2010: Artists of my year

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Julie

I put the emphasis on my because these aren’t going to appear on anyone else’s run-down of 2010. Or two out of three anyway – the artists of my year actually have a lot in common, but release dates aren’t one of them. Not that there wasn’t enough good music out in 2010. It’s been [...]

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Dan Sartain, “Atheist Funeral”

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Julie

I haven’t had a chance to hear the new (out now for download, on the 31st on CD) Dan Sartain album, Dan Sartain Lives yet, but his new single is out and about, making the rounds. And just as we expect from Dan Sartain, it’s fast and furious. No, it’s not really a change for [...]

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Album/Single Of The Month: April

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Julie

When We Were Dead … was first released, I read a few iffy reviews of it by people who seem to like one type of Modest Mouse sound but not another. I don’t get that. It seems to me that the variety – maybe even contradictions – in Modest Mouse is exactly what makes them [...]

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Album / Single / EP Of The Month: March

Posted on April 29, 2007 by tamboosh

I thought it was going to be impossible to follow up an album that was lauded as much as Funeral was, but Arcade Fire pulled it off with Neon Bible. I can only imagine how intimidating it must have been to create something that would be compared to such an instant classic. I love their [...]

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Albums / Singles Of The Month: January & February

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Julie

Alright, it has taken me so long to get this out that I have to do two months worth at once. Phew – here goes … Truth be told, I have no idea what to say about Jamie T and his debut, Panic Prevention. Comparisons to The Streets will no doubt follow him for the [...]

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