Archive for February, 2007
Electronic Warfare
The Battle Of MySpace The First Gulf War was hailed as smart-bomb theater, a new age of warfare where buttons could be pressed thousands of miles away to guide an explosive into a thimble on a street corner at night. Battles are fought online. And with the advent of MySpace, so are battles of bands.
Kristin Hersh reviewed
Kristin Hersh Learn To Sing Like A Star (Yep Roc) Where do broken voices go? Can they find the way home?
Rich Schroder reviewed
Rich Schroder Your Kind Words (Anova) Something about Rich Schroder’s Your Kind Words needs fixing. More color maybe? Lyrically he’s, if not an ace, then above average (such exalted praise, sorry). But he’s playing the wrong style of music. Except for the goofy “(Sorry That I’m Not) The Home Depot Type,” where he details domestic […]
Glenn Jones reviewed
Glenn Jones Against Which The Sea Continually Beats (Strange Attractors) A recurring theme throughout Glenn Jones’ life is acoustic-guitar architect John Fahey, who reigns supreme on Against Which The Sea Continually Beats.
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