from a piece in Salon about controversial Nobel laureates . I've always thought Samuel Beckett was The Man as far ...
Saturday, December 16, 2006

Into the Light: Aereogramme 's My Heart Has a Wish

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Aereogramme, My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go , Sonic Unyon Recording Company [2/6/07] At the door, the curator took the old man...