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Jah Wobble: The Inspiration Of William Blake
Legend has it that ex-PIL bassist Jah Wobble was given his first bass by Sid Vicious. Even if this dubious bit of apocrypha is true, you'd never guess it by listening to Wobble's work. The Inspiration
Social Distortion: White Light White Heat White Trash
It's been way too long since the release of Social Distortion's only other '90s release, the solid Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell. And in that eternity, the inimitable band has missed numerous oppo
Joe Jackson: Night And Day II
After establishing himself as a master of snarling English pub-rock to rival fellow angry young men Graham Parker and Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson developed a case of stylistic wanderlust from which he
Various Artists: Caroline Now!: The Songs Of Brian Wilson And The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson's post-Beach Boys career hasn't always been a pretty sight: Shortly after writing and arranging the masterful, massively influential Pet Sounds, he began to go a little bonkers. Maybe it
Freakwater: Springtime
Here's a perfect example of why the "alt.country" tag simply doesn't work: The convenient label that usually conjures up images of faux-redneck Uncle Tupelo worshippers also lands by default on bands
P.W. Long's Reelfoot: We Didn't See You On Sunday
The Detroit band Mule made some of the meanest whiskey-soaked cowpunk around before breaking up a year or two ago. Emerging from the wreckage is former frontman Preston Long, who quickly formed a new
Various Artists: KCRW Rare On Air: Volume 3
Lots of radio stations bring musicians into the studio for live-on-air promotions, and some of them even issue CD compilations documenting some of those performances. But L.A.'s KCRW, which is current
Squarepusher: Music Is Rotted One Note
Before electronica became a household word, England's Warp label was releasing disc after disc of ingenious bleeps and atmospheric bloops. The music was soon dubbed ambient, or intelligent, techno bec
Ghostface Killah: Ironman
Just as Terminator X was Public Enemy's secret weapon, The RZA is The Wu-Tang Clan's: While other members get all the attention, producer RZA, quietly working behind the scenes, has been the force beh
Fastbacks: Win Lose Or Both
The history of the Seattle band Fastbacks borders on the inexplicable: The group has been together for nearly 20 years, cranking out amazingly energetic pop-punk music—penned by gifted songwriter/guit
Everlast: Whitey Ford Sings The Blues
As the frontman for House Of Pain, Everlast rose to stardom on the strength of the irrepressibly catchy hit single "Jump Around" in 1992. Now, having survived heart surgery, unsuccessful follow-up alb
Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo: Strange But True
If most musicians decided to record an album of songs based on supermarket-tabloid headlines, the result would be a failed novelty-recording joke. Jad Fair and Yo La Tengo, however, choose to interpre
Gomez: Liquid Skin
It may be that some bits of culture (bangers and mash, Are You Being Served?, “football”) simply don’t translate when they cross the Atlantic from Britain to America, or it could be that sometimes the
Willie Nelson: Teatro
Unlike his buddy Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson has had a hard time demonstrating his contemporary relevance, IRS troubles aside. Granted, the man was vital to country's crossover success. His album Red H
Thrall: Chemical Wedding
Ex-God Bullies singer Mike Hard has always come off as pretty intense. Now he's the leader of Thrall, and little has changed. The only difference is that he's not backed by as good a band. That is to
The Frames D.C.: Fitzcarraldo
Bloated, hyper-dramatic Irish rock is rarely in short supply, but The Frames D.C.'s Fitzcarraldo transcends its over-the-top nature with a surprising number of emotionally searing moments. With an ins
Tricky: Pre-Millennium Tension
Don't push me, 'cause I'm close to the edge," a stressed-out Tricky growls on Pre-Millennium Tension's opener, "Vent," as sinister, backwards-sounding guitars gurgle and convulse around him. Drum loop
Momus: Stars Forever
Nick Currie may be king of fop-pop, but that doesn't stop him from making music of remarkably clever crudeness as Momus. Case in point: Momus' The Little Red Songbook contained a song, "Walter Carlos,
Jimmy Scott: Holding Back The Years
The husky, sexy, decidedly feminine voice of jazz singer Jimmy Scott returns with the new Holding Back The Years, his first release since 1996's Heaven. Though dropped from his major label, it's good
G. Love & Special Sauce: Yeah, It's That Easy
Prior to the new Yeah, It's That Easy, the Philadelphia band G. Love & Special Sauce made two decidedly dissimilar albums: a self-titled debut record full of ragged hip hop, soul, folk, funk and party
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