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TESTIFY! A review of Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers’s A Hill of Feathers
She said she wanted to scream, and I took it as truth. She said she was leaving to chase her own sweet life, and I pictured her bags packed at the front door. She said all of these things, and I...
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Parallel Worlds: Spotlight on Asia, Part I
That damn movie. You know the one I’m talking about. Ever since it came out it’s been very difficult to admit any level of fandom for Asia. Bands like Boston and Toto manage to escape ridicule but...
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The Tyranny of Sorrow: Spotlight on Grauzeit
Perhaps the most exciting thing about progressive music is that it transcends the genre it has become. The irony is that while it is true that when it all began, progressive (forward-thinking)...
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Outside the Time Continuum: First Aid Kit’s The Lion’s Roar
Gram Parsons was dark minded, mysterious, talented, and he was the inspiration for The Rolling Stones’s song “Wild Horses.” Though considered the father of ‘cosmic American music’, his contributions...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ra Ra Riot’s “Beta Love”
I’m sitting on the subway, headphones in (as usual) when I happen to glance up and catch a woman looking curiously over at me. I self consciously run a hand over my face, just in case some stray crumb...
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Suede returns in elegant fashion with latest LP, Bloodsports
A listen to lead-off track “Barriers” says it all – the rolling drums, thrumming bass, dramatic keys, aching guitars, and of course, leading man Brett Anderson’s singularly emotive voice – this here...
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And When They Sing: Spotlight on Neverending White Lights
I’m as much a sucker for one-man projects as I am for subtle, brooding atmosphere, and those two aweinspiring elements come together as one in Neverending White Lights. The sad truth is, a lot of...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Beady Eye’s “BE”
The gear’s different and Beady Eye sure aren’t speeding this time out. Not a bad thing, really. Far from it – if anything, BE, the brit-rock quartet’s follow-up to 2011′s impressive debut LP finds the...
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ALBUM REVIEW: True Widow’s “Circumambulation”
True Widow is a band I’ve kept my eye on for a while, trying desperately to draw attention to the unique and seemingly obvious synthesis they’ve created. Think about it: combining the slow, bluesy...
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ALBUM REVIEW: Ray Wilson’s “Chasing Rainbows” (2013)
By now it’s no secret that Genesis is pretty much my favourite band of all time, and even though the band has called it quits, it is a distinct joy for me every time one of its former members puts out...
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