Tag: reviews
group name: music
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October 31, 2006 03:25 PM EST --
Some years back when I lived near Daytona Beach, Florida I attended several concerts of the Florida International Festival, and one of those
was a lovely young fiddler from the Cape Breton area of Canada, . . . more
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April 29, 2007 05:32 PM EDT --
Okay so I've had it since it came out in the UK, now have the U.S. version and have had enough time to listen and let the songs settle in with me. So here's a song by song review, of the . . . more
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April 10, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
An Evening With Eels: A "Duel" Review
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Auntiesmedley and Frick! The Discount Musical Prankster
FRICK: Auntie and I (or is it me?) decided to do a dual/duel review of our . . . more
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August 18, 2007 05:27 PM EDT --
Hippiefest 2007 part 1
A beautiful sunny afternoon. A great day to go to the middle of New Hampshire to see musicians, that I have been listening to for over forty years. (Yes, I am . . . more
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August 20, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
After the break. A new group of musicians came on.
Felix Cavaliere's Rascals. He had his own band and they were good. Felix’s voice is still wonderful. He started . . . more
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April 10, 2007 06:39 PM EDT --
First, some history. Back in the early 90s, the independent music scene in the UK had lost its angst. It was the 'baggy' era, typified by bands like The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays and The Charlatans. . . . more
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February 08, 2007 10:05 AM EST --
I have a general rule of sorts about cover songs, and it proves that I’ve spent far too long thinking about them. For the most part, I find . . . more
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March 28, 2007 02:10 PM EDT --
You can tell that American Idol really has become the monster that it is by the caliber of guests they manage to recruit. Remember the days of Barry Manilow and Motown songwriters none of the contestants . . . more
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October 07, 2007 09:33 AM EDT --
For years, I have been a big Bob Dylan fan. And I found out that he was to play at the Verizon Arena in Manchester, NH. ( With Elvis Costello. Yea, a twofer!!)
My wife and I left early Friday afternoon . . . more
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January 29, 2007 09:39 PM EST --
Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Oh, My Nola’ on Columbia (Sony BMG Music and Entertainment)
Let me preface this with a disclaimer… I am not a musician and don’t . . . more
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September 21, 2007 06:06 AM EDT --
Cradle of Filth
THORNOGRAPHY
Roadrunner Records
One of England's darkest metal exports Cradle of Filth are back with a brilliant new release titled THORNOGRAPHY, which is their follow up to their . . . more
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September 30, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
The musical "Wicked" has returned to The Opera House in Boston bringing a burst of color to the city's autumn arts scene. It's interesting, though, that a show that features a lead character . . . more
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March 10, 2007 11:30 AM EST --
Bob Dylan a false prophet?
Over the years of his career, countless books and articles have been published about Dylan's spirituality and what he himself called "the saving grace that's . . . more
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February 16, 2007 02:47 PM EST --
Here at the edge of the world, we have to make our own entertainment. Ok, so that's a bit of an exaggeration. New Zealand isn't very different from any other modern, westernised country. But we . . . more
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March 02, 2007 05:44 PM EST --
Yoko Ono
Yes, I'm a Witch
[Astralwerks; 2007]
Yoko Ono. The woman blamed by thousands for having arguably broken up the Beatles. A woman who has also been politically active for peace and human rights . . . more
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March 27, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
The Rap Crap Treason Act
- Pearl Jr.
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I often patronize a hip Los Angeles barbershop to get my 12-year-old son a haircut. Even though they have been cutting my son’s hair for . . . more
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February 04, 2007 04:07 PM EST --
Sometimes I forget why it's good to live in Los Angeles. My head gets buried in work, stuck in traffic and lost in an hour commute on such a regular basis, that I often overlook the positives. . . . more
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November 06, 2007 11:10 PM EST --
Jimmy Eat World is back on the charts with a new CD called "Chase This Light" and it's a great chance to catch them at the top of their game. This quartet has emo and indie cred . . . more
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November 19, 2007 08:05 PM EST --
They all wore black.
The perfect color to deliver a hard hitting, high energy night of music with a purpose -- and a conscience. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had a message to deliver in . . . more
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August 30, 2006 12:57 PM EDT --
I have enjoyed blues music all my life. Stevie Ray Vaughn was always a staple of my music interest. There's a new sound in blues, though. John Mayer hooked up with Pino Palladino . . . more
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