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by Steve Matteo•October 8, 2008•
"surprisingly, the group’s sound occasionally reveals a new-found, almost alt-country feel"
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by Chris Salewicz•July 9, 2008•
For me, though, Cale's problem is that he's too much a part of that esoteric little Island Records bunch that takes in the cast of the June 1, 1974 album—Ayers, Nico, Eno, and all the others in the foothills of Art. And also, that he's a little too aware of his legend (I, for one, am not sure of the relevance of knowing whether or not he beats up his wife). He seems a little too self-consciously caught up in the persona of the Thinking Man's Rock Star, a little too much the Professional Poet.
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by C! Team•June 25, 2008•
There's something about summer reading lists. They almost always contain must-reads, but they are also supposed to contain page-turners... books that, while not being the most challenging literary content you've feasted your eyes on, are highly entertaining without being too heavy on the thinking. It's summer for crissakes, and that means taking a standard break from life.
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by Greg Gaston•May 28, 2008•
Of course, Paul Simon has just a bit of touch as a lyric writer/poet himself. It’s one of his gifts, and plenty of examples underline that through every stage of his long career. But unlike Beam, his subject matter more often deals with urban alienation—alone and forsaken in the big city. Cool jazz sophistication, sometimes to a fault. His persona in song is often divorced, or at least entangled, in love’s lonely lessons. That’s why Graceland feels
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by Steve Matteo•March 5, 2008•
New Jersey is famous for being the spawning ground of two musical icons: Frank Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen. Also hailing from New Jersey is the Smithereens, a group that, while not having achieved as much notoriety or hit records as the aforementioned legends
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