Forget "edge," or whatever the edgy are calling it these days. I wish we could forget their non-youth in the bargain, but that wheeze will remain... More >>
It gets me every time, and there's barely any music to it. Mainly it's a naked voice—mellow, soft-edged, playfully playground, flowing liquid... More >>
The entire Electric Light Orchestra catalog is now in reissue, with Randy Newman doing the notes. But you know better. You know Jeff Lynne's... More >>
Placebo are a cheesy British goth or glam trio of no likely historical consequence who will happily prove whatever you want them to prove. Those... More >>
Ed Hamell isn't much of a bandleader on record, or tunesmith either. Nor are his lyrics perfect—as a distant supporter turned flat-out fan, I... More >>
"While many of the songs on this collection never saw any chart action, they're just as good as the ones that did," insists Sheryl Farber, one of... More >>
Sporting jeans, plenty of eye makeup, and bling on her ring finger, Jen Trynin brought a guitar to her first headline gig here in nearly a decade,... More >>
"She's famous for wiggling her bum," observed a British tab before excitedly revealing that the Colombian pop goddess Shakira "has a reported IQ... More >>
Since Yo La Tengo's discographical accomplishments begin with their mastery of their own song titles, I assumed and fervently hoped that this... More >>
