Month: November 2003

In the short existence of this publication I’ve written about these guys a couple times in the A.S.T. section. And after finally listening to their debut album, I think they are better digested in those […]

Crispin Mills — scion of famed ’60s teen actor Hayley, whose classic film Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows was partially shot on the outskirts of town here — returns from the crash of Kula Shaker […]

I should first inform you that I’ve known Art Di Furia — who is pretty much the Photon Band, especially since he was between rhythm sections and just about everything on this album was done […]

The Diplomats… are an organ — the B3 — led instrumental quartet from Iowa City, who include that man about town, Doug Roberson [see Dangtrippers & Bent Scepters]. The sound is classic lounge R&B, falling […]

The Rademaker brothers (see Further and Shadowland) are back together again. Held over from Once is keyboardist Ann Do and lead guitarist Benjamin Knight. Taking a turn on the drum throne is once and future […]

Life has gotten very busy for Dom Mariani. What with the Stems reunion gigs (coming to Spain at Thanksgiving) and reissues, putting together a Someloves retrospective (via Half A Cow), recording an official solo album, […]

Here we have a straighter, post-Beatles, ‘60s derived Pop-Rock. Every word is clear and centred, and as the title implies they’re usually concerned with the view from a more mature perspective: Bringing Up Baby and […]

This Seattle four-piece brings to mind the Pretty Girls, who you might remember from last issue. The foundation is slightly different. The Hearts’ cinderblocks are those denizens of Rhino’s D.I.Y.: UK Pop volumes, with more […]