Articles tagged "aimee mann"

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In Praise of Older Women: The Best Records of 2008 by Women 45 Years Old and Over

by Steve Horowitz

[9.Dec.08] :. The old music-industry adage is that if a woman doesn't have a hit by the time she's 22 years old, she should probably look for another career. That's obviously a load of blarney.

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Aimee Mann

by Greg M. Schwartz

[4.Aug.08] :. Aimee Mann isn’t generally known as a high-intensity rocker, but what sets her melancholy, storytelling type of tunes apart is the way she blends them with her rock background.

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Aimee Mann : @#%&! Smilers

by Stuart Henderson

[4.Jun.08] :. Maybe after feeling the sting from fans and critics (misplaced though it surely was) after 2005's The Forgotten Arm, Mann has retreated a bit. But, rather than a “return to form”, we have a return to format.

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20 Questions: Aimee Mann

by PopMatters Staff

[2.Jun.08] :. Aimee Mann's new record, @#%&! Smilers, releases tomorrow in the U.S. She takes a moment to answer PopMatters' 20 Questions.

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Mixed Media

Aimee Mann, Silver Jews, Ida…

by PopMatters Staff

[22.May.08] :. Aimee Mann Freeway (Artists Den Performance) [Video] Silver Jews Strange Victory, Strange Defeat [MP3]       Ida Road to Ruin [MP3] (from My...

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One More Drifter in the Snow: An Interview with Aimee Mann

by Greg M. Schwartz

[24.Jan.07] :. The songwriter looks at the ghost of Christmas past while moving forward.

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Aimee Mann

by Tyler Wilcox

[8.Feb.06] :. With endearing amateurism and the welcome presence of play, Mann's freak-flag is finally flying.

 

Aimee Mann

by Megan Milks

[1.Jun.05] :. The crowds are mature -- usually adults in their 30s -- and polite. Nobody's knocking elbows to get to the bar, which leaves listeners relaxed...

 
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Aimee Mann: The Forgotten Arm

by Zeth Lundy

[29.Apr.05] :. Fifth solo release from consummate singer-songwriter is an examination of the centripetal destruction that consumes lives at the point of no return. It's also a concept album that actually works -- devastatingly so.

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Aimee Mann

by Brian Neumann

[9.Oct.02] :. The house lights flashed three or four times in the lobby, so the crowd would go to their seats and get silent. A few moments later the concert hall was completely dark, and everyone stared at the...

 

Aimee Mann: Lost in Space

by Jason Damas

[4.Sep.02] :. The front door slams shut behind you, the sound echoing throughout the empty apartment. It’s quiet except for the sound of rain outside the window. Your keys clink as they land on the table;...

 

Aimee Mann: Bachelor No. 2

by Colm Ward

For a musician struggling in the face of the industry’s indifference, the answer all too often seems to be ‘No’. Aimee Mann is one of the rare exceptions. Bachelor No. 2 is...

 

    Aimee Mann: Ultimate Collection

by Susan Glen

Aimee Mann’s songwriting is absolutely fucking exquisite. There’s just no other way to say it, really, that hasn’t been said before, and there’s no better proof in the pudding...