Sunday, January 1 1995
Cyndi Lauper: She’s So Unusual
So, let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: I am an unrepentant ‘80s music whore. I go beyond the “I love this song because…
Mary Jane Lamond: Làn Dùil
I have no problem admitting it: Ashley MacIssac, the drug-addled, fiscally irresponsible pariah of the fiddle world, blew my socks off with “Sleepy Maggie” a…
Lemonpeeler: The First Time
Boston might not seem like the most promising origins for a band that could fall within the rubric of alt-country, but then, not so long…
Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl
Loyalists will recognize Louche as former front man of industrial rock heavyweight Chemlab. After abandoning the drug-addled combo for a life on Wall Street, Louche…
Lupine Howl: 125
With roots in the long-established traditions of psychedelia, soul, blues, and even gospel, and yet still light years ahead of their peers, Spiritualized were without…
The Ladybug Transistor: Argyle Heir
Have you heard of the Ladybug Transistor? Their album The Albemarle Sound was named as one of the top 100 albums of 1999 by both…
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: The Tyranny of Distance
In this, the second decade of Ted Leo’s career as a rock musician, he remains true to his original sound: poppy, at times punky, influenced…
The Lapse: Heaven Ain’t Happenin’
Echoing from underneath the shadows of more ominous bands like The Van Pelt and Blonde Redhead, these two ex-members of the aforementioned groups, who call…
Live: The Distance to Here | PopMatters Music Review
Maybe it’s the extreme doses of cold medication swimming through me, rendering my brain and functionality quite slow and sloppy, or maybe it’s just sentimentality,…
The Limes: Turn Your Lights Off
Like their fruitier namesake, The Limes may be a bit green, but the flavor and tanginess they offer are worth a try. On the first…
Lilypoint: I Saw You
Music Self-Played Is Happiness Self-Made —They Might Be Giants Newton’s Third Law of Motion states, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.…
Curtis Lundy: Against All Odds
It’s a shame that bassist Curtis Lundy hasn’t had more opportunities to show off his talents as a leader. With just two recordings to his…
Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd: Monk’s Dream
Here’s how the joke goes. Two cars pull up to a red light. One of them is driven by a trombonist, the other by a…
Lucky Boys Confusion: Throwing the Game
Let’s get honest for a second, shall we? If there was an urgent need on the radio dial for a band that comes off as…
Liberty 37: The Greatest Gift
Liberty 37’s new album, The Greatest Gift is as uninteresting as it is inconsistent. You won’t find yourself singing any of these songs in the…
Kerry Livgren: Collector’s Sedition (Volume 1)
This latest effort for the former songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of Kansas could have been subtitled “Kerry’s Casserole.” Livgren serves up an astonishing smorgasbord of work,…
Jimmy LaFave: Texoma
There are music scenes, and then there’s Texas, a musical world unto itself in many ways. Where else could under appreciated troubadours like Joe Ely,…
LA Guns: Man in the Moon
Tracii Guns is perhaps the Pete Best of the LA music scene. After starting the primeval line-up of Guns N’ Roses in 1985, he left…
The Ladybug Transistor, The Albemarle Sound
If it wasn’t already apparent from the wealth of great pop albums in 1998, the early output in 1999 makes the case that we are…
The Lesser Birds of Paradise: A Suitable Frame
The Lesser Birds of Paradise require too much patience. With Mark Janka’s sleepy voice and the relaxed guitars, A Suitable Frame is pleasant, but lulling.…
