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Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy (MCA)
31 October 2008October 1973 (35 years ago) marked ABC’s last-ditch attempt to garner a hit for this album: They released the single “My Old School,” backed by “Pearl of the Quarter.” It didn’t work.
Radiohead with Grizzly Bear - Comcast Center (Mansfield MA) - Wednesday, August 13, 2008
15 August 2008Radiohead’s now king, but rather than press you against the wall they will lift you out of your seat.
Radiohead with Grizzly Bear - Susquehanna Bank Center (Philadelphia, PA) - Tuesday, August 12, 2008
13 August 2008If there were any surprises, it was that they played so much material from The Bends.
Interview: The Funeral Crashers
6 January 2008Creeping forward whilst changing form and focus since the turn of the century, The Funeral Crashers have become a mainstay of New York City’s fledgling “new dark rock scene.” A new appreciation for The Crashers grew after immersing myself in their first full-length, so I decided to fill in the blanks through an interview.
Radiohead - In Rainbows (no label)
21 October 2007With 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.
INTERVIEW: Deerhoof (Part 2)
14 March 2007I think bands that get popular very quickly can combust very quickly, and that was never something that I wanted to emulate.
INTERVIEW: Deerhoof (Part 1)
16 February 2007Chris’ musical language had a big impact on the band, but I feel like he’s still here because I think we all have incorporated parts of him into our own ways of thinking about and playing music.
Lou Reed - St. Ann's Warehouse (Brooklyn, NY) - Saturday, December 16, 2006
30 December 2006This was no ordinary LOU REED concert. This performance of Berlin in its entirety was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Alissa Quart On Toronto's Breaking Social Scene
20 November 2006In her New York Times Magazine piece on the Toronto ‘youth’ music scene that revolves around the ‘flagship’ band BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, ALISSA QUART shows that piercing wit and, at times, brutal insight, are alive and well in today’s muckraking rock journalism.
The Fiery Furnaces - Bowery Ballroom (New York) - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
25 April 2006Hitting the stage at roughly 10:00 PM, they opened with a jaw-dropping version of “Chris Michaels” from their 2004 tour-de-force Blueberry Boat.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)