May 26, 2004 Music Restless Night by Julianna Raye (Review) These are haunting ballads that conjure up smoky, rundown LA nightclubs you only see in David Lynch films.
Jan 3, 2004 Music When I Consider How My Light Is Spent by Ric Hordinski (Review) There’s much that I do like about this album, but it’s in the subtler, more restrained moments.
Nov 3, 2003 Music Take Them On, On Your Own by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Review) There’s a swagger in the band’s step here, a sneer on their face, and they’ve got the goods to back it up.
Oct 13, 2003 Music The Kill Bill Soundtrack Rocks (Review) This probably kicks more ass than any soundtrack has a right to.
Sep 6, 2003 Music Photographs by Andrew Osenga (Review) This is an album of both fictional and non-fictional characters throughout their journey called life.
Jul 13, 2003 Music Shine by Daniel Lanois (Review) The themes that Lanois weaves into his songs are what give Shine its true beauty and character.
Jun 26, 2003 Music Jewelry Store EP by Capitol Years (Review) They continue to challenge, change, and transform themselves into what best fulfills their artistic predilections.
Apr 20, 2003 Music It’s a Sin by The Blackstone Valley Sinners (Review) Though the Sinners are certainly far from being country in the traditional sense, they’re certainly not alt-country in the accepted sense.
Jan 19, 2003 Music Be Not Nobody by Vanessa Carlton (Review) Despite the shadows cast by the album’s reserved polish, it is a credit to Carlton that her panache rises to the surface.
Nov 3, 2002 Music Hard Candy by Counting Crows (Review) When all is said and done, the band seems happy to continue with the success that they have enjoyed so far.
Oct 5, 2002 Music A Story To Cling To by Set On Edge (Review) With obvious nods to groups like Vigilantes of Love, Over the Rhine, and Counting Crows, Set On Edge’s music has its base in rock n’ roll.
Oct 5, 2002 Music Lost in Space by Aimee Mann (Review) Mann has a definite gift in being able to capture a complex event in a couple of well-placed phrases.
Oct 5, 2002 Music Folklore by 16 Horsepower (Review) Folklore further cements 16 Horsepower’s reputation as one of the most original and vital acts in the world today.
Mar 23, 2002 Music Oar by Skip Spence (Review) Oar is a spectacular achievement of truth and beauty, an example of raw emotion reduced to its purest form.
Sep 17, 2001 Music Virtuality by Scott Mosher (Review) The album never becomes as compelling as it tries so hard to be, regardless of what you file it under.
Sep 14, 2001 Music Tribute by Cody Cods (Review) Employing Southern rock stylings with some funk and occasional smatterings of hip-hop and metal, Tribute is extremely patchy.
Sep 14, 2001 Music Non-Fi Is the Best Fi by Fi (Review) A fresh sound that captures interest with beautiful songwriting and lush instrumentation.
Jun 22, 2001 Music Ultramania by Seo Taiji (Review) Although clearly influenced by bands such as Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine, he remains a one-man show.
Apr 7, 2001 Music Reload by Tom Jones (Review) Most of the album makes you realize how cool Tom Jones is in his later years.
Apr 7, 2001 Music The Beautiful EP by Jamie Rowe (Review) This sounds more like something that would’ve appealed to my high school youth group, or avid viewers of VH-1.