09 December 2008
CDDocumetary: The Clash (1977)
That the Clash proved both commercially viable and significant in popular culture is a testament to their fortitude and uncompromising style. With so much self-induced adversity, the Clash were destined to fall apart, but not before recording seven original albums- all of which are worth owning for different reasons. Here's the first.
You can also download the CDDocumentary here.
Editor: It's official
Stupid how long it took me to post this link to the latest issue, now termed the "last" issue with a new one out any day. Anyway, here it is...click on the picture again once you get to the site.
09 October 2008
07 July 2008
CDDocumentary: Radiohead- OK Computer (1997)
Not much was expected from Oxford quintet Radiohead when they came on the scene in the early 90's with a bad habit of trying to sound like an English version of U2. After they blew just about everyone away with their 1997 release OK Computer, fans now expect an equal level of greatness from every Radiohead album...
17 June 2008
CDDocumentary: The Kinks- The Village Green Preservation Society
The singles "You Really Got Me," and "All Day and All of the Night," might have propelled the Kinks into UK stardom but in 1968 the Kinks concept album "Village Green Preservation Society," their lowest-selling album ever, would cement itself as one of the best of all time.
11 June 2008
Profile: Martin Perna & Adrian Quesada are Ocote Soul Sounds
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07 May 2008
CD Review: Aimee Mann
AIMEE MANN
@#%&*! Smilers
Super Ego
Songwriter Aimee Mann has run the gamut: from movie soundtrack composer (Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia), multi-instrumentalist, contractual standoff (CBS), record label creator (Super Ego) and the smash 1985 MTV video hit for “Voices Carry” by her group ‘Til Tuesday.
More than 20 years later one thing is for certain: Mann is securing her foothold as one of the best.
On her 2005 release The Forgotten Arm, Mann leaned on a more gritty and straightforward instrumentation, reflecting her strengths as a live performer and the energy of the album’s concept.
Her sixth and latest solo album, @#%&*! Smilers, is created with a completely different palate which includes Wurlitzers, Clavinets, analog synthesizers, and selective horn and string sections. The result a master chef serving up her delicious creation: full of flavor but sparse in texture; exotic in presentation yet delightfully simple.
Smilers continues her mastery of whittling human nature into a four minute pop tune. Mann has developed a keen musical and lyrical rhythm from each album release to the next, building on themes and not simply repeating them. Lyrically, she combines a seemingly innate ability to conjure up a vivid image, and to portray it in a way that is universal, not exclusive.
In stores June 3, 2008
11 April 2008
CDDocumentary :: Prince- Sign O the Times (1987)
After the Revolution broke apart, this epic double album featured Prince playing every instrument and culminating in a synthesis of his forms, style and production techniques in creating one of his most dynamic albums of all time...
23 March 2008
22 March 2008
CDDocumentary: Linda Ronstadt- Heart Like a Wheel (1974)
A milestone in Ronstadt's impressive career, Heart Like a Wheel saw her reach highs on country and pop charts. Never again would she be as convincingly tough and fragile as she was here, her 5th album at the time.
03 January 2008
CDDocumentary: Liz Phair- Exile in Guyville (1993)
Love it or hate it, Liz Phair's 1993 Exile in Guyville broke the conventions of bubbly pop female singers of the time and the countless boy bands fearful of veering off course from the successful and formulaic blueprint. In her wake, Phair left one of the more notable efforts of the last 15 years of music.
Download an iTunes and iPod playable version HERE. Also plays in Windows Media Player and Winamp.
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