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Hooks ‘N’ You: Robbie Rist Revisited
I’d just like to start this very, very belated follow-up to my piece on Wonderboy’s Napoleon Blown Apart album with a profound and heartfelt apology to the man who sat still for an extremely
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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