Dynamic Syncopation Dynamism Ninja Tune By: Eric G. Dynamic Syncopation is The Herbaliser’s producer Jonny Cuba and UK DJ The Loop Professor equipped with a vast record collection, a predilection for sophisticated, jazzy grooves and potent hip-hop stylings. The instrumentation fuses electronics along with a pastiche of organic beats, which are low and slow, but […]

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Sally Timms Cowboy Sally’s Twilight Laments For Lost Buckaroos Bloodshot By: Robert H. When an artist falling under the struggling rubric "alt.country" is good, it is usually because of a return to whiskey-glass songwriting and a rawness of presentation that escapes the Nashville production halo. Sally Timms tries another route: a combination of light irony […]

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The Talented Mr. Ripley Directed By Anthony Minghella Paramount By: Eric G. With an Hitchcockian title sequence that immediately triggers feelings of trepidation and dread, Anthony Minghella is off to a good start with his follow up to The English Patient. The cinematography is predictably stunning with a lush 1950’s Italian setting as its backdrop. […]

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Man On The Moon Directed By Milos Forman Universal By: Eric G. Man On The Moon is not a great movie, but it’s not Jim Carrey’s fault. Carrey had his part down pat. It’s partly director Milos Forman’s fault for even attempting to make a biographical film about a man as puzzling as Andy Kaufman […]

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Cocteau Twins BBC Sessions Bella Union By: Eric G. The Cocteau Twins carved an unique niche for itself for the better part of two decades, crafting textural dirges rich in both atmospherics and vocal histrionics. The robotic and detached percussion aside, this band made beautiful music with the strangest combination of heavily affected guitars, wildly […]

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Supergrass S/T Parlaphone By: Eric G. This is classic British pop music on the same level as early Rolling Stones and even Abbey Road-era Beatles. "Moving" kicks off Supergrass' third album with a schizophrenic tone: the moody, string-laden intro slips effortlessly into the kind of funky rocker only Supergrass could pull off. Vocalist Gaz Coombes […]

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Subdebs Interview Nine Questions With Olympia, Washington's Subdebs! K Recording Artists By: Eric G. Drawer B: How did you hook up with your bandmates? Subdebs: Well, Star and I met at one of her solo shows in Olympia. My newly acquired friend Stella Marrs introduced me to her, cause I was new in town… Drawer […]

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