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The Whigs Show Maturity, but Haven’t Lost Bratty Attitude on New Disc

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The Whigs: Enjoy The Company (New West) With a bratty attitude and snarling guitars among crooked, yet catchy melodies on their breakthrough Give Em All a Big Fat Lip, The Whigs secured their rightful place near the top of the gritty indie … Continue reading

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Stringing alone with Deadstring Brother Kurt Marschke

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About the worst thing that can occur when a band leader decides to undertake a solo tour is unthinkingly defaulting into the dreaded singer-songwriter mode. Let’s see: acoustic guitar, stool, and microphone. In a word: boring. Sure, there are a few … Continue reading

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Jane’s Addiction’s latest disc strong, but no masterpiece

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Jane’s Addiction The Great Escape Artist (Capitol) It seems every few years Jane’s Addiction reemerges with another album or tour. With the release of The Great Escape Artist we get both. If a choice had to be made for one … Continue reading

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100 Years of Robert Johnson a worthy tribute

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Big Head Blues Club 100 Years of Robert Johnson (Big Records) Though Robert Johnson only recorded 29 songs in his career before dying in 1938 of strychnine poisoning (reportedly after consuming at least one tainted bottle of whiskey handed to … Continue reading

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