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Tag Archives: Alternative Rock

No Real “Nirvana” for Cobain

The Observer has an ongoing series on Kurt Cobain’s diaries, including images of the actual journals, and Barney Hoskyns’ essay on his importance: “There’s something wrong with that boy…” noted William Burroughs when, in 1993, Kurt Cobain dropped in to pay his respects in Lawrence, Kansas. ‘He frowns for no …

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Fegmania Revisited

With the recent release of a new Soft Boys disc, Nextdoorland, it was probably inevitable that I’d return to Fegmania (1985), my favorite Robyn Hitchcock solo work. Billed as “Robyn Hitchcock and Egyptians” (which also included former Soft Boys bassist Andy Metcalf and drummer Morris Windsor – SBoys guitarist Kimberly …

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Tori to Chat About New Release

New Epic “sonic novel” Scarlet’s Walk: On October 25 at 7PM (ET) / 4PM (PT), Tori Amos will chat live online with fans to invite them to join her on Scarlet’s Walk, her sonic novel and auspicious debut on Epic Records that arrives in stores four days later on October …

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Spoon Live Today

Spoon’s latest CD Kill the Moonlight is a subtle-but-with-a-backbone-of-steel tour through modern indie rock. My favorite tune is the mouth-percussion and backbeat-guitar driven “Stay Don’t Go.” Britt Daniel’s Colin Blunstone-like whispy vocals will insinuate their way into your fiber. Spoon performs live at around 2:15 est today on KCRW’s “Morning …

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Blogcritics Interviews

After a brief hiatus, Blogcritics interviews are back. We are looking for your questions to ask Billy Martin of Medeski Martin and Wood, who has a cool new beats and scratches CD under the name “illy B Eats,” entitled Drop the Needle on his own Amulet Records, as well as …

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Dead Vampires and Cool Middle-Aged Women

Aimee Mann and the Breeders will appear on two upcoming episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Aimee Mann will appear on the November 19 episode of UPN’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, performing at the show’s hang-out nightclub, the Bronze, in the fictitious town of Sunnydale, California. For the episode, titled …

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ACA World Sound Festival in Acapulco

Hey, it’s getting cold up here in Ohio – too bad we’re starting to move that week or I would bop on down to this great show in a sunny land that knows not snow. ACA WORLD SOUND FESTIVAL announces finalized talent lineup for 2002, November 1-2 in Acapulco, Mexico. …

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