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Cryptacize reviewed
Cryptacize Dig That Treasure (Asthmatic Kitty) Dig That Treasure, among a zillion other impulses, encourages the reconsideration of duets, lullabies, and musicals. Appearing: Saturday, March 29th at Hideout in Chicago.
Janet Jackson reviewed
Janet Jackson Discipline (Island) Developed by the right people, Discipline could have altered the course of Janet Jackson as we know her. Nipplegate should have been a reinvention, a chance for a Jackson, any Jackson, to actually taste success in this millennium. For whatever reason she and her handlers are too scared to try.
Jaymay, Cahoone, & Gemini reviewed
Jaymay Autumn Fallin’ (Blue Note) Sera Cahoone Only As The Day Is Long (Sub Pop) Miwa Gemini This Is How I Found You (Addictive) A trio of March releases give a peak at the American singer-songwriter from an exclusively feminine perspective — at many of the same crossroads as men.
Brain Drill & Brainstorm reviewed
Brain Drill Apocalyptic Feasting (Metal Blade) Brainstorm Downburst (Metal Blade) A few write-ups have knocked Metal Blade for releasing CDs by Brain Drill and Brainstorm within a few weeks of each other, inferring the label wasn’t using its brain (nice, I know). Fans will be confused! They’ll go to the record store – yeah, right […]
Bottomless Pit reviewed
Bottomless Pit Hammer Of The Gods (Comedy Minus One) Bottomless Pit comprises former Silkworm mates Tim Midgett and Andy Cohen, who are still working past the death of drummer Michael Dahlquist in 2005. Hammer Of The Gods, fittingly, moves on as well. Appearing: March 28th at Empty Bottle in Chicago.
Grief Of War reviewed
Grief Of War A Mounting Crisis . . . As Their Fury Got Released (Prosthetic) If global distance covered really validates a musical trend’s worth, or at least strength, this whole thrash revival thing must be the real deal, ’cause Japanese kids are all over it.
Rakim reviewed
Rakim The Archive: Live, Lost & Found (Koch) I could kick Koch Records in the balls for this CD. Four unreleased tracks, 18 live cuts, and no production notes.
Dolly Parton reviewed
Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie (Dolly) Dolly Parton brims with so much vitality she resented being bounced from country radio and resorting to albums that earned critical acclaim. Radio and TV are where she wants to shine and if the major labels won’t help — well, you saw what she did to Dabney Coleman.
Winds Of Plague reviewed
Winds Of Plague Decimate The Weak (Century Media) “What the fuck is up motherfuckers? This is Winds Of Plague on that 2008 shit.” That is Winds Of Plague frontman Johnny Plague’s intro to “Reloaded.” Still want to hear the rest of the album?
Stax Vs. Motown & The Beatles
Various Artists Soulsville Sings Hitsville/Stax Does The Beatles (Stax) Stax always seemed an underdog American soul label despite its size and pivotal existence, and its modern-day revival under Concord Music Group’s tutelage is well deserved. But that doesn’t mean it recorded more gold than it knew what to do with.
Graveyard reviewed
Graveyard Graveyard (Tee Pee) One day Tee Pee and Kemado Records should merge. If they do, their stoner bands will comprise one hell of a compilation.
Sheryl Crow reviewed
Sheryl Crow Detours (A&M) A number of Sheryl Crows are at work on Detours, though they don’t all get along.
Antietam reviewed
Antietam Opus Mixtum (Carrot Top) Antietam’s latest album, like the Civil War battle from which the band take their name, gets a little sloppy.
The Kingston Trio reviewed
The Kingston Trio Once Upon A Time/Twice Upon A Time (Collectors’ Choice) As an historical reference, Collectors’ Choice’s simultaneous release of Once and Twice Upon A Time is a smidge overzealous. It’s two phases of folk heroes The Kingston Trio: early July, 1966 and late July . . . 1966.
CDs For You Lovers Out There
Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Legacy) For its seemingly annual contribution to the Valentine’s industry, Legacy compiles Columbia, RCA, and Arista recordings of Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and Barry Manilow.
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