Category: Music
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Oysterhead – The Grand Pecking Order
Artist: Oysterhead Title: The Grand Pecking Order Label: Elektra Rating: 7/10 Oysterhead is made up of Trey Anastasio (Phish), Les Claypool, and drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police). It’s a superstar outfit that draws influences from all over the musical landscape. “Little Faces” opens with bizarre flavors that remind you of the most tripped out Pink…
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Yoko Ono – Interview
In the face of tragedy Yoko talks about the positives in life, John, and New York. You and John (Lennon) are both known as people who believe in peace. What do you think John’s take would have been on the attack in New York? Well, John would have been just as angry as we are,…
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Abandoned Pools – Humanistic
Tommy Walter, the man behind Abandoned Pools and once in the Eels, is looking to make music stand as art once again. I say this is good and bad. Just look at what Radiohead turned out to be. Humanistic is much more melodic than that.
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Abandoned Pools
Abandoned Pools may well be the ideal way to describe Tommy Walter’s escape from a seemingly idyllic upbringing in the affluent L.A. community of Westlake Village. He might have “ruined his life,” to paraphrase one of his song titles, but Walter has most definitely spurned a predestined future of the perfect family, a manicured backyard,…
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The Charlatans UK – Wonderland
Artist: The Charlatans UK Title: Wonderland Label: MCA Rating: 7/10 The Charlatans UK are one of the rare Brit bands that have lasted for a decade. Many come and many go, but the Charlatans are still here making great music. They have found love, and it seems the clouds have parted for a much cheerier…
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Tenacious D – Tenacious D
Artist: Tenacious D Title: Tenacious D Label: Epic Rating: 5.5/10 Tenacious D is a group of idiots, I mean actors, playing guitar with the likes of the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and others, pretending to be rock stars. Are they pretending? Are they egomaniacs? Or are they just a couple stupid comedians who got a…
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Jump, Little Children – Vertigo
Artist: Jump, Little Children Title: Vertigo Label: EZ Chief Rating: 9/10 Who in the hell Jump, Little Children are, I don’t know. It’s a few fellows from South Carolina I found out, but I reckon that’s all I know, or can or should know. “Vertigo” is stunning, just jaw-dropping right from the sexy verses that…
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Macy Gray – The ID
Artist: Macy Gray Title: The ID Label: Epic Rating: 6/10 Macy Gray has one of the most fantastic voices in popular music today. Even when it doesn’t seem like it’s used well in some songs you will still find yourself awed by her power. The Id finds Gray putting on a show after no one…
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The Suicide Machines – Steal This Record
Artist: The Suicide Machines Title: Steal This Record Label: Hollywood Rating: 8/10 Detroit is known for more than Motown and shitty cars. The Suicide Machines have been representing the Motor City for a decade with high velocity punk that is more than just aggressive and simplistic. Steal This Record picks up where Suicide Machines last…
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The Verve Pipe – Underneath
Artist: The Verve Pipe Title: Underneath Label: RCA Rating: 5/10 What happened to the Verve Pipe? They scored huge with the melancholy “Freshman”. Then they released their ultra-pop self-titled album, which I personally found to be their best work, but was panned by critics and just never caught on with the public. The Verve Pipe…