Elvis Costello North Deutsche Grammophon / Universal Classics By: Eric G. Costello has easily proven himself to be a multi-dimensional musician over the course of his 20-album, 26-year career, but his dilettantish forays into anything other than bile-infested rock ‘n’ roll almost always ring hollow. (When was the last time you put on The Juliet […]

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Various Artists Redder Records Presents Metaphysics For Beginners Redder By: Eric Greenwood The art of the mix tape is one that almost any self-respecting, record-collecting music obsessive takes deadly seriously, and record-label sponsored compilation albums, despite the slightly commercial touch (even from the most underground of labels), can sometimes reach that holy grail of intimacy. […]

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