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The Bad Eliots: Fame From a Bottle
Jan 21Some say a band is “selling out” if they promote themselves and their tunes via commercials and ads.
The Night of the Flesh Eaters - (R)
Oct 30It’s tough to turn an ultra low budget film which is unpolished by nature, into such an amusing and well-crafted tale.
Suzanne Baran’s Top Ten — September 21
Sep 19Not just indie all the time…
"C'mon In and Cover Me" The recent trend of bands covering each other (Sept. 18)
Sep 19Recently, a glut of bands have not only been covering other bands’ current or modern hits, but they’re covering each other. Inside the trend…
Epicon - Globus (Globus Music)
Aug 16Nowadays a commingling of diverse music genres seem to create and embody new genres. A current example of this musical hybrid is an album called EPICON by myriad composers, known quite apropos as, GLOBUS.
The Savages (R)
Mar 26One of the best films of 2007 is an underrated gem called The Savages.
CONTROL 2007 - (R)
Nov 15Control is one of the year’s best films and I wouldn’t be surprised if a whole new generation of Joy Division fans were born in the same way new Dylan fans popped up after Don’t Look Back, or the fresh crop of Beatles fans who emerged post-Hard Days Night.
Radiohead - In Rainbows (no label)
Oct 21With a band like Radiohead, first impressions rarely stick. While I can’t yet hail In Rainbows as a ‘masterpiece,’ I know it sure as heck comes close.
Suzanne Baran’s Top 10
Week of September 21
Not just indie all the time…
- Silver Jews – : Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)
- Calexico – Carried to Dust (Quarterstick Records)
- Shearwater – Rook (Matador)
- Foals – Antidote (Sup Pop)
- Presets- Apocalypso (Modular Recordings)
- A Place to Bury Strangers – A Place to Bury Strangers (Killer Pimp)
- Metallica – Death Magnetic (E/M Ventures)
- Walkmen – You & Me (Gigantic Music)
- Radar Bros. – Auditorium (Merge Records)
- The Honeydrips – Here Comes the Future (Sincerely Yours)