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Wednesday, November 9 2011

Cheyenne Marie Mize: We Don’t Need

Promising singer-songwriter has problems finding a real direction.


Thursday, June 2 2011

Kanye West = Batman? Five Perfect Broadway Superhero Musicals We’d Like to See

If only the creators of the Spiderman musical had chosen Elvis Costello instead of U2 to create Spidey's soundtrack... While we're at it, here are some ideas for Broadway's next pack of superhero shows.


Friday, April 8 2011

Dodos: No Color

Everything you need to know about the new Dodos album can literally be heard in its first seven seconds: the drums are back, and they are very, very loud.


Friday, March 18 2011

Going Off: An Interview with the Dodos

The Dodos' Meric Long espouses on guitar holes, "super shy" singing, getting Neko Case to sing on half of his band's new album, and how he just wants the Dodo shows to "go off" ...


Wednesday, September 8 2010

The New Pornographers: 21 July 2010 - Tucson, AZ

There’s something endlessly fascinating about watching a collection of individuals melt into one entity, especially when the resulting effort produces something so simple and honest.


Friday, August 13 2010

Kathryn Calder: Are You My Mother?

The member of the New Pornographers and Immaculate Machine comes out with a solid solo debut that she recorded in her mother's living room.


Wednesday, April 7 2010

Jakob Dylan: Women + Country

With some help from T-Bone Burnett and Neko Case, Jakob Dylan, now 40, finally writes the Americana-folk record we always knew he wanted to make.


Wednesday, March 31 2010

Erosion Nearly Complete, Music Industry Begins Reconstruction at SXSW 2010

SXSW conference attendees took a workmanlike “how-to” approach to discussing new revenue streams, replacing the “what do we do now?” tone of recent years.


Wednesday, December 9 2009

Where Are the Ladies at on the Best of the Decade Charts?

For a decade that prided itself for breaking down musical barriers, there is a noticeable lack of female presence on this decade's most highly-regarded albums.


Neko Case: Spinning to Love (Sound Affects) [30.Mar.09]
Neko Case: Middle Cyclone (Reviews) [3.Mar.09]
Neko Case, Vetiver, Beirut… (Mixed Media) [15.Jan.09]
Various Artists: This is Next (Capsule Reviews) [1.Oct.07]
Neko Case: Live from Austin, TX (Reviews) [18.Jan.07]
Neko Case (Reviews) [20.Apr.06]
Neko Case: Blacklisted (Reviews) [20.Aug.02]
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