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Review: Squeeze, “Live at The Fillmore”

Review: Squeeze, “Live at The Fillmore”

Mike Duquette April 10, 2012 3

In a recent thought piece on The A.V. Club, Josh Modell ruminated on the dilemma of bands touring endlessly around the hits that made them famous, even as they continue to record new material

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CD Review: Jan & Dean, “Carnival of Sound”

CD Review: Jan & Dean, “Carnival of Sound”

Dw. Dunphy March 22, 2010 8

It’s difficult not to look at Jan Berry and Brian Wilson as spiritual twins. Berry was a budding studio genius, starting raw with doo-wop bands but eventually teaming with Dean Torrence. They fell into

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Vinyl Review: Shearwater, “The Golden Archipelago”

Vinyl Review: Shearwater, “The Golden Archipelago”

Dw. Dunphy February 26, 2010 2

“Texture” is one of those words that goes down quite badly in rock music circles. The sound is based on tenets like three chords and the truth and don’t bore us, get to the

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Vinyl Review: 7 Worlds Collide, “The Sun Came Out”

Vinyl Review: 7 Worlds Collide, “The Sun Came Out”

Dw. Dunphy November 17, 2009 0

7 Worlds Collide, spearheaded by Crowded House’s Neil Finn, is a loose collective formed with friends, acquaintances and contemporaries coming together in a studio to hash out some songs. It’s a nice concept, though

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Vinyl Review: Mark Knopfler, “Get Lucky”

Vinyl Review: Mark Knopfler, “Get Lucky”

Dw. Dunphy October 26, 2009 4

Bad news for all the fans who thought that this, finally, was Knopfler’s return to Dire Straits-style rock and roll: Those days are gone, and have been for awhile now. Get Lucky, Knopfler’s debut

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Vinyl Review: The Cars, “The Cars”

Vinyl Review: The Cars, “The Cars”

Dw. Dunphy September 28, 2009 13

I say this with only a slight bit of embarrassment; The Cars’ debut album is my most-purchased title ever. I received it on vinyl one Christmas (way back when humans licked scum off the

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