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Album Reviews DJ Kentaro, Contrast, Ninja Tune November 07, 2012 DJ KENTARO CONTRAST Ten years have passed since DJ Kentaro won the DMC World DJ Championship and five have passed …
Album Reviews Ufomammut, Oro: Opus Alter, Neurot Recordings November 07, 2012 UFOMAMMUT ORO: OPUS ALTER What we have here is the second of two linked albums – one album, I …
Album Reviews Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon November 06, 2012 The Language of Funk: Telegraph Avenue by Travis Altman If any novel ever deserved a soundtrack, it’s Michael Chabon’s Telegraph …
Album Reviews The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Throw It To The Universe, Yep Rock November 05, 2012 THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES THROW IT TO THE UNIVERSE It’s always a bummer to hear about one of your …
Album Reviews Jared Grabb, Pulling Weight, Thinker Thought November 05, 2012 JARED GRABB PULLING WEIGHT I hate the “ex-punk rocker gone folkie” tag. Seriously, set just about any Woody Guthrie song …
Album Reviews Scott Kelly And The Road Home, The Forgive Ghost In Me, Neurot Recordings October 24, 2012 SCOTT KELLY AND THE ROAD HOME THE FORGIVEN GHOST IN ME Late in Swans’ first act, before Michael Gira broke …
Album Reviews Junk Culture, Wild Quiet, Illegal Art October 24, 2012 JUNK CULTURE WILD QUIET If the state of Oregon is anything like the song that opens Junk Culture’s debut album …
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