Articles tagged "spoon"

Books Review

Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label That Got Big and Stayed Small by John Cook

by Evan Sawdey

[11.Sep.09] :. Despite some generous editorializing, Our Noise is as engaging (and human) a music industry tale as you're ever going to read.

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Events Review

Spoon + Black Nasty: 22 April 2009 - Houston

by Chris Conaton

[22.May.09] :. While several new songs were welcomed with polite applause, tunes from Spoon’s back catalogue elicited a more raucous response.

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Spoon

by Megan Milks

[19.Nov.07] :. I’d never thought of Spoon as bourgie, but, suddenly, it seems obvious. After all, they play tight, melodic rock that’s just a little bit uppercrust. These guys are, dare I say it, adults...

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Capsule Reviews

Various Artists: This is Next

by Evan Sawdey

[1.Oct.07] :. The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

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Mixed Media

Spoon, The Chemical Brothers, Bad Brains…

by PopMatters Staff

[20.Jul.07] :. Spoon —"The Underdog" From Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge With a history of stellar, no-filler records, Spoon has somehow topped themselves with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, a...

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Music Review

Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

by Zeth Lundy

[11.Jul.07] :. Austin band's sixth LP is its most groove-oriented effort since 2001's Girls Can Tell, an efficient rhythm machine with a sinuous palate.

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Spoon, N.E.R.D., White Rabbits…

by PopMatters Staff

[13.Jun.07] :. Spoon The Underdog [MP3] from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge       [MySpace] N.E.R.D. She Wants to Move (Justice Remix)...

 

Kill the House Lights: An Interview With Britt Daniel

by Eddie Ciminelli

[17.Dec.06] :. Spoon's frontman explains his involvement with the new film Stranger Than Fiction and his love for an unlikely soundtrack.

 

Spoon: Soft Effects EP/Telephono

by Jennifer Kelly

[31.Jul.06] :. A younger, brasher Spoon's early albums show a band gradually getting over its Pixies obsession and defining a jittery, soulful sound.

 

Spoon

by Eddie Ciminelli

[27.Jun.05] :. If I were Britt Daniels I would love to kick Coldplay's Chris Martin in the face. Somebody needs to.

 
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Music Review

Spoon: Gimme Fiction

by Zeth Lundy

[12.May.05] :. Fifth full-length from Austin indie luminary is, simply put, a triumph.

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Spoon

by Alexandra Chassanoff

[2.Oct.02] :. Once upon a time, Spoon were poised to be that Next Big Thing. First, it was when their first release Telephono jet screamed out of Matador in 1996. Critics pegged the band as the...

 

Spoon: Kill the Moonlight

by Doug Wallen

[6.Aug.02] :. Spoon’s sordid history has by now wormed its way into the public domain of indie rock as yet another epic struggle between fiery D.I.Y. spirit and deceitful industry suits. Long story...

 

Spoon

by Bill Kelly

[12.Nov.01] :. Spoon Dishes Out Solid Performance; Utensil Puns, However, Remain Tough to Come By I’m going to write about Spoon without referencing the Pixies or problems with record labels, which...

 

    Spoon: Girls Can Tell

by Fred Kovey

[19.Feb.01] :. Austin band Spoon’s new record sounds like Elvis Costello, Led Zeppelin, The Smiths, early Bruce Springsteen, and The Replacements. That’s my list; your’s could be entirely...