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Umoja Orchestra releases CD at Common Grounds
Feb. 13, 2008Avenue Contributing Writer
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Pop artists remix Jackson songs
By ADRIAN RUHI | Feb. 13, 2008Whether you like it or not, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is the most popular album of all time.
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British Sea Power releases third album
By ROBERT HILSON | Feb. 13, 2008The English foursome British Sea Power's third release "Do You Like Rock Music?" opens with the ominous mantra, "we're all in it."
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Hot Chip dissapoints
By ROBERT HILSON | Feb. 6, 2008In indie rock, there's a time-tested tradition of tacking tongue-in-cheek titles onto unassuming works.
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Album ditches elitism
By ADRIAN RUHI | Feb. 6, 2008So this is what Ivy League indie rock sounds like? And it's not mired by snobbishness and elitism?
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Campaign songs slightly inspirational, annoying
By DAVID LEE COMBS | Feb. 6, 2008In 1840, presidential candidate William Henry Harrison blew up the charts with the still-bangin' political anthem "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." A twelve verse-long indictment of his opponent Martin Van Buren, the song probably had all of the novel appeal a Crazy Frog jam would generate today.
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Volta's 'Bedlam' is lengthy chaos
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 30, 2008It is truly one of popular music's finest examples of irony that a duo so notoriously prone to hyperactivity produces music only for those with the most enduring attention spans.
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Top 40 mash-up artist 'talks' number ones
By KRISTIN BJORNSEN | Jan. 27, 2008Avenue: What is your number one song of 2007?
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Cat Power's second album of covers a cohesive collection
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 24, 2008Usually, when a highly regarded artist like Cat Power releases an album of covers, any reasonable analysis will load up on derisive quips and cheeky one-liners referencing bar bands, karaoke or Axl Rose impersonators.
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Cat Power’s second album of covers a cohesive collection
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 23, 2008Usually, when a highly regarded artist like Cat Power releases an album of covers, any reasonable analysis will load up on derisive quips and cheeky one-liners referencing bar bands, karaoke or Axl Rose impersonators.
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Magnetic Fields loses pull on new album
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 16, 2008Stephin Merritt, the mastermind behind the New York lo-fi outfit Magnetic Fields, is attempting to be the new plastic surgeon of indie rock.
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Omnipresent iPods depreciate music
By DAVID LEE COMBS | Jan. 16, 2008I'm not here to argue with you.
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Different music affects personal style
By DAVID LOW | Jan. 9, 2008"Hey, nice pants, faggot!"
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Albulm review: Smashing Pumpkins' "American Gothic"
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 9, 2008Releasing a digital-only EP the day after New Year's, and thus neglecting the cash windfall of stocking-stuffer season, proves a curious move for any established artist, but downright shocking for a man as notoriously money grubbing as Billy Corgan.
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Lupe cool on new album
By ADRIAN RUHI | Jan. 9, 2008Lupe Fiasco may have established himself as a skateboarding geek on his debut, "Food & Liquor," but on his brooding sophomore set, "The Cool," he shows why he is one of the most clever storytellers in music.
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These are the things you should have thought were great
By BETH ROMANIK | Nov. 28, 2007If you're wondering what to get your music-savvy friends for the holidays, consider buying them these releases to add to their record collections. Ha, just kidding - who actually pays for music anymore? Anyway, I couldn't mention only 10, so here's my baker's dozen of top picks for the albums of 2007.
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Awesome gift ideas for the music snob
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 28, 2007We all have one to shop for - the friend who happens to be an über-finicky music fan. Here are five holiday gift ideas for the snob who wants a more in-depth present than the hottest Soulja Boy single on iTunes:
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Wu-Tang is still rap's revolutionaries
By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 28, 2007Wu-Tang Clan - "8 Diagrams"
