Tuesday, May 3 2011
Gorillaz: The Fall
Gorillaz release an absorbing if necessarily inconsistent travelogue album recorded during their 2010 tour.
Wednesday, July 29 2009
Blur: Midlife: A Beginner’s Guide to Blur
Sure, Blur were at times all over the map, but this two-disc set actually accentuates the incongruities of their occasional diversity by odd selection choices, bizarre sequencing, and about as much focus as a shuffle button.
Monday, April 6 2009
Amadou and Mariam: Welcome to Mali
If Amadou and Mariam's last album felt like a shift in the couple's career, then Welcome to Mali feels like an even greater one.
Wednesday, October 1 2008
Monkey: Journey to the West
A musical, circus stage show based on a 16th century Chinese novel about a monkey who dreamed of being a god? Damon Albarn must have something to do with it. But stripped of the fancy visuals, the music is left wanting.
Friday, August 29 2008
Bit of a Blur by Alex James
Blur was one of the biggest bands of the 1990s, a fact that everyone in the world was keenly aware of unless you lived in the United States.
