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Recent Music ReviewsMonday, July 3 2000Monday, June 26 2000Tuesday, June 20 2000The White Stripes: De StijlThe White Stripes pony up the goods once again and these “modern white blues” taste like five different flavors of splendid, their kingdom may well come. Steve Earle: Transcendental BluesSteve Earle, once all but given up for dead, metaphorically if not literally, has been riding a white hot hand since returning from the long dark night of drug addiction and musical oblivion. Monday, June 19 2000Einstürzende Neubauten: Silence Is SexyMany bands attempt to defy or destroy the established musical boundaries. Few succeed, and fewer still do so with the fervor and style of Einstürzende Neubauten. Tuesday, June 13 2000Modest Mouse: The Moon and AntarcticaThe scenario here is a familiar one. Guitar, bass, drums trio Modest Mouse, heroes of the indie scene and its self-appointed rock intelligentsia have signed with a major and everyone is mighty concerned that the band will turn sell-out and leave the kids sad and alone. Monday, June 12 2000Monday, June 5 2000Saturday, June 3 2000Wednesday, May 31 2000Monday, May 29 2000Elk City: StatusElk City’s Status comes across as an effortless echo of the Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, Kristin Hersh/Throwing Muses/Tanya Donnelly, Lisa Germano and Yo La Tengo. Tuesday, May 23 2000XTC: Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)Wasp Star is the kind of album that can reinvigorate the listener in the belief that pop music is wonderful and hasn’t degenerated into carbon copy boy bands. Monday, May 22 2000Monday, May 15 2000Monday, May 8 2000Monday, May 1 2000Tuesday, April 25 2000Neil Young: Silver And GoldAlthough Silver And Gold finds Neil Young further on down the road, he’s yet to show signs that the well is even getting shallow, let alone drying up. Monday, April 24 2000 |
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