Christel Loar

About Christel Loar

Christel Loar is a freelance writer and editor, a part-time music publicist, and a full-time music fan. She is often an overreactor and sometimes an overachiever. When not dodging raindrops or devising escape plans, Christel is usually found down front and slightly left of center stage reveling in a performance by yet another new favorite band.

Christel holds a B.S. degree in Magazine Journalism from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. She hopes that one day this will mean something. She's a sucker for close harmonies and melodic bass lines, and she would like to meet Brian Wilson (all the Wilsons really, Andrew, Owen, Luke...).

Christel currently sleeps in Eugene, Oregon, but she dreams of Austin, Texas.

Features

Books

Pat Green's Dance Halls and Dreamers

[4.Jun.08] :. Preserving the history, the music, and the good times (Texas' "holy trinity"), this is a big, beautiful love letter to the places and the people that make Texas music history

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Reviews

Books

Coming to Wherever You Are - Muchmusic, MTV and Youth Identities by Kip Pegley

[17.Jul.08] :. A comparative study of MuchMusic and MTV that examines how each relates to issues and perceptions of gender and nationality, racial diversity, and an overall sense of cultural identity.

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Music

Jason Falkner: Bedtime With The Beatles Part Two

[30.Jun.08] :. Billed as for sending young ears off to dreamland, Jason Falkner's brilliant reimagining of classic Beatles songs proves pleasant for infants and insomniacs alike.

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Music

Cinderpop: A Lesson in Science

[18.Jun.08] :. Cinderpop combines essential elements and creates new compounds in the search for the secret formula of song, and along the way discovers the magic potion for modern pop.

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Books

Tell the Truth Until They Bleed—Coming Clean in the Dirty World of Blues and Rock 'n' Roll

[12.Jun.08] :. Everything you never knew about the dark side of the blues and rock 'n' roll: the architects and the artists, the legends and the liars, the famously acclaimed and the anonymously unsung.

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Music

Various Artists: The Mighty Striker Shoots at Hits

[3.Jun.08] :. Vintage tracks from legendary Jamaican producer Bunny "Striker" Lee.

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PopMatters Pick

Music

Shearwater: Rook

[30.May.08] :. Following the critically acclaimed Palo Santo, Shearwater raises the bar with Rook.

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Music

Bell X1: Flock

[6.Mar.08] :. An album full of airborne anthems, celestial epics, and rock 'n' roll!

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Blog posts

Sound Affects

Live from Abbey Road: Episode 6

[24.Jul.08] :. The Hoosiers, The Black Keys and Manu Chao...

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Sound Affects

Live From Abbey Road - Show 5

[17.Jul.08] :. A trio of big names step into Abbey Road's famed Studio One this week.

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Sound Affects

Live from Abbey Road - Episode Four

[8.Jul.08] :. Sundance Channel's acclaimed series is well into its second season, and, again, is bringing all manner of artists to Abbey Road for a look into the process of music-making.

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