Elvis Costello Live With The Metropole Orkest My Flame Burns Blue Deutsche Grammophon By: Eric Greenwood In nearly thirty years of making records, Elvis Costello has never released a proper live album. Fanatics know that Live at El Mocambo doesn't count because it was only released as a promotional item back in 1978 (and then […]

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Meredith Bragg + The Terminals The Departures EP The Kora Records By: Kerry M Ben Gibbard had better watch his back. For better or worse, Meredith Bragg & The Terminals clearly have him and his Death Cab Postal Service in their sights. Following closely on the heels of their well-received debut, Volume 1, The Departures […]

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The Strokes First Impressions Of Earth RCA By: Eric Greenwood As derivative as Is This It was, The Strokes still managed to define themselves on their own terms. To this day, the haters lash out at the band as venomously as they did in the beginning, citing everything from the band's privileged background to the […]

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Top 20 Albums Of The Year 2005 Various By: Eric Greenwood 1. Bloc Party, Silent Alarm (Vice) I didn’t want to like this record as much as I did because the whole art school, post-punk, Gang of Four rip-off guitar show has grown hackneyed, but the melodies stick with you and mean something. And your […]

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Various Dimension Mix Eenie Meenie By: Eric Greenwood In the early '60's experimental electronic composer Bruce Haack teamed up with children's dance teacher Hanna Nelson to create educational music for kids. Their Dance, Sing & Listen series was ubiquitously used in grammar schools throughout the decade, despite its low-budget production. Haack could turn practically any […]

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Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine Sony By: Eric Greenwood So, it turns out that Fiona Apple's now notorious Extraordinary Machine was never really shelved by Sony, but, since there was such a public outcry on her behalf, Apple was too embarrassed to admit that the delay was mainly a result of her own laziness. Apple was […]

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The Darkness One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back Atlantic By: Eric Greenwood The Darkness’ over-the-top, winking hair metal send-up amassed an unpredictable following with its debut, Permission to Land, thrusting the English quartet to international fame on the heels of the blistering “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” single. And yet, despite all the […]

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