Erasure – Union Street (2006)purchase this album Erasure unplugged? It’s an idea that would have raised an awful lot of eyebrows fifteen years ago, when sad, black-clad girls all over…
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Jeff Giles
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I received the following info from the good folks at World’s Fair recently, and thought I’d be remiss if I didn’t pass it along: Ruby Blue, the debut solo album…
Jeff Giles
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Our fine leathered friends over at Wiredset are making it possible for another one of you lucky readers to see a free concert, and all you have to do is…
John C. Hughes
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Quiz Á¢€” complete the following statement: SparksÁ¢€â„¢ heyday was/is Á¢€” (A.) In the mid-70s when, as part of the glam movement that included Bowie and T. Rex, they scored several…
Jeff Giles
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Buy Patty Griffin music at Welcome back to Bootleg City, party people — this week’s stop takes us to Patty Griffin Boulevard, third house down on the left, otherwise known…
Jeff Giles
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You know, Glen Phillips. On-again, off-again lead singer for Toad the Wet Sprocket? Yeah. That guy. Turns out he’s got a new album on the way, andÁ¢€”well, I’ll let him…
Jeff Giles
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This week’s Cutouts Gone Wild! (and next week’s) is brought to you by our good friend Jason over at Plagiarist Á¢€” giving you one more reason (as if you didn’t…
John C. Hughes
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Growing up in northeast Ohio, it was easy to hate the constant grey skies, suburban boredom and West Virginia/Kentucky hick mentality that migrated northward. But when it came to music…
Jeff Giles
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Calexico – Garden Ruin (2006)purchase this album For lucky album #7, Calexico has opted to complete its journey into mainstream rock territory; ironically, this means your odds of enjoying Garden…
Jeff Giles
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The Yayhoos – Put the Hammer Down (2006)purchase this album The Yayhoos are Eric Ambel, Terry Anderson, Dan Baird, and Keith Christopher Á¢€” and if those names don’t ring any…
Darren Robbins
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Released exclusively to indie record retailers, this limited-edition, individually-numbered live EP captures Weezer onstage in Japan (circa 2002), where the band is worshipped and Rivers Cuomo is able to satiate…
Jeff Giles
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Man, I can’t fucking believe we’ve never had any Zevon here. That needs to change:like:now. So here’s The Electric Werewolf Strikes, which I believe to be a recording of a…
Jeff Giles
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This week’s Cutouts Gone Wild! (and next week’s, and the week after that) is brought to you by our good friend Jason over at Plagiarist — giving you one more…
Jeff Giles
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Hotel Lights – Hotel Lights (2006)purchase this album Holy crap, is this record mellow. It couldn’t get any mellower if it had been recorded by Mellow McMellowstein and His Mellow…
Jeff Giles
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Luka Bloom – Innocence (2006)purchase this album I must begin by saying that, for a guy who spends so much time writing about these singer/songwriter types, my knowledge of Luka…
Jeff Giles
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The Weepies – Say I Am You (2006)purchase this album The Weepies Á¢€” or, as their moms call them, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen Á¢€” don’t have an original bone…
Jeff Giles
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Matt Nathanson – At the Point (2006)purchase this album Matt Nathanson killed my career as a recording artist. Well. Not really. But opening for Nathanson at a house concert was…
Jeff Giles
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Sean Watkins – Blinders On (2006)purchase this album Sean Watkins is the guitarist for Nickel Creek, which, if you’ve listened to any of the pop/folk/bluegrass trio’s albums, tells you a…
Darren Robbins
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In trying to figure out which Trick tracks to make available this week, I figured I’d showcase a particular show that included some material that we as Trick fans haven’t…
Jeff Giles
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I’ve had the conversation plenty of times now, but I’m always stunned when it takes place: Me and a friend or acquaintance, jawing about music, extolling the virtues of this…
Darren Robbins
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While the chances of ever seeing the original VH line-up put aside their egos and assorted differences are beyond slim, it is impossible to argue how freakin’ monstrous this band…
Jeff Giles
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[jefito’s note: The following review was awesomely and enthusiastically guest-blogged by Klea Scharberg, courtesy of the good people at Wiredset. They continue to make stuff available to you guys, so…
Jeff Giles
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Since running my original post on Chicago’s unreleased Stone of Sisyphus album, I’ve received a ton of requests to repost the songs. That probably won’t happen, at least not anytime…
Jeff Giles
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It’s April at last, and spring is officially in the air. What better time to devote an entire Idiot’s Guide to my favorite jazz musician of all time, Kenny G?…
Jeff Giles
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I was all set to go with something else for Bootleg City this week, but then Doctor Eugene Landy had to up and die, so here we are, taking a…
Darren Robbins
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All 24 tracks from this Japan-only release will be available to CHARITY SLICE readers. Stay tuned.
Darren Robbins
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1981 may not seem to be the most memorable year in rock history, but, in hindsight, the ratio of great bands all occupying the Earth at the same time was…
Darren Robbins
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I’ll never forget first hearing The Cult’s UK “Revolution” EP. I was instantly transfixed by the regal, yet organic sound of this band at a time when synth-pop and goth…
Jeff Giles
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Summer has always given us hope that our favorite Rock and Roll band was about to put out that next big sing-a-long blockbuster hit. Wild and free from the demands…
Jeff Giles
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From Billboard: Replacements members Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars have reunited to record two new songs for an upcoming retrospective, “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Was?:…