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“Someone To Perform With:” An Image of John and Yoko [Part II]
20 September 2006You could ask, why would they do it? But it’s probably better to ask, would you do it? And if not, why not? But what if love itself has to be a work of art in order for the art you make to be a loving art?
“Someone To Perform With:” An Image of John and Yoko [Part I]
5 September 2006In this sense the fantasy is embodied, the private is public, and there is peace in the universe, or at least an image of peace, and, ay, there’s the rub! For an image of peace, like any idol or icon, threatens the very peace it may be said to represent.
Nikki Corvette and the Stingrays - Trash Bar (Brooklyn) - Friday, June 23, 2006
9 July 2006While Corvette made a successful return to the spotlight in 2001, she has only recently released her first new material in decades on the LP Back to Detroit. Now playing as NIKKI CORVETTE AND THE STINGRAYS, she and her band floored me on the Brooklyn stop of their recent promotional tour.
Keene Brothers - Blues and Boogie Shoes (Fading Captain Series)
3 June 2006It’s one of the least straightforward albums Keene has made, and is easily the most straightforward, bordering-on-conventional, album that Pollard has ever made. It’s this balancing act that has led to a certain type of magic—not groundbreaking, but truly satisfying.
Nada Surf with Rogue Wave and Inara George - Webster Hall (New York) - Wednesday, March 8, 2006
19 March 2006ROGUE WAVE and NADA SURF released albums that were among last year’s very best, which is why this double bill was such a treat.
Stars with Magnet - Webster Hall (New York) - Saturday, February 25, 2006
2 March 2006The aptly named STARS were treated like stars when they took the stage at this sold-out show. And well they should be.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of May 4
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)
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Sloan – _Parallel Play _ (Yep Roc)
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The Replacements – deluxe reissues of their first four LPs (Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino)
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Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs (Atlantic)
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Willie Nelson – One Hell of a Ride box set (Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Black Watch – Icing the Snow Queen (Eskimo)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Libertines – Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Libertines Music)
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The Wedding Present – El Rey (Manifesto)