November 2004
Interviews
Jude Law
In a dramatic change of pace, young Hollywood luminaries like Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie gave up the trappings of location to film in front of a green screen. Rob Levy discusses Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow with Law.
Music Reviews
Lynam
Life In Reverse (EMG). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music A
Joshua Abrams
after (Lucky Kitchen). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Bryan Adams
Room Service (Polydor/Universal). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Authority Zero
Andiamo (Lava). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music B
Tamara Bedricky
Through These Eyes (Self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Bevis Frond
New River Head (Rubric Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matthew Burtner
Metasaxophone Colossus (Innova). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Music C
The Calling
Two (RCA). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Camera Obscura
Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Andi Camp/We're From Japan
You Are the Vehicle (Grafton Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
The Cartel
The Ransom EP (The Militia Group). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Castanets
Cathedral (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Chinese Stars
A Rare Sensation (Three One G). Review by Stein Haukland.
Music D
Desert City Soundtrack / Settlefish / Sounds Like Violence
Split (Deep Elm). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music E
Evan and Jaron
Half Dozen (Twelve Between Us Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music F
Tony Furtado
These Chains (Funzalo Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music G
The Go Team
Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Memphis Industries Ltd). Review by Danny Lewis.
Golem
Homesick Songs (Aeronaut Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music H
Herman Dune
Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom (Shrimper). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Hiromi
Brain (Telarc). Review by Aaron Shaul.
William Hooker
Complexity #2 (KOS Recordings). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Bill Horist
Lyric/Suite (Accretions). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Human Drama
Cause and Effect (Projekt Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Music K
Angelique Kidjo
Oyaya! (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
David Kilgour
Frozen Orange (Merge). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Kinski
Don't Climb on and Take the Holy Water (Strange Attractors). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Tiga
DJ Kicks (!K7 Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Music L
The L Word
Music From The Original TV Series (Tommy Boy / Showtime). Review by Stein Haukland.
Lach
Today (Fortified Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Laibach
WAT (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Damascus.
Leaving Rouge
White Houses (Greyday Productions). Review by Rob Levy.
Leftover Salmon
Leftover Salmon (Commotion Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Jens Lekman
You Are the Light (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Longwave
Life of the Party EP (RCA). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Los Lobos
The Ride (Mammoth/Hollywood Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Music M
Mandarin
Fast>Future>Present (54, 40, or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
MG4
Gravity Affects Me (Self-released). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Midlake
Bamnan and Slivercork (Bella Union). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Mirah with the Black Cat Orchestra
To All We Stretch the Open Arm (Yoyo). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Music N
Nanook of the North
The Taby Tapes (Hidden Agenda). Review by Aaron Shaul.
New Found Glory
Catalyst (Drive Thru/Geffen). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music O
OCS
2 (Narnack Records). Review by Terry Eagan.
Octet
Cash & Carry Songs (Plain Recordings). Review by Rob Levy.
Orquestra Popular de Camara
S/T (Adventure Music). Review by Terry Eagan.
Isaiah Owens
You Without Sin Cast the First Stone (CaseQuarter). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Music P
Phosphorescent
The Weight of Flight (WARM). Review by Stein Haukland.
Prodigy
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Maverick Records). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
Music R
Radford
Sleepwalker (Universal). Review by Andrew Ellis.
The River Bends
And Flows into the Sea (Tooth & Nail). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music S
Rob Seals
Wishlisting (New Model Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Sloan
Action Pact (Koch). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Steep Canyon Rangers
The Steep Canyon Rangers (Rebel Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Street Punk Worldwide
Street Punk Worldwide (Street Anthem /Rebellion / Bandworm). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Stroke 9
All In (Rockridge/Sixthman). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Music T
The Tallywood Strings
The String Quartet Tribute to The Flaming Lips (Vitamin Records). Review by Van Sias.
There Were Wires
Somnambulists (Iodine). Review by Addam Donnelly.
Music U
The Umbrella Sequence
Sparkler Cliche (Ohev Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Unfinished Thought
Based On Actual Events (Shiverstar Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
The Unicorns
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? (Alien8 Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Until the End
The Blind Leading the Lost (Eulogy). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music W
The Warriors
War is Hell (Eulogy). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Music Y
Yola
Another Girl (Top Shelf). Review by Stein Haukland.
Young Gods
Second Nature (Ipecac Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Young People
War Prayers (Dim Mak). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Musis W
Tama Waipara
Triumph of Time (ObliqSound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Print Reviews
A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United State
Excerpts of Adams' writings about government and its contract with the populace tickle Carl F Gauze's fancy this time around.
Copper Press
Music magazines are one of Matthew Moyer's ten favorite sublime pleasures in life (write in for a list of the other nine). But, at present, his magazine-buying situation had grown pretty grim--until Copper Press saved him from the horror of Rolling Stone. Turn it up, bring the noise.
It's In The Book, Bob!
Ben Varkentine has read Bob Eubanks book. So you don't have to. You're welcome.
Kirsty MacColl: The One & Only
A new book shows a good part of why the late singer/songwriter was so much more than "The token daughter and the token wife" she ironically declared herself in song. It's not as good as a new Kirsty album, but what would be? Ben Varkentine's got a personal stake in this one.
The Jefferson Bible
Our Thrid President re-writes the Bible, removing all the miracles and mysticism. Carl F. Gauze is left distinctly unmoved.
Never Coming To A Theater Near You
In this lively book, film critic Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times complies a selection of “smaller” films that audiences may have missed in the theaters, and presents a brief case for each of them in hopes that it will spark a trip to a nearby video store. Ben Varkentine makes book on it.
Screen Reviews
Polar Express
A beautifully animated trip to the North Pole restores a boys faith in Santa, and Carl Gauze's in computer animation.
