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Green – Green
Being compared to the likes of The Beatles, The Zombies or Buffalo Springfield, might be a pretty heavy load to carry around sometimes. Even though they did seem capable of it, without ever really having […]
Year: 2007
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Shy Nobleman – Beautiful Life
However late an arrival in the POPISM headquarters this one might be, it’s still worth sharing a nice word or two about it. With it’s cartoon-ish artwork being almost as great as the one for […]
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Dale Hawkins – L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas
Having his name carved into one of the first couple of pages of any r’n’r encyclopedia as early as 1957, there was not much left for Dale Hawkins to do during the rest of his […]
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The Knack – Time Time Time
– The Complete UK singles (And More) 1965-1967 – To make things clear once and for all, THIS is The Knack “and now to get it”! … not that it’s not worth trying with “the […]
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Richard X. Heyman – Actual Sighs
Six years after his last studio album (Basic Glee, reviewed elsewhere on these pages), one of New York’s finest troubadours for more than twenty years now, decides on “setting accounts” with his own past by […]
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Bryan Scary – The Shredding Tears
What a scarily FABulous way to start a career! Recorded in his own Brooklyn apartment, with a little help from a drumming friend, the album is being referred to as “a kaleidoscopic art pop concept, […]
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The Ugly Beats – Take A Stand
Having been bringing THE mid’60s beat back, ever since their debut two years ago (Bring On The Beats!, reviewed elsewhere on these pages), these (not really) ugly Texans are back themselves, with another bunch of […]
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Various Artists – Bring Flowers To U.S. – 20 Popsike Gems from U.S.A.
+ – Bring Flowers To The World: 20 Transworld Popsike Gems – With the idea of “bringing dizzy day-glo swirl of mind-bending shapes and sounds” dating all the way from 2001, let’s hope that another […]
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The Ugly Beats – Take A Stand
We’re two years on since the release of their debut album, Bring On The Beats!. And this quintet of four lads and one lass lets you know what milepost they’ve just passed with a cover […]
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The Thanes – A Night In Great King Street
– Recorded Live In A Dingy Cellar – After a couple of regular ones, and two compilation albums, it was about time for The Thanes to be officially “caught” live as well … on vinyl! […]