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Johnny Dowd
One of 2006’s most intriguing discs so far is Johnny Dowd’s Cruel Words, a combination of poetic lyrics and funky rhythms, with synths, organ,...
Blowout
Word’s been out for a while that Daniel Katsuk, of A-Hummin’ Acoustical Acupuncture and formerly Spoonfed Tribe, is leaving town to do the music...
The New Amsterdams
Before launching The New Amsterdams six years ago, Matt Pryor fronted the Get Up Kids, an almost-famous indie-rock manufacturer that recently shuttered its hometown...
Janiva Magness
Janiva Magness has the blues. And judging by the low-cut black dress she’s wearing on the cover of her third full-length album, Do I...
Darth Vato
Some guys never learn.
Most chicks don’t care how much money you make or how nice your car is or how often you work out....
O Brother, There Art Thou
There’s no doubt that T Bone Burnett is a mature artist — the 58-year-old was mentored by Bob Dylan, worked on plays with Sam...
Frankie Miller
It seems every generation of country music fans goes through the same controversy about whether the “traditional” sound is being overtaken by pop music...
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash sat at a microphone in his home studio with his guitar and sang these often sentimental, sometimes corny, always heartfelt songs into...
The Blonde Girls
The best thing about the relatively new trio The Blonde Girls is that they’re noisy but in a good, Sonic Youth-y, Pavementian, Moby Grapesque...
ASSCAP
Let's go out on a limb and say you haven't read this column over the past few weeks. (Inconceivable, I know.) Now let's say...
