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Hooks ‘N’ You: The Rutles, “The Rutles”/”Archaeology”
On March 8, 2008, the Rutland Times reported the breathtaking news that the world and elsewhere would soon be privy to something quite remarkable: “Rutlemania! The Tribute Concert.” Even more impressive to fans of
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Brandos, “Honor Among Thieves”
I can’t remember exactly when I first discovered The Brandos, but I can remember where I first discovered them: in Creem Magazine. There they were, dressed to the nines in their Western ware and
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Carly Hennessy, “Ultimate High”
Funny what a difference a year makes. Back in February 2007, I was putting together a piece for Bullz-Eye called “The Best Albums You’ve Never, Ever Heard (Well, Probably Not, Anyway),” and on my
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Gravelberrys, “Bowl of Globes”
Two Canadian artists back to back? Hey, don’t blame me. Blame Paul Myers. If you happened to check out the comments in last week’s column, you might’ve seen the entry written by a man
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Pursuit of Happiness, “The Wonderful World Of …”
You remember these guys, right? Okay, maybe you don’t. But I sure do. Not that they’re not a great band, but the reason that it’d be easy enough to forget the Pursuit of Happiness
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Kylie Minogue, “Light Years”
Stop laughing, you bastards! A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with David Medsker – my comrade in arms both here and over at Bullz-Eye.com – about Kylie Minogue. He’d just heard
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Midget, “Jukebox”
Remember the glory days of Sire Records? There have been precious few major labels with such an exemplary track record — the kind that made you feel like you could buy everything they released
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Prefab Sprout, “The Gunman and Other Stories”
During my years on the ‘net, I’ve been a member of various E-mail lists and participated in countless discussion forums, and if there’s one recurring theme that never fails to rankle me, it’s when
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: The Merrymakers, “No Sleep ‘Til Famous”
Even since Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus first realized that they had a knack for writing songs together, it’s been an accepted fact that there’s something in the water of Sweden which gifts the
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Dillon Fence, “Dillon Fence EP”/”Rosemary”
Let it be said here for the record: Jeff Giles can make you feel like a superhero. When he dropped me a line, showered me with praise, and offered me the opportunity to write
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