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Transport 6

In this world filled with countless DJ mixed compilations, it's nice to come across a series that features both   established DJ and up and
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Ten Wheel Motion

Got my ears propped and the playa’ chillin’ to the latest timSEARS project.   The words slip crisp from this “self-proclaimed wordsmith” on this well produced...
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The Richest Man in Babylon

Portuguese, Farsi, French, and English lyrics.   Latin, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern, Mediterranean, and Caribbean flavored beats.  World music?  Not quite…it’s much-much more than just that. ...
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All's Well That Ends

Marc Gartman has been sending his self-released albums to me since I first started reviewing music and each one has been better than the last....
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Itch

I really don't hear much rock songwriting like this anymore. It's able to play with the clichés of several beaten-to-death genres, re-working them into something...
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The Digital Mix

3…2…1…On their self-described 'perfect mix', Uberzone's newest release, “The Digital Mix”, now available on Moonshine Records, takes the evolution of break-beats into a whole new...
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Open Your Box

Yoko Ono has been breaking new ground, musically, since breaking up the Beatles decades ago. But despite past attempts and failures, her current effort is...
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Songs to Fuck By: Chain A Melody To The Wall & Spank It

Holy shit! My head is a cotton ball nailed to a piece of driftwood. I am drifting back to the ocean just as a message...
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Were you paying attention?

Ever since I can remember, I've eagerly awaited the "best albums of -" lists that appear at the end of each year. I mostly disagree...
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10 Slammin' Songs From Recent Years

Before I mention anybody else, I think it behooves me as a music fanatic and, more over, a trailblazer to set the score straight without...
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Joey the Pigfucker

Raft of Dead Monkeys Joey the Pigfucker Download It Here...   Many of Raft of Dead Monkeys' unreleased and unheard earlier material from their time between albums are now...
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Come With Us

For the review of this CD, I actually got to sit down at a nifty little booth & push lots of buttons, as opposed to...
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Tribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More

Before I delve into the flotsam and jetsam that Tribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More is primarily made up of, I...
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Thelema

Seeing as how the Murder City Devils are calling it quits after their Fall tour, this EP will probably be the last offering from this...
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The Live Mix Part II

this is me under a red light. this is me with a cold green bottle in my hand. this is me putting "the live mix...
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Good Health (Lookout!)

The first full-length release from this punky Seattle quintet (featuring ex-members of the Murder City Devils, Kill Sadie, the Beehive Vaults, and the Death Wish...
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Static Delusions and Stone-Still Days

The Catheters- Static Delusions and Stone-Still Days (Sub-Pop) is the second full length endeavor from Seattle's princes of rock the Catheters. Moving from subsidiary eMpTy...
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Highball with the Devil

Track One: "Running the Gauntlet"--- ...I remember being here two summers ago, half-asleep in a euphoric embrace of afterglow. I remember frequenting this frenzied state of...
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Resist

Judging from the latest releases by such acts as the Chemical Brothers and Basement Jaxx, among others, the trend in electronic music is leaning towards...
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The Essential Johnny Cash

In the great List of the biggest Balls to swing, the pair belonging to Johnny Cash is sure to be notched within the top ten. ...
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Indigo Spirit

Indigo Spirit is a truly unique experience in music, blending Classical and Blues music through the powerful technology of electronic beats.  What could be more distinct...
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Hip Hop 101

(Writer's note: a version of this piece originally appeared on the artists' site poorhouseprojekts.com...much respect to that crew as well--rs) gotta give props to the deejay what...
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Exploded View

You know, it’s funny, it’s a funny thing: the true Beauty of Exploded View is the fact that it makes no Sense whatsoever.  A quick...
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AOI: Bionix

A friend and I were in conversation about struggle, about the difficult times in life. We spoke about hardship and feelings of powerlessness that we...
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Discovery

When you hear their pounding music you’ll recognize it, but if you saw Daft Punk in person you’d never know. They make their public appearances...
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Bombay One

Imagine the beach. A reclusive, white sand beach in the middle of the Caribbean. Deep blue seas to all sides. Turquoise specs glisten in the...
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All Tomorrow's Parties

Probably one of the most surreal things I have experienced at UCLA was attending the uber-festival All Tomorrow's Parties held on campus March 14-17. Curated...
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satanstompingcaterpillars vis-a-vis Tenacious D

I do believe I just screamed a bunch of foreign gibberish in the backyard of my girlfriend's house. Like a banshee crotch-locked in estrus, I...
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Tremulant

The fros are back and on the attack. That's right, Cedric and Omar of At the Drive-In fame have yet another new project. Unlike the...
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Murray Street

A friend of mine refers to Sonic Youth as a punk rock jam band. While I guess that's as good a way as any to...
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