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A Hammock and a Brook: An Interview With Explosions in the SkyAfter getting on the big screen and the small one, Explosions in the Sky learn how to relax even as they grow. [27 March 2007] Matthew Shipp, Restless Visionary Behind the Blue SeriesMatthew Shipp is the most adventurous, prolific jazz musician out there, bar none. That's saying something in a genre that, at least on its fringes, is made up almost exclusively of adventurous, prolific types. The closest competition comes in the form of frequent collaborators like William Parker. [18 March 2004] Interview with John ScofieldIt's not exactly a Clark Kent-into-Superman kind of thing, but the way guitarist John Scofield can shift between straight ahead jazz and jam-band inspired funk is impressive. [29 March 2001] Don’t Stop Now: An Interview with Robert PollardThe prolific songwriter puts his Voices behind him but still has plenty to say. [1 January 1995] Don’t Stop Now: An Interview with Robert PollardThe prolific songwriter puts his Voices behind him but still has plenty to say. Long Live Scott McCaughey: An Interview with The Minus 5The Minus 5 frontman is probably only a few degrees of separation away from you, and McCaughey is as happy working with long time pals as with brand new ones. Ramblin’ Across the Seas: An Interview with Isobel CampbellThe Scottish singer explains how she paired up with Mark Lanegan for a new album, and why that's slightly easier than partnering with Gram Parsons. Reviews
Dumptruck: Haul of FameA band with nothing close to a hit still offers a compelling case as one of the best bands of the '80s and beyond. [15 June 2006] 
Ass Ponys: The Okra YearsFor the most part, The Okra Years presents a better version of the Ass Ponys than the band's few fans from that era might remember. [25 April 2006] 
Nels Cline/Wally Shoup/Chris Corsano: Immolation/ImmersionThose wanting to further explore Cline's music would do well to ease into things. For most, that means a disc like this probably ought to sit on the shelf for a while. [8 February 2006] 
Pinetop Seven: The Night’s BloomThis band is hard to compare to others, because they're quite unlike so many others. [9 December 2005] 
The Clientele: Strange GeometryThe new Clientele disc is awfully good, besting everything in Belle & Sebastian’s catalog on an album-by-album basis save for The Boy With the Arab Strap and Dear Catastrophe Waitress. [31 October 2005]
David S. Ware Quartets: Live in the WorldEverything here was originally released on a studio disc, and a listen to those original versions followed by these live takes shows just how well-conceived Ware's music can be. [31 August 2005] 
Miles Davis: The Complete in a Silent Way SessionsThe set highlights many important elements to Davis's evolving sound: his quest to strip songs down to their essential parts, his shift from acoustic to electric-based music, his choice of sidemen who best play that type of music, and, in turn, his way of coaxing the best music from those sidemen. [22 October 2001] 
Beachwood Sparks: Once We Were TreesBeachwood Sparks is a California band; it is the Byrds and the Beach Boys, Love and Buffalo Springfield, the Minutemen and Rank and File. Country-rock or alt-country might be the easiest tags to hang round the band's neck, but it doesn't follow the rules of that genre or any other, it offers more than any pigeonhole could hold. [8 October 2001] 
Doghouse Roses: Stories by Steve EarleOn first blush, it would seem Steve Earle might need more than a doghouse rose to make up for foisting this book on his fans. By the end, you realize the book 'itself' is a doghouse rose. 'It ain't much,' you can imagine him saying as he hands it over, 'but I did it for you.'" [4 June 2001] 
Water in Darkness by Daniel Buckman...a gritty tale rendered with tough, spare prose that fits the story like a flak jacket. [1 January 1995] 
New York is Now! The New Wave of Free Jazz by Phil Freeman[This book] the result is a handy primer for newcomers to the music and those taking the first tentative steps into free jazz, and a manifesto of sorts that will likely become the fulcrum of debate for years to come. 
Heart of the Old Country by Tim McLoughlinTim McLoughlin's 'Heart of the Old Country' exposes the soul inside the seamy underbelly of New York. It's a gritty slice of life drawn from McLoughlin's experiences, as he reveals in an interview with 'PopMatters'. 
Americana and Other Poems by John UpdikeUpdike's writing and vocabulary place him in rarified air with few peers. In verse, that talent and intellect are featured in what is perhaps their best arena, a place where his razor sharp wit, keen observational eye, and precise writing shine the brightest. |
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