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"Odyssey Number Five" by Powderfinger

I've got to thank Ryan Slack who put me up on Powderfinger, a band he discovered on his mission to Australia. These guys are big-time "down under" and why they haven't been exported "up over" is beyond me. On this this their fifth album, (and their first US release) they come out smoking with an ins... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Rated R" by Queens of the Stone Age

These guys rock pretty hard and they do it all over the place. It's almost impossible to pigeon-hole Queens into any category--they don't fit in to any genre very comfortably--all I know is they make music that I like. They play an array of crunchy power-chord stuff that breaks away into flights of... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"All About Chemistry" by Semisonic

Semisonic struck pay dirt in 1997, with their radio-ready hit "Closing Time." Though you may well guess that these guys are a fairly new act, in truth I've been an avid follower of Minneapolis singer/songwriter Dan Wilson for nigh on 20 years. Wilson spent most of his career as the half-Bard of the... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Just Push Play" by Aerosmith

While most rockers at this stage of their life would be happy to get a gig at the county fair, Aerosmith continues to rock hard and do things their way. Recently inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame, these mega-stars from Boston show no signs of slowing down. Don't expect a Christmas album... [More]

Written By: Adam Mast

"Live From Mars" by Ben Harper

The highly anticipated live album from one of our greatest live performers, has finally arrived on earth. With four albums and over a decade of phenomenal live performances, Harper has rightfully earned the praise of music critics and the love of legions of fans. For this live album, Harper search... [More]

Written By: Ryan Slack

"Satellite Rides" by Old 97s

I'd always hoped a band would come along that I could describe as a cross between Graham Parker and Gram Parsons. Folks, that band has arrived. There seems to be quite the furor out there on the internet about what kind of music the Old 97's should be considered. Are they Alt/Country? No they're Yo... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

" Whole New You" by Shawn Colvin

Shawn is one of our more gifted singer/songwriters--which has been the case for a long time. This is probably going to sound a tad sexist, but it's a bit of a shame that Shawn didn't come into all her fame and fortune 20 years ago when she was a "hottie." Which makes it all the more surprising that... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"B.R.M.C." by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Taking this mouthful of a name from the psycho-cyclists in Marlon Brando's The Wild One, this British trio manages to make an old style of music sound brand new. These guys are definitely throwbacks to some of the faves of the 80's--particularly Love and Rockets and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They mo... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

" Stephen Malkmus" by Stephen Malkmus

Malkmus--it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. There's a pretty good chance you'Õve never heard of the Malkman, nor the Band he fronted throughout most of the 90's--critic's main-squeeze and Indie faves Pavement. Just to get you up to speed, Steve was the reluctant-yet quintessential Prince/Poster... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Nixon" by Lambchop

This album found it's way onto many of the major mags best-of lists, and I must admit it's one of the strangest records to come along in some time. It took me several spins to get a handle on it. At first take, it sounds like some kind of skewed elevator music, with a slight similarity to the Jazz... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Come To Where I'm From" by Joseph Arthur

Though this album was ignored by everybody from the Independent to Rolling Stone, it was chosen as the best album of the year by Entertainment Weekly. Okay, so we checked it out. Not the best album of the year, but good enough to find it's way onto many of our best-of lists. Pretty dark and dreary s... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Stankonia" by Outkast

In general, 2000 was a pretty good year for rap records. Unfortunately, most of the hype surrounded Eminem. Although I'm a big fan of Slim, there is no doubt in my mind that Outkast had the strongest hip hop effort of the year with the high octane Stankonia. Stakonia is raw and brimmin... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"I Am Shelby Lynne" by Shelby Lynne

What can I say--even though we failed to review this album when it came out, it received the coveted honor of being my favorite album of 2000--I'm sticking to this, even though when she accepted her Grammy, she could have been a tad less drunk and bitchy.... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"Sailing To Philadelphia" by Mark Knopfler

You remember Dire Straits, "The Sultans of Swing," etc. STP marks a return to form for Straits-man Knopfler and I dare say this is the best work of his remarkable career. The title track, a wonderfully lyrical telling of the story of the Mason/Dixon line features a gorgeous duet with James Taylor an... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

"The Sophtware Slump" by Grandaddy

Jason Lytle, perhaps best known for his early collaborations with Elliot Smith, has put together a killer quartet, and their first product The Sophtware Slump is a grand effort that is something of a concept-album that pays tribute to ELO frontman Jeff Lynne. Kind of a cross between Neil Young and F... [More]

Written By: Kevin Jones

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