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Review: Wilco Grows Bolder With New Album
Wilco returns with a fiercely experimental album. But can the Chicago-based band’s new record trump their much-praised breakthrough. Continue reading
2004 / Live Reviews / Music
Concert Review: The Shins Compete For Attention Onstage
At a concert in Minneapolis on Sunday, Albuquerque’s the Shins demonstrate onstage why their taking the underground rock world by storm and why they’re more than the sum of their parts. Continue reading
Review: Punk Legends Try To Reignite Dormant Careers
Soundbytes reviews a pair of albums from some ’80s punk veterans that have awakened from their decades-long slumber with the aim of restarting their careers and shedding light on their nearly-forgotten legacies. Continue reading
2004 / Live Reviews / Music
Concert Review: Air Is Breathtakingly Perfect
Consisting of only a couple of French guys toying with a few guitars and keyboards, you wouldn’t expect electronica innovators Air to be a great live act. You’re wrong. Continue reading
10th Anniversary Of Death Sparks Reappraisal Of Cobain’s Musical Legacy
Ten years ago today, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain committed suicide in his Seattle home. And despite the passage of time, the man who was baptized as the “voice of his generation” in the 1990s is still a figure of reverence and fascination for the public and media. Soundbytes olumnist David Hyland examines his legacy. Continue reading
Review: Vines, Walkmen Lay Claim To Garage-Rock Crown
Soundbytes reviews the latest offerings from a pair of young bands that want to be kings of the retro-rock hill. Continue reading
Review: Starsailor, Lambchop Grow Symphonic Ambitions
Blame it on Phil Spector. Ever since the architect of the “Wall of Sound” melded string accompaniment with rock’n’roll, every band sooner or later develops ambitions to take their music to an epic scale. Two new releases feature just such audacity, including one boasting contributions from the infamous producer himself. Continue reading
Soundbytes: Glimpse Predictions For Grammy 2004
With everyone from 50 Cent to Warren Zevon squaring off for Grammys this year, Soundbytes weeds through the categories to give us his picks for who’ll emerge as winners from this Sunday’s event. Continue reading
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2003
David gives a rundown of what CDs should’ve found their way into your collection during the past year — everything from “Elephant” to “Elephunk.” Continue reading
Review: Strokes, B.R.M.C. Come To Save Rock … Again
In 2001, post-punk revivalists like the Strokes and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were touted as the ones who’d finally overthrow the prefabricated pop royals Britney, Christina and Justin. But despite considerable buzz, no musical revolution swept these bands onto the airwaves. Two years later, they’re trying it again. Continue reading
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