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Lisa Loeb: Firecracker
Lisa Loeb is more than capable of crafting a slick, catchy, likable midtempo pop song; for proof, check out Firecracker's effervescent opening track "I Do." Loeb's problem is that, as on her 1995 debu
Marilyn Manson: Antichrist Superstar
The "death of heavy metal," as reported a few years ago, was a hoax. Consider the evidence: Lollapalooza '96 features Metallica and an all-testosterone supporting line-up. BMG signs a deal to distribu
Mog Stunt Team: King Of The Retards
The gimmick that put Detroit's Mog Stunt Team on the map is its status as the official musical arm of the National Anti-Tesh Action Society, a group that purports to believe that John Tesh is a danger
Sun Ra: The Great Lost Sun Ra Albums: Cymbals & Crystal Spears
Ever since Evidence Records began reissuing his myriad releases on CD, the veil of mystery surrounding eccentric visionary jazz man (and self-proclaimed spaceman) Sun Ra has slowly eroded. In some way
Kara's Flowers: The Fourth World
It's no secret that commercial radio is little more than a mind-numbingly repetitive series of about a half-dozen hit singles. Right now, it's Third Eye Blind's "Semi-Charmed Life," Matchbox 20's "Pus
The Posies: Success
The story of the Seattle pop band The Posies starts with an album called Failure and ends 10 years later with Success; of course, both titles are ironic. Failure spawned glowing reviews in 1988, as we
Massacre: Funny Valentine
Those who caught any of Massacre's many New York performances in the early '80s will attest to its formidable power; the band's one release, Killing Time, only hinted at the group's vast capabilities.
Pearl Jam: No Code
Early word on Pearl Jam's fourth album No Code had it pegged as the band's least commercial release to date, a record made more to please singer Eddie Vedder's artistic sensibilities than the band's k
Trunks: The Brothers Creeggan
It says a lot about the rigidity of the modern-day music industry (not to mention modern-day commercial radio) that The Brothers Creeggan, a side project featuring a current and former member of the p
Screeching Weasel: Bark Like A Dog
For those who thought all pop/punk notables were ensconced in California's Bay Area, Chicago's Screeching Weasel proves that just isn't the case. Screeching Weasel's previous release loudly trumpeted
Various Artists: 20 Centuries Of Hits
Sure, it's an inherently ridiculous project, but there's something strangely satisfying about owning a CD that compiles 22 songs from 20 centuries of Western music. Over the course of one disc, Rhino
Henrik Schwarz: Live
Built To Spill's most recent studio album, last year's Keep It Like A Secret, was one of those career-defining records that force listeners to reassess each of the works that precede it. For example,
Matthew Shipp: Nu Bop
Matthew Shipp has spent the past 15 years on an inspiring crusade to move jazz out of its coddled museum state. With a hand in nearly 40 albums, he's served as a lightning rod for jazz players orbitin
Red Red Meat: There's A Star Above The Manger Tonight
The Chicago band Red Red Meat has never been predictable, but There's A Star Above The Manger Tonight is its least conventional record yet. You want acoustic, low-fidelity, harmony-intensive Americana
Robyn Hitchcock: Jewels For Sophia
Robyn Hitchcock began his career as part of the indefinable late-'70s band The Soft Boys, went solo, retired briefly, then returned backed by The Egyptians, a group he fronted to semi-stardom in colle
The Band: The Band
The Band played an integral role in changing the direction of American music, which is especially impressive when you consider that Levon Helm was the only member who wasn't Canadian. But much of the
Public Enemy: There's A Poison Goin On...
After suffering through years out of the spotlight, Public Enemy received a good deal of attention following its public split with Def Jam and subsequent decision to release a new album over the Inter
Pond: Rock Collection
The Portland rock trio Pond has always played tight, melodic rock music, but how many groups do that? No, there's something special about this band, and it's not just that its songs are especially tig
Lucy Pearl: Lucy Pearl
At a time when R&B was dominated by mechanical beats and sample-happy producers, Raphael Saadiq's Toni! Tony! Toné! made defiantly organic, old-fashioned soul music. The group broke up following the r
Teddy Thompson: Teddy Thompson
Teddy Thompson must not believe all that strongly in first impressions; otherwise, why would he bury the best tracks on his self-titled debut so late in its running time? The waltz-time "A Step Beyond
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