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ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ It's time once again for Cosmik's writers to go through the mental torture of trying to narrow all their favorite music of the year down to five top recommendations. You may think this an easy task. It's anything but. This is why some people have so many albums listed in the Honorable Mentions. This is why some people defiantly turn in a top 21 and a half, including the six best wines of the California vineyards. Uniformity isn't exactly the star of this show, but the music is, and we have plenty of that to tell you about, so here we go. ഀഀ 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䠀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀDJ JOHNSON
ഀഀ As editor of the magazine, I've always had to split my time between the very different worlds of writing and the administrative side of the mag. This year the admin side took far more of my time than ever before, and as a result I personally reviewed very few CDs. One of the nice things about being the boss, however, is that you get first crack at the CDs that come through, so if I fell head over heels in love with a disc, I could easily snag it before anyone else even knew it existed. Pretty nasty trick, huh? Hey, it's my reward for the drudgery of all that administrative work. Here are the albums that really made a lasting impression on me in 2004. ഀഀ ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.garageband.com/artist/thebeeps/album/beeps">
THE BEEPS: Music For Awkward Situations (Ilegalia) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䄀 琀爀甀氀礀 椀渀琀攀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀 戀愀渀搀 漀瀀攀爀愀琀椀渀最 漀甀琀 漀昀 一攀眀 夀漀爀欀 䌀椀琀礀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 䄀甀猀琀爀愀氀椀愀Ⰰ 䄀爀最攀渀琀椀渀愀Ⰰ 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 愀渀搀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 椀猀 搀爀攀愀洀礀Ⰰ 椀渀琀漀砀椀挀愀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 挀氀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 樀甀猀琀 愀猀 昀氀漀愀琀礀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀✀猀 挀爀甀椀猀椀渀最 愀猀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀✀猀 搀漀眀渀琀攀洀瀀漀⸀ 伀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀椀最 猀攀氀氀椀渀最 瀀漀椀渀琀猀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 洀攀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀琀 琀栀愀琀 氀礀爀椀挀猀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 洀愀琀琀攀爀 琀漀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀⸀ 嘀漀挀愀氀椀猀琀⼀猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀攀爀 匀甀攀 䬀 氀漀瘀攀猀 琀漀 瀀氀愀礀 眀椀琀栀 眀漀爀搀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 搀愀渀最攀爀漀甀猀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀⸀ ∀吀栀攀 䨀攀猀甀猀 匀漀渀最∀ 眀椀氀氀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 愀洀漀渀最 愀猀 洀愀渀礀 栀愀爀搀挀漀爀攀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 愀猀 椀琀 椀渀昀甀爀椀愀琀攀猀⸀ 䤀 洀椀猀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 戀愀爀戀 洀礀猀攀氀昀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀礀 瀀甀琀 洀攀 猀琀爀愀椀最栀琀 ⠀猀攀攀 琀栀攀 㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀倀䄀刀䔀一吀 䠀刀䔀䘀㴀∀戀攀攀瀀猀⸀栀琀洀氀∀㸀椀渀琀攀爀瘀椀攀眀㰀⼀䄀㸀 眀椀琀栀 倀愀戀氀漀 䴀愀爀琀椀渀 愀渀搀 匀甀攀 䬀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀猀甀攀 漀昀 䌀漀猀洀椀欀⤀⸀ 䴀甀猀椀挀 䘀漀爀 䄀眀欀眀愀爀搀 匀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀猀 猀栀愀爀攀猀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 椀渀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 愀氀氀 昀漀甀爀 漀昀 洀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀椀挀欀猀⸀ 䤀琀✀猀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀椀渀 攀愀猀礀 爀攀愀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䌀䐀 瀀氀愀礀攀爀 愀琀 愀氀氀 琀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀✀猀 戀攀椀渀最 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀挀 椀猀 椀渀 搀愀渀最攀爀 漀昀 洀攀氀琀椀渀最⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ Okay, I have to confess, this one is a little bit embarrassing in that just selecting it is tantamount to admitting immaturity. At least intermittent immaturity. These songs are snicker-fests. Songs about your "Nice Ass Butt," murderers and bedwetters, people with hairy backs and flabby bellies, and the ever present need to get laid are the order of the day, and guitarist/vocalist Mike Himelstein delivers it all with such enthusiasm you can't help but get caught up in it. Truth be told, it'd all be for naught if the music sucked, because let's face it, there are dozens of cutesy, winking sex joke albums every month that get on your last nerve in a big hurry. What makes The Rumble Bees a winning outfit is talent. They wrap it all up in tasty, blues-based rock and roll with guitar, piano, sax, drums and bass, and they don't phone any of it in. Not recommended for your church sock-hop. ഀഀ ഀഀ
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BLACK SABBATH: Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 (Rhino/WEA) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䤀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 瀀椀挀欀 爀攀椀猀猀甀攀猀 漀爀 挀漀洀瀀椀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 洀礀 琀漀瀀 昀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀⸀ 䤀 最甀攀猀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀氀 琀攀猀琀 椀猀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀挀欀猀 漀昀 䌀䐀 戀漀砀攀猀 漀渀 礀漀甀爀 搀攀猀欀 愀渀搀 猀攀攀 眀栀椀挀栀 漀渀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 猀椀琀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀爀攀 昀漀爀 洀漀渀琀栀 愀昀琀攀爀 洀漀渀琀栀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀✀琀 猀琀漀瀀 氀椀猀琀攀渀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀洀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀 䈀氀愀挀欀 匀愀戀戀愀琀栀 昀爀攀愀欀 猀椀渀挀攀 䤀 眀愀猀 ㈀ ⠀椀渀 㜀㐀㈀⤀Ⰰ 猀漀 䤀 愀搀洀椀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 愀 栀椀最栀氀礀 戀椀愀猀攀搀 搀攀挀椀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 䈀氀愀挀欀 䈀漀砀 椀猀 愀 最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 漀昀 愀氀氀 攀椀最栀琀 愀氀戀甀洀猀 戀礀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 匀愀戀戀愀琀栀 氀椀渀攀甀瀀Ⰰ 爀攀洀愀猀琀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 攀砀瀀氀漀搀攀 漀渀 氀愀猀攀爀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 瀀氀愀礀攀爀⸀ 䘀漀氀欀猀Ⰰ 䤀 搀椀搀 攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 䄀⼀䈀 琀攀猀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 圀愀爀渀攀爀 䈀爀漀猀 䌀䐀猀 昀漀爀 挀漀洀瀀愀爀椀猀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 氀椀欀攀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最 愀 䘀漀爀搀 䘀愀氀挀漀渀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 愀 䘀攀爀爀愀爀椀⸀ 刀爀爀爀爀漀漀漀漀愀愀愀爀℀ 䄀氀氀 攀椀最栀琀 愀氀戀甀洀猀 猀漀甀渀搀 戀爀甀琀愀氀氀礀 栀漀琀⸀ 䤀渀 昀愀挀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀甀渀搀 椀猀 猀漀 最漀漀搀 椀琀 挀愀甀猀攀搀 洀攀 琀漀 爀攀ⴀ攀瘀愀氀甀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 一攀瘀攀爀 匀愀礀 䐀椀攀 愀氀戀甀洀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀 漀渀挀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 搀甀氀氀 愀渀搀 渀漀眀 愀洀 焀甀椀琀攀 昀漀渀搀 漀昀⸀ 䤀✀氀氀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 最漀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 愀瘀漀椀搀椀渀最 瀀椀挀欀椀渀最 琀栀椀渀最猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀 渀攀砀琀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 䤀 樀甀猀琀 挀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 瀀愀猀猀 甀瀀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ My pick for the best album of 2004 is... 㰀倀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ Dark, spooky, deliciously primal NYC garage rock bursting with power. I fell in love with this sound. I mean I have to hear it every damned day. Something about the gut level vocal tantrums of Matt Allyn is downright cathartic, the way getting drunk and punching walls is cathartic, only this is less painful. They recently had the thrill of seeing one of their tunes, "More," named "Coolest Song In The World" by Little Steven on his radio show, Underground Garage. And did I mention the power? Hey, Tim Kerr produced it, and in case you don't know what that means, suffice to say Mr. Kerr could make Joni Mitchell sound like freakin' Metallica. Kerr and The Priests are a dynamite match. ഀഀ
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There were several compilations that I had a hard time putting on the CD shelves in the back room this year. One that never did get more than a foot away from my CD player is Gearhead Records' Greaseball Melodrama, a killer collection of in-your-face rockers compiled by Eric Davidson of New Bomb Turks, a guy who knows what good in-your-face rock sounds like. There were several excellent instrumental surf albums this year, keeping the flame flickering on a genre I'd hate to see the end of. Susan & The Surf-Tones and Satan's Pilgrims deserve mention for fine albums, but the blowaway of the year, which just missed my top five, was Pollo Del Mar's The Golden State. Powerful, beautiful and different from the pack because they're influenced almost as much by Zappa as they are by Dick Dale or The Atlantics. Finally, a little cardboard promo I got sometime mid-year by a band called Hieronymus Bosch (Havin' Fun, Soundin' Good) is also still sitting here, probably permanently. My review was positive, but I didn't say anything that would have hinted it would be in this year-end article. But I just couldn't stop listening to the damned thing. Y'know how that can be, I'm sure. Fun album. That's it for my picks this year. Time to start exploring the music of 2005. ഀഀ ഀഀ
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀刀伀一 匀䄀刀䄀一䤀䌀䠀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ In Alphabetical Order: ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ
A two CD compilation that spans Browne's career from his debut in 1972 through 2002. The lyrics bewitch, the music soars, and the listener leaves inspired. From "Doctor My Eyes," "These Day," "Fountain Of Sorrow," and "Running On Empty, all Browne's great songs are included. There's something for everyone to love. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=JERRY GARCIA: All Good Things&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀一漀琀 樀甀猀琀 昀漀爀 䐀攀愀搀 䠀攀愀搀猀⸀ 䜀愀爀挀椀愀 眀愀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 攀挀氀攀挀琀椀挀 愀渀搀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ㈀ 琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 㘀 䌀䐀 猀攀琀 挀漀瘀攀爀猀 䜀愀爀挀椀愀✀猀 昀椀爀猀琀 昀椀瘀攀 猀漀氀漀 愀氀戀甀洀猀 愀眀愀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䜀爀愀琀攀昀甀氀 䐀攀愀搀Ⰰ 瀀氀甀猀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 䌀䐀 漀昀 漀甀琀琀愀欀攀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀氀礀 甀渀爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 猀漀渀最猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 㔀 䌀䐀猀⸀ 一漀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀 猀漀渀最 椀猀 戀爀椀氀氀椀愀渀琀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 愀爀攀 甀渀攀瘀攀渀 愀渀搀 瀀攀爀昀甀渀挀琀漀爀礀⸀ 䈀甀琀 眀栀攀渀 䜀愀爀挀椀愀 眀愀猀 漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 瀀爀攀挀椀漀甀猀 昀攀眀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀猀 椀渀 愀渀礀 最攀渀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 猀甀爀昀 琀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 洀甀猀攀✀猀 眀愀瘀攀 氀椀欀攀 䨀攀爀爀礀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀJERRY GARCIA: All Good Things (Rhino)
Wonderful jazz ensemble playing from the early 1960s with soloists Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and McCoy Tyner in explosive form. This album crackles with the creative power of superb musicians at their creative peaks. "Arietis" by Hubbard and "Marie Antoinette" by Shorter are classics, evocative and absorbing songs that endure despite repeated listenings. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=BILL MILLER: Spirit Songs, The Best Of Bill Miller&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀匀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 昀漀氀欀 椀渀 洀愀渀礀 愀 礀攀愀爀⸀ 匀瀀椀爀椀琀 匀漀渀最猀 挀漀洀戀椀渀攀猀 攀氀漀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 氀礀爀椀挀猀 眀椀琀栀 挀漀渀挀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 琀愀甀琀 洀甀猀椀挀 琀漀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 愀 栀愀甀渀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 猀攀愀爀挀栀椀渀最 䌀䐀⸀ 䴀椀氀氀攀爀✀猀 洀椀砀 漀昀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀甀愀氀椀琀礀 眀椀琀栀 愀 搀攀愀搀 漀渀 瀀漀爀琀爀愀礀愀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀甀洀愀渀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀 爀攀洀椀渀搀猀 洀攀 漀昀 䈀漀戀 䐀礀氀愀渀⸀ 䄀 最攀渀甀椀渀攀氀礀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀愀渀挀攀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀBILL MILLER: Spirit Songs, The Best Of Bill Miller (Vanguard Records)
A 1957 session from the great Sonny Stitt. Stitt was duly inspired for this recording, resulting in a raw and emotional performance that ranks among his best efforts. Though the music is mostly jazz standards, Stitt solos with breathtaking beauty and imagination. A fully realized session that deserves your attention. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀䠀伀一伀刀䄀䈀䰀䔀 䴀䔀一吀䤀伀一匀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ
Jackie Mclean: Right Now (Blue Note). Lyrical jazz bordering on free yet maintaining a beauty and passion that is truly awesome. Jean-Luc Ponty: In Concert (John-Luc Ponty Productions). Thoughtfully eloquent jazz that flows with exuberance and passion. Deserves your ear. Various Artists: Torch Songs (Capitol Records). A wonderful 2 CD compilation of female jazz vocalists. Each song is superbly crafted and shimmers with passion and emotion. This is the place to start if you want to learn more about the great women of jazz. ഀഀ
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䨀䄀匀伀一 吀䠀伀刀一䈀䔀刀刀夀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䴀礀 瀀椀挀欀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 漀昀 ㈀ 㐀 愀爀攀 椀渀 渀漀 漀爀搀攀爀ഀഀ whatsoever. In fact, I couldn't decide on five, 猀漀 䤀 琀栀爀攀眀 椀渀 愀 戀漀渀甀猀 愀氀戀甀洀⸀ 伀欀愀礀Ⰰ 眀愀椀琀Ⰰ 椀昀 䤀ഀഀ absolutely had to pick my favorite of the 礀攀愀爀 ⴀ 琀栀攀 愀氀戀甀洀 䤀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰഀഀ it would have to be DJ Jazzy Jeff (of Fresh 倀爀椀渀挀攀 昀愀洀攀⤀⸀ 䈀甀琀 䤀✀洀 猀琀椀氀氀 猀琀甀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 昀椀瘀攀 氀攀昀琀ഀഀ over. What to do? ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=DJ JAZZY JEFF: Hip Hop Forever&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀDJ JAZZY JEFF: Hip Hop Forever (BBE)
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀMORGAN GEIST: Unclassics (Environ)
㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=MF DOOM: MM Food&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 㰀䈀㸀䠀漀渀漀爀愀戀氀攀 䴀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀ഀഀMF DOOM: MM Food (Rhymesayers)
㈀ 㐀 眀愀猀 猀甀挀栀 愀 最漀漀搀 礀攀愀爀 昀漀爀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀ഀഀ short list of groups that almost made it onto 琀栀椀猀 氀椀猀琀㨀 㰀䈀㸀䐀䨀 䐀愀渀最攀爀 䴀漀甀猀攀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀䤀渀琀攀爀瀀漀氀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀䴀甀爀搀攀爀 䈀礀 䐀攀愀琀栀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀吀栀攀 䬀椀氀氀攀爀猀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀嘀椀欀琀漀爀 嘀愀甀最栀渀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀䴀漀搀攀猀琀 䴀漀甀猀攀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 㰀䈀㸀匀愀琀椀猀昀愀挀琀椀漀渀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀ഀഀ 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䐀䄀刀刀䔀一 倀䄀䰀吀刀伀圀䤀吀娀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Check out Darren's Top Picks in his monthly MOVING IN STEREO column. ഀഀ
ഀഀRUSTY PIPES
ഀഀ Sure I listen to a lot of music, but I write most all the movie reviews you see in Cosmik, so here's my take on the Best Five Movies of 2004. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=Fahrenheit 911&mode=DVD">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Who knew Michael Moore could top Bowling For Columbine? Love it or hate it, F911 definitely tossed a boulder in the old political pool and the waves still haven't dissipated. Sure he's making fun of Bush, and some of his methods were a bit unfair, but all that was just done for effect. It was Moore's way of creating an entertaining veneer so that America would pay attention long enough to see the dirty bedrock truth about this dismal excuse for a President. ഀഀFahrenheit 911
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Screw the fact that it came out really late in 2003, I didn't see it until last January. I think it may be Tim Burton's best fantasy ever and that's saying a lot. Ewan MacGregor and Albert Finney are both terrific. ഀഀBig Fish
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ With Jim Carrey doing an almost straight acting job trying to erase the memory of Kate Winslet's over the top Clementine, Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine is a delightfully bent and surreal love story. ഀഀ
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The Ladykillers 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Forget the star-vehicle caper films like Oceans 12. The Coen Brothers strike again with this southern-fried heist comedy that features Tom Hanks as a poetry quoting, but ultimately inept, criminal mastermind. ഀഀ
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Saved 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Much more than a project for Mandy Moore and MaCauley Culkin, this is an exceptionally pleasing coming of age comedy set in a Christian High school that's got a lot of heart. Plus you'll get to see several of tomorrow's stars here first. ഀഀ
㰀䈀㸀䠀伀一伀刀䄀䈀䰀䔀 䴀䔀一吀䤀伀一匀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ
㰀䈀㸀䠀攀爀漀 愀渀搀 刀愀礀㰀⼀䈀㸀 眀攀爀攀 最漀漀搀 琀漀漀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀漀猀琀 愀氀氀 洀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀爀椀攀猀㨀 㰀䈀㸀圀栀愀琀 吀栀攀 䈀氀攀攀瀀 䐀漀 圀攀 䬀渀漀眀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀匀甀瀀攀爀猀椀稀攀 䴀攀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀䘀漀最 伀昀 圀愀爀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀唀渀挀漀瘀攀爀攀搀㰀⼀䈀㸀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀伀甀琀昀漀砀攀搀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ DISHONORABLE MENTIONS:
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Alien Versus Predator, Anchorman, Along Came Polly, Alexander and that's just the A's! At least The Aviator isn't on this list, actually it's up with the HM's. 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ And as for music: ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=ROY ZIMMERMAN&mode=music">
ROY ZIMMERMAN: Homeland-Security (Metaphor) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ I'll say it again, Roy Zimmerman is the best rhyming lyricist since the legendary Tom Lehrer. In a very political year Roy's music kept reminding me that I was doing the the right thing by poking fun at all the Right targets. My kids loved it too. ഀഀ
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ANGELIQUE KIDJO: Oyaya (Sony) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ A delightful trip around the Caribbean and back to Africa with a true queen of World beat. The song "Congoleo" alone would have been enough to earn a place on this list, but every track just shimmers. ഀഀ
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STEVE EARLE: The Revolution Starts Now (Artemis) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Another great album for a very political year but with a much rockier feel. In a world without Warren Zevon, at least we have Steve. ഀഀ
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AIR: Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ This French electronic Art Rock duo puts out such nice material that I've long ago forgiven them for selling out "Surfing on a Rocket" to a car commercial. The deluxe package with the DVD of live performances helped with the forgiveness. ഀഀ
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JEAN MICHEL JARRE: Metamorphoses (Dreyfus) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Another French electronic CD that was actually recorded five years ago and only released in America that I enjoyed it immensely. A very melodic bit of electronica with just a hint of his classic work, Oxygene. 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Honorable mentions include Outkast for the Can't-Miss Dance tune this year, "The Way You Move." Nearly as strong was "Hey Ya" from the same album but Usher got em out on the dance floor just as well with "Confession Part II" and "Burn." ഀഀ 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ
DAN FORTE
ഀഀ As the song says, "It was a very good year." In fact, there were so many new releases that caught my attention in 2004, I'm breaking with my tradition of picking five each under the headings "New Stuff" and "Old Stuff," and just concentrating on the cream of new releases (with some reissues crammed into the bulging Honorable Mentions). A couple of names that have made my list in years past resurface here, but that's as reflective of their artistic growth as much or more than of my personal bias. So stick these in your five-disc changer and shuffle at your own discretion. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: Sanctuary&mode=music">
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: Sanctuary (Real World) 㰀䈀刀㸀 一漀琀 樀甀猀琀 琀栀攀 㰀䤀㸀䈀氀甀攀猀㰀⼀䤀㸀 䄀氀戀甀洀 伀昀 吀栀攀 夀攀愀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 㰀䤀㸀䄀氀戀甀洀㰀⼀䤀㸀 伀昀 吀栀攀 夀攀愀爀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀ 䤀渀 昀愀挀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀愀爀洀漀渀椀挀愀 洀愀猀琀攀爀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀 戀氀甀攀猀 氀攀最攀渀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀渀✀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 愀 戀氀甀攀猀 愀氀戀甀洀㬀 椀琀✀猀 琀栀攀 挀甀氀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 挀爀攀愀琀椀瘀攀 爀漀氀氀 䌀栀愀爀氀椀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 漀渀 猀椀渀挀攀 㤀㤀㜀✀猀 刀漀甀最栀 一攀眀猀 ⴀⴀ 搀椀瀀瀀椀渀最 椀渀琀漀 眀漀爀氀搀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀愀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀⸀ 䴀甀猀猀攀氀眀栀椀琀攀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀猀 匀愀渀挀琀甀愀爀礀 愀猀 ∀愀 搀愀爀欀 愀氀戀甀洀 昀漀爀 搀愀爀欀 琀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ∀ 愀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀 昀爀漀洀 吀漀眀渀攀猀 嘀愀渀 娀愀渀搀琀Ⰰ 刀愀渀搀礀 一攀眀洀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䔀搀搀椀攀 䠀愀爀爀椀猀 ⠀愀渀搀 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 昀爀漀洀 最甀椀琀愀爀椀猀琀 䌀栀愀爀氀椀攀 匀攀砀琀漀渀Ⰰ 搀爀甀洀洀攀爀 䴀椀挀栀愀攀氀 䨀攀爀漀洀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䈀氀椀渀搀 䈀漀礀猀 伀昀 䄀氀愀戀愀洀愀⤀Ⰰ 栀攀 栀椀琀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 渀漀琀攀 樀甀猀琀 猀漀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ It's hard to not like J.J. Cale -- which perhaps explains his enormous success as a songwriter. After a baker's dozen of solid albums spread over 33 years, you don't necessarily expect surprises from him, but that, too, is part of the attraction. Yet, To Tulsa And Back is his strongest, most consistent album since his auspicious 1971 debut, Naturally. This is like a greatest hits album, of material you've never heard, from one of your favorite artists. ഀഀ
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㰀䈀㸀一攀眀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀 匀氀椀搀攀 洀愀猀琀攀爀 㰀䈀㸀匀漀渀渀礀 䰀愀渀搀爀攀琀栀✀猀 䜀爀愀渀琀 匀琀爀攀攀琀 ⠀匀甀最愀爀 䠀椀氀氀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 㰀䈀㸀䰀漀猀 䰀漀戀漀猀㰀⼀䈀㸀✀ 猀琀愀爀ⴀ猀琀甀搀搀攀搀 㰀䈀㸀吀栀攀 刀椀搀攀 ⠀䠀漀氀氀礀眀漀漀搀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 樀愀稀稀 瀀椀愀渀椀猀琀 㰀䈀㸀䠀椀爀漀洀椀✀猀 䈀爀愀椀渀 ⠀吀攀氀愀爀挀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 琀栀攀 甀渀挀氀愀猀猀椀昀椀愀戀氀攀 㰀䈀㸀䜀爀愀洀 刀愀戀戀椀琀✀猀 䴀甀猀椀挀 吀漀 匀琀愀爀琀 愀 䌀甀氀琀 吀漀 ⠀匀琀椀渀欀礀 刀攀挀漀爀搀猀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 愀渀搀 猀琀攀攀氀⼀䐀漀戀爀漀 愀挀攀 㰀䈀㸀䌀椀渀搀礀 䌀愀猀栀搀漀氀氀愀爀✀猀 匀氀椀搀攀 匀栀漀眀 ⠀匀椀氀瘀攀爀 匀栀漀琀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀ 㰀䈀㸀䨀漀栀渀 䨀漀爀最攀渀猀漀渀✀猀 䘀爀愀渀挀漀ⴀ䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 匀眀椀渀最 ⠀䘀䜀䴀 刀攀挀漀爀搀猀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 㰀䈀㸀匀欀椀瀀 䠀攀氀氀攀爀㰀⼀䈀㸀✀猀 琀愀猀琀攀昀甀氀氀礀 攀挀氀攀挀琀椀挀 昀甀渀欀 漀渀 㰀䈀㸀䘀愀欀攀 䈀漀漀欀 ⠀䠀礀攀渀愀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 琀栀攀 挀愀琀挀栀礀 挀爀甀渀挀栀 漀昀 㰀䈀㸀吀栀攀 䐀漀渀渀愀猀✀ 䜀漀氀搀 䴀攀搀愀氀 ⠀䄀琀氀愀渀琀椀挀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 㰀䈀㸀倀攀琀攀 䄀渀搀攀爀猀漀渀㰀⼀䈀㸀✀猀 椀渀猀琀爀甀洀攀渀琀愀氀 瘀椀最渀攀琀琀攀猀 漀渀 㰀䈀㸀䐀愀爀攀搀攀瘀椀氀 ⠀䰀椀琀琀氀攀 䐀漀最⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 琀栀攀 攀渀瘀攀氀漀瀀攀ⴀ瀀甀猀栀椀渀最 猀眀愀洀瀀 爀漀挀欀 漀昀 㰀䈀㸀䌀⸀䌀⸀ 䄀搀挀漀挀欀✀猀 䰀愀昀愀礀攀琀琀攀 䴀愀爀焀甀椀猀 ⠀夀攀瀀 刀漀挀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 愀渀搀 㰀䈀㸀倀攀爀挀礀 匀氀攀搀最攀㰀⼀䈀㸀 琀愀欀椀渀最 漀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 匀琀攀瘀攀 䔀愀爀氀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䠀漀氀氀椀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 昀椀渀攀 瘀漀椀挀攀Ⰰ 漀渀 㰀䈀㸀匀栀椀渀椀渀最 吀栀爀漀甀最栀 吀栀攀 刀愀椀渀 ⠀嘀愀爀攀猀攀 匀愀爀愀戀愀渀搀攀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Old: The aforementioned, classy Miles Davis seven-disc 7 Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings, 1963-1964 (Legacy); Rhino's continuation of Elvis Costello's expanded catalog, with more illuminating versions of two albums of covers, Almost Blue and Kojak Variety; 30-year-old Tony Bennett's first full-fledged album, from 1955, Cloud 7, featuring guitarist Chuck Wayne (Legacy); and John Fahey, The Best Of, Vol. 2 (Takoma). Johnny Winter's Second Winter, expanded with a companion live disc (Legacy); King of Fuzz, Davie Allan's prolific B-movie '60s time capsules on Sundazed's Devil's Rumble; four CDs of essential bluegrass history on Can't You Hear Me Callin' (Legacy); and despite its chinsoid packaging and bass-scrimping EQ, The Beatles Capitol LPs, Vol. I's mono versions.
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㰀䈀㸀䈀攀猀琀 䐀嘀䐀猀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀 吀栀攀 昀愀猀挀椀渀愀琀椀渀最 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀爀礀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀吀漀洀 䐀漀眀搀 ☀ 吀栀攀 䰀愀渀最甀愀最攀 伀昀 䴀甀猀椀挀 ⠀倀愀氀洀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 琀栀攀 攀砀挀椀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 洀漀瘀椀渀最 㤀㜀 瀀椀氀最爀椀洀愀最攀 琀漀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀 戀礀 圀椀氀猀漀渀 倀椀挀欀攀琀琀Ⰰ 䤀欀攀 ☀ 吀椀渀愀 吀甀爀渀攀爀Ⰰ 匀愀渀琀愀渀愀 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀猀 椀渀 㰀䈀㸀匀漀甀氀 吀漀 匀漀甀氀 ⠀刀攀攀氀椀渀✀ 䤀渀 吀栀攀 夀攀愀爀猀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀㬀 愀渀搀 栀漀甀爀猀 ⠀眀椀琀栀 渀漀 瘀攀攀樀愀礀猀℀⤀ 漀昀 漀渀攀 漀昀 爀漀挀欀✀猀 昀椀渀攀猀琀 洀漀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 㰀䈀㸀䰀椀瘀攀 䄀椀搀 ⠀圀匀䴀⤀㰀⼀䈀㸀⸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Best live gigs (in chronological order): solo jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, Little Fox (Redwood City, CA) and Yoshi's (Oakland, CA) on consecutive nights in February; Austin's two-night Tribute To Ronnie Dawson (also in February), with artists like Doyle Bramhall and the LeRoi Brothers paying their respects, then the Ronnie Dawson Band performing RD's songs and backing Jimmie Vaughan, Marti Brom, Ray Sharpe and others, at the Continental Club; the reunited Zombies at Antone's, Feb. 22; and Charlie Musselwhite demonstrating that the blues can be so much more than your typical bar-band fare, at the Continental Club during SXSW, March 19. ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䔀刀䤀䌀 匀吀䔀䤀一䔀刀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ In no particular order, here are my four favorite non-Blues albums of 2004. For my 5th pick, I'm privileged to shout about my Top Five blues releases over in my Cosmik Debris column. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=BILL MALLONEE: Dear Life&mode=music">
BILL MALLONEE: Dear Life (Fundamental Records) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ I first heard Bill Mallonee when he was the lead singer in the Athens, Georgia outfit Vigilantes of Love. His 1994 song, "Welcome to Struggleville" was a welcome addition then, and ten years on as a solo artist, he's helped me look at life and love differently as well. When I listen to "Chameleon Me (Pin My Hope)" or "After All This Dust Settles Down," I think you'll likely compare him to other troubadours like Bob Dylan or another one of my top five musicians from 2004, Alan Rhody. What sets Bill Mallonee's work apart for me is his fresh songwriting and clear, competent guitar playing. I've heard he's got at least 10 other full-length records out there as a solo artist or as a member of the Vigilantes of Love. That can only mean one thing: I've got a lot of listening to do to catch up with Mr. Mallonee in 2005. ഀഀ
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ALAN RHODY: Journey (Ashwood Recordings) 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䤀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 琀攀挀栀渀椀挀愀氀氀礀 琀栀椀猀 䌀䐀 眀愀猀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 椀渀 氀愀琀攀 ㈀ ㌀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 最攀琀 椀琀 甀渀琀椀氀 ㈀ 㐀⸀ 刀攀最甀氀愀爀 爀攀愀搀攀爀猀 漀昀 䌀漀猀洀椀欀 䐀攀戀爀椀猀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀 漀昀琀攀渀 昀漀渀搀 漀昀 猀椀渀最攀爀ⴀ猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀攀爀猀 眀栀漀 挀愀渀 栀攀氀瀀 洀攀 氀攀愀爀渀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 渀攀眀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀氀礀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 挀愀渀 眀爀椀琀攀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀礀 挀愀渀 瀀氀愀礀⸀ 䤀✀洀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 漀昀 猀椀渀最攀爀ⴀ猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀攀爀猀 氀椀欀攀 䨀愀洀攀猀 䴀挀䴀甀爀琀爀礀Ⰰ 䈀椀氀氀 䴀愀氀氀漀渀攀攀Ⰰ 䜀爀攀最 䈀爀漀眀渀Ⰰ 䬀愀琀栀氀攀攀渀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 䈀漀渀渀椀攀 䬀漀氀漀挀⸀ 圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 䨀漀甀爀渀攀礀Ⰰ 䤀✀洀 愀搀搀椀渀最 䄀氀愀渀 刀栀漀搀礀 琀漀 琀栀愀琀 氀椀猀琀⸀ ∀吀栀攀 圀椀渀搀 䤀渀 䠀攀爀 䠀愀椀爀∀ 挀栀漀欀攀猀 洀攀 甀瀀 攀愀挀栀 琀椀洀攀 䤀 栀攀愀爀 椀琀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀✀猀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 猀漀渀最 䤀✀氀氀 瀀氀愀礀 昀漀爀 洀礀 眀椀昀攀 漀渀 漀甀爀 ㈀ 琀栀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最 愀渀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀 琀栀椀猀 洀漀渀琀栀 眀栀攀渀 眀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀 猀琀愀礀椀渀最 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 愀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 琀栀椀挀欀 愀渀搀 愀 氀漀琀 漀昀 琀栀椀渀 愀猀 䤀 爀甀渀 愀 栀愀氀昀ⴀ洀愀爀愀琀栀漀渀 椀渀 䴀愀爀爀愀欀攀挀栀 椀渀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀 漀渀 漀甀爀 愀渀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀 琀爀椀瀀⸀ 䤀渀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 爀攀氀攀愀猀椀渀最 猀椀砀 猀漀氀漀 䌀䐀猀Ⰰ 䄀氀愀渀 栀愀猀 瀀攀渀渀攀搀 琀漀瀀ⴀ㈀ 愀渀搀 栀椀琀 猀漀渀最猀 挀漀瘀攀爀攀搀 戀礀 愀 挀漀渀猀琀攀氀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䴀甀猀椀挀 䌀椀琀礀 愀爀琀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 匀甀稀礀 䈀漀最最甀猀猀Ⰰ 吀⸀䜀⸀ 匀栀攀瀀栀愀爀搀Ⰰ 吀愀渀礀愀 吀甀挀欀攀爀Ⰰ 䠀漀礀琀 䄀砀琀漀渀Ⰰ 䰀漀爀爀椀攀 䴀漀爀最愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䈀椀氀氀礀 ∀䌀爀愀猀栀∀ 䌀爀愀搀搀漀挀欀⸀ 吀愀欀攀 䄀氀愀渀 刀栀漀搀礀✀猀 䨀漀甀爀渀攀礀 ⴀ 栀攀✀猀 愀 琀爀甀攀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 琀爀漀甀戀愀搀漀甀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀攀✀猀 瀀甀琀 栀椀猀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 愀猀 愀 ㈀㔀ⴀ礀攀愀爀 挀愀爀攀攀爀 愀猀 愀 洀椀渀猀琀爀攀氀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 䌀䐀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ I saw the Damnwells last year with my Cosmik compatriot Shaun Dale at Seattle's Tractor Tavern, and I was rocketed back to an era where three minute guitar-fueled songs ruled the airwaves. For me, that's the late 70's, courtesy of The Clash, Richard Hell, and the early Heartbreakers. Lead singer/songwriter Alex Dezen could use a few lessons in songwriting, but when he plays lead guitar, I flash back to the late, great Olympian runner Steve Prefontaine from the University of Oregon. Steve gave more than his best at every track meet, he often said that to give anything less than your best was an insult to the gifts that you've been given. When Alex played at the Tractor Tavern, the Damnwells left everything on the small stage in an incredible tour-de-force that showed me that classic power pop and punk are very much alive and well with the Damnwells. In 2004, few songs rock me like "Kiss Catastrophe" did. ഀഀ
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䴀椀爀愀挀氀攀 䴀甀氀攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀甀渀椀漀渀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 琀栀愀琀 戀爀椀渀最猀 吀漀洀洀礀 䴀愀氀漀渀攀Ⰰ 䨀漀栀渀 䴀愀最渀椀攀Ⰰ 匀琀攀瘀攀 䄀洀攀搀攀攀Ⰰ 吀椀洀 䌀漀漀欀 愀渀搀 䨀椀洀洀礀 䴀攀猀猀愀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 戀攀最愀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀甀猀椀挀愀氀 挀愀爀攀攀爀猀 椀渀 㤀㠀㜀 愀琀 愀渀 愀挀漀甀猀琀椀挀 樀愀洀 愀琀 一攀眀 伀爀氀攀愀渀猀✀ 氀椀瘀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 瀀爀漀瘀椀渀最 最爀漀甀渀搀Ⰰ 吀椀瀀椀琀椀渀愀✀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 椀渀琀攀爀椀洀Ⰰ 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 昀椀瘀攀 䌀䐀猀 漀瘀攀爀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 琀漀甀爀椀渀最⸀ 䄀昀琀攀爀 猀椀搀攀 瀀爀漀樀攀挀琀猀 愀瀀氀攀渀琀礀Ⰰ 吀栀攀 匀甀戀搀甀搀攀猀 愀爀攀 戀愀挀欀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 洀礀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 爀漀漀琀猀ⴀ爀漀挀欀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 漀昀 ㈀ 㐀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 爀攀洀椀渀搀 洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀氀最愀搀漀 䈀爀漀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀 最爀攀愀琀 戀愀渀搀 漀甀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀 䌀漀愀猀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 匀甀戀搀甀搀攀猀 搀漀 昀漀爀 洀攀Ⰰ 䤀 栀漀瀀攀 琀栀攀礀 搀漀 椀琀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀㨀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 眀漀爀氀搀 洀甀猀椀挀 最爀漀漀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 焀甀椀琀Ⰰ 猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 氀椀琀攀爀愀琀攀 猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䘀愀椀爀 眀愀爀渀椀渀最㨀 䈀愀挀欀瀀漀爀挀栀⼀嘀椀爀最椀渀 椀猀 愀氀猀漀 栀漀洀攀 琀漀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 洀礀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 愀爀琀椀猀琀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 䤀✀洀 戀椀愀猀攀搀⸀ 䌀栀攀挀欀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 匀甀戀搀甀搀攀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 氀愀戀攀氀 洀愀琀攀猀 䨀漀栀渀 䠀愀洀洀漀渀搀 愀渀搀 伀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 刀栀椀渀攀 愀氀猀漀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀愀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 䴀椀氀眀愀甀欀攀攀ⴀ戀愀猀攀搀 椀洀瀀爀椀渀琀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀匀䠀䔀刀䴀䄀一 圀䤀䌀䬀匀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䴀礀 吀漀瀀 㔀 氀椀猀琀 椀猀 愀猀 昀漀氀氀漀眀猀 ⠀愀渀搀 椀渀 渀漀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 漀爀搀攀爀⤀㨀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䐀愀瘀攀 栀愀搀渀✀琀 洀愀搀攀 愀 猀琀甀搀椀漀 愀氀戀甀洀 漀昀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀 昀漀爀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 氀漀渀最ഀഀ time, and he was due for a grand slam. "The Man In The Bed" alone 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 攀渀漀甀最栀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 ∀䔀瘀攀爀攀琀琀 刀攀甀猀猀∀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀椀琀氀攀ഀഀ cut rank with the best of Dave Alvin, which means the best of American 猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀椀渀最⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䄀猀 洀甀挀栀 䐀愀爀椀攀渀 匀愀栀愀渀愀樀愀✀猀 愀挀栀椀攀瘀攀洀攀渀琀 愀猀 䈀爀椀愀渀✀猀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 愀 爀攀氀椀攀昀 琀漀 欀渀漀眀ഀഀ this major pop music work has been rescued from "what if" and wrestled 琀漀 愀 戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀 愀渀搀 眀栀椀洀猀椀挀愀氀 挀漀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 戀愀渀搀 椀猀 欀椀氀氀椀渀最 愀氀氀 漀瘀攀爀ഀഀ it, and the songs are all that. ഀഀTHE SUBDUDES: Miracle Mule (Backporch/Virgin)
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Stan's best in a really long time. Plus I'm on it. ഀഀSTAN RIDGWAY: Snakebite (Red Fly)
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Dave's "new quintet" is a very good group. And Bill Frisell hasn't 戀攀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 愀猀猀攀爀琀椀瘀攀 漀渀 愀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 猀椀渀挀攀 䨀漀攀礀 䈀愀爀漀渀 氀攀昀琀 栀椀猀 戀愀渀搀⸀ 吀栀攀ഀഀ compositions seem to have lit a fire under his ass like there hasn't 戀攀攀渀 椀渀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 氀漀渀最 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䬀甀搀漀猀 䐀愀瘀攀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 吀漀琀愀氀 爀攀琀甀爀渀 琀漀 昀漀爀洀⸀ 吀栀攀 猀漀渀最猀 愀爀攀 最爀攀愀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 猀漀甀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀漀爀搀ഀഀ totally unique, and -- for the first time since his classic 1980s band 眀椀琀栀 䌀愀爀渀攀礀 愀渀搀 䌀漀栀攀渀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀 ⴀⴀ 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 瀀氀愀礀攀爀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 ⴀⴀഀഀ including Marc Ribot and Les Claypool -- have as much personality as he 搀漀攀猀⸀ ∀䴀攀琀爀漀瀀漀氀椀琀愀渀 䜀氀椀搀攀∀ 椀猀 琀栀攀 ∀䴀愀搀椀猀漀渀 吀椀洀攀∀ 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 渀攀眀 琀攀爀爀椀戀氀攀ഀഀ era of America. ഀഀDAVE DOUGLAS: Strange Liberation (BMG)
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㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䰀漀甀椀猀 䄀爀洀猀琀爀漀渀最 眀愀猀 ⴀⴀ 椀渀 愀搀搀椀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 戀攀椀渀最 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀攀猀琀 洀甀猀椀挀椀愀渀 漀昀ഀഀ the last century -- a full-on globetrotting packrat who lived in the 猀愀洀攀 栀漀甀猀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀爀攀攀 搀攀挀愀搀攀猀⸀ 吀攀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 瀀愀最攀猀 漀昀 搀椀愀爀椀攀猀Ⰰഀഀ handmade collages, photos, awards and more, all anthologized here. 吀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀 椀猀 氀椀欀攀 愀 挀愀琀愀氀漀最 漀昀 栀椀猀 栀漀洀攀 愀渀搀 洀椀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀漀攀猀 愀 氀漀琀 琀漀ഀഀ rectify misconceptions of this genius and his personal world. ഀഀ
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匀挀愀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 愀 挀漀洀椀挀 眀栀漀 搀椀攀搀 椀渀 㤀㤀㐀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀渀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 漀渀ⴀ琀愀爀最攀琀ഀഀ comedian of 2004. Hicks wasn't a soothsayer. He just used his brain. 䴀漀爀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 渀攀攀搀 琀漀 搀椀猀挀漀瘀攀爀 䠀椀挀欀猀⸀ 䈀愀搀氀礀⸀ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀䴀漀瘀椀攀猀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ I didn't really go to the movies much this year. I think the only new 昀氀椀挀欀 䤀 猀愀眀 椀渀 愀 琀栀攀愀琀攀爀 ⴀⴀ 昀漀爀 ␀㐀⸀ ⴀⴀ 眀愀猀 䘀愀栀爀攀渀栀攀椀琀 㤀⼀⸀ 䤀ഀഀ enjoyed it. 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ Other cultural ephemera I liked:
吀栀攀 一椀最栀琀 吀爀愀椀渀 吀漀 一愀猀栀瘀椀氀氀攀 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀 愀琀 琀栀攀 䌀漀甀渀琀爀礀 䴀甀猀椀挀 䠀愀氀氀 漀昀 䘀愀洀攀ഀഀ Museum. A full-on history of rhythm'n'blues in Nashville, it had more 昀椀氀洀 昀漀漀琀愀最攀 琀栀愀渀 愀渀礀 猀椀洀椀氀愀爀 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀 漀昀 瀀爀攀ⴀ㤀㘀㜀 渀漀渀ⴀ樀愀稀稀 戀氀愀挀欀 洀甀猀椀挀ഀഀ I've ever seen. There's a book and a double CD set based around the 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀⸀ 䤀✀洀 栀漀瀀椀渀最 昀漀爀 愀 䐀嘀䐀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 挀氀椀瀀猀⸀ഀഀ吀栀攀 䈀攀愀琀氀攀洀愀渀椀愀 攀砀栀椀戀椀琀 愀琀 琀栀攀 䔀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 䴀甀猀椀挀 倀爀漀樀攀挀琀 椀渀 匀攀愀琀琀氀攀⸀ഀഀ Beatle gear galore, plus stuff the fans sent in. A really true picture 漀昀 琀栀攀 䈀攀愀琀氀攀猀✀ 攀昀昀攀挀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 昀愀渀猀⸀ഀഀ
䌀栀愀瀀瀀攀氀氀攀✀猀 匀栀漀眀⸀ 䐀甀栀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀䈀刀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ
SHAUN DALE
ഀഀ 吀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 漀昀 戀漀椀氀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 最爀攀愀琀 洀甀猀椀挀 䤀 栀攀愀爀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀昀 愀 礀攀愀爀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 猀攀攀洀猀 搀愀甀渀琀椀渀最 甀渀琀椀氀 䤀 猀椀琀 搀漀眀渀 琀漀 搀漀 椀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 愀 昀攀眀 搀椀猀挀猀 琀栀愀琀 樀甀猀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 猀琀爀愀礀 昀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 瀀氀愀礀攀爀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀 樀甀猀琀 渀攀瘀攀爀 最攀琀 琀椀爀攀搀 漀昀 栀攀愀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀攀眀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀愀琀 猀栀漀爀琀 猀琀愀挀欀⸀ 䤀琀✀猀 愀氀氀 渀攀眀 洀甀猀椀挀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 䤀 搀攀挀椀搀攀搀 琀漀 琀愀欀攀 爀攀椀猀猀甀攀猀 愀渀搀 戀漀砀 猀攀琀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 猀甀爀攀 椀琀 洀愀琀琀攀爀猀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 猀椀渀最氀攀 搀椀猀挀猀 愀猀 最漀漀搀 愀猀 洀漀猀琀 愀渀礀 戀漀砀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 愀氀氀 挀氀愀猀猀椀挀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 眀愀礀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ The one I'd pick if I were only picking one. This Australian quartet cranked out the best damn pop album of the year, hands down, no doubt. From the pure pop goodness of the title track or the rumbling rock out of "Mr. Whistle," every track is first rate and 'radio ready.' 㰀倀㸀ഀഀ If, in fact, you haven't heard this on your radio, it says nothing at all about the music and everything about the sad state of pop radio in the 21st century. So snag a copy and roll your own radio station, already! ഀഀ ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=THE DAMNWELLS: Bastards Of The Beat&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 吀栀攀 䐀愀洀渀眀攀氀氀猀 猀攀爀瘀攀 甀瀀 猀漀氀椀搀Ⰰ 最甀椀琀愀爀 搀爀椀瘀攀渀 爀漀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 栀愀爀搀 攀搀最攀搀 瀀漀瀀 栀漀漀欀猀 愀渀搀 愀 猀琀攀愀搀礀 搀爀椀瘀攀 ⠀瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 昀漀爀洀攀爀 圀栀椀猀欀攀礀琀漀眀渀 爀栀礀琀栀洀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 搀爀甀洀洀攀爀 匀琀攀瘀攀渀 吀攀爀爀礀 愀渀搀 戀愀猀猀椀猀琀 吀攀搀 䠀甀搀猀漀渀⤀⸀ 䄀氀攀砀 䐀攀稀攀渀 眀爀椀琀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀椀渀最猀 琀栀攀 猀漀渀最猀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀愀琀 昀漀爀洀椀搀愀戀氀攀 戀愀挀欀戀攀愀琀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 最甀椀琀愀爀椀猀琀 䐀愀瘀攀 䌀栀攀爀渀椀猀 昀椀氀氀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 猀瀀愀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀✀猀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 ⴀ 攀瘀攀爀礀 戀椀琀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀✀猀 渀攀攀搀攀搀 愀渀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀 愀 戀椀琀 洀漀爀攀⸀ഀഀTHE DAMNWELLS: Bastards Of The Beat (Sixthman)
伀渀 昀椀爀猀琀 氀椀猀琀攀渀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 愀 琀攀爀爀椀昀椀挀 猀甀洀洀攀爀 爀攀挀漀爀搀⸀ 䜀甀攀猀猀 眀栀愀琀㼀 䤀琀 眀愀猀 樀甀猀琀 愀猀 最漀漀搀 椀渀 䐀攀挀攀洀戀攀爀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ This album, the first studio release as a leader in five years for the 'newgrass' pioneer, features a fine band, adding guests as needed to a core outfit that includes John Randall Stewart on guitar, Byron House on bass and drummer Chris Brown, built and borrowed some terrific tunes and just laid down the magic from start to finish. 㰀倀㸀ഀഀ If the title seems a tad bit pretentious, any such notion is quickly punctured by Bush's formidable sense of humor, expressed everywhere from the cover photo to the smile-inducing title of "The Mahavishnu Mountain Boys" (and the performance will only make your grin grow). In fact, every track is proof positive that in Sam Bush's musical world, he is indeed The King. ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䨀漀栀渀 吀爀愀椀渀 挀爀攀愀琀攀猀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀 愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀洀攀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀爀椀昀椀挀 猀漀渀最猀 漀昀 瘀漀挀愀氀椀猀琀⼀最甀椀琀愀爀椀猀琀⼀挀漀洀瀀漀猀攀爀 䨀漀渀 䠀漀甀氀漀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀 漀甀琀 椀琀✀猀 愀 猀漀渀最 挀礀挀氀攀 搀攀瘀漀琀攀搀 琀漀 愀渀 椀洀愀最椀渀愀爀礀 琀愀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 䠀漀甀氀漀渀 栀愀猀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 愀 瀀愀椀渀琀椀渀最 栀攀 愀挀焀甀椀爀攀搀 漀渀 愀 爀漀愀搀 琀爀椀瀀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䴀椀猀猀椀猀猀椀瀀瀀椀 搀攀氀琀愀Ⰰ 愀 猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀 最漀琀栀椀挀 琀愀氀攀 漀昀 琀愀渀最氀攀搀 氀漀瘀攀 愀渀搀 洀甀爀搀攀爀⸀ 吀愀欀攀渀 愀瀀愀爀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀氀戀甀洀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 猀漀渀最猀 眀栀椀挀栀 猀琀愀渀搀 愀搀洀椀爀愀戀氀礀 漀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀⸀ 吀愀欀攀渀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀氀戀甀洀 椀猀 渀攀愀爀氀礀 挀椀渀攀洀愀琀椀挀 椀渀 攀昀昀攀挀琀⸀ 䤀渀 椀渀搀攀攀搀Ⰰ 椀渀 樀甀猀琀 愀 昀攀眀 洀甀猀椀挀愀氀 猀欀攀琀挀栀攀猀Ⰰ 䠀漀甀氀漀渀 挀爀攀愀琀攀猀 愀 琀愀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 洀愀欀攀 愀 洀漀瘀椀攀 愀猀 最爀椀瀀瀀椀渀最 愀猀 愀渀礀 渀漀瘀攀氀 洀椀最栀琀⸀ഀഀJOHN TRAIN: The Sugar Ditch (Record Cellar)
䤀琀✀猀 愀渀 愀洀愀稀椀渀最 猀漀渀最 挀礀挀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀✀猀 愀 昀漀爀洀 琀栀愀琀✀猀 栀愀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 椀渀 琀栀愀渀 洀愀渀礀 椀洀愀最椀渀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ✀洀漀猀琀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀✀ 氀椀猀琀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 洀礀 瀀氀愀挀攀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ Eugene McDaniels first jumped in to the Top Ten with his 1961 hit "A Hundred Pounds Of Clay" and followed it up with a string of hits. In the seventies, the "Outlaw" era, his music provided a powerful voice for social consciousness. He followed his early performing career with a move into the studio where he penned and produced hits for artists like Roberta Flack and Merry Clayton. 㰀倀㸀ഀഀ While he's never really been gone in one sense, his public profile has been relatively low in recent years. He steps back into the spotlight with a disc which proves that every ounce of talent he's ever presented is still there and then some. While he draws heavily on his roots for inspiration, this is no revival act. The music is crisp, fresh and adventurous. In some cases, as with the vocalese flavored "Too Rare," which also features the vocal talents of co-producer Carri Coltrane, it's simply astonishing. ഀഀ ഀഀ
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䔀刀䤀䌀䬀 䴀䔀刀吀娀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=IRON and WINE: Our Endless Numbered Days&mode=music">
ऀऀऀऀऀ 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 吀栀攀 甀渀眀爀椀琀琀攀渀Ⰰ 甀渀搀攀爀氀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀攀 漀昀 䤀爀漀渀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀攀✀猀 洀甀猀椀挀 椀猀 猀氀攀攀瀀椀渀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 搀爀攀愀洀椀渀最㬀 樀甀猀琀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 琀栀攀 挀漀瘀攀爀⸀ 伀渀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀 椀猀 愀 爀攀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 漀昀 匀愀洀 䈀攀愀洀Ⰰ 攀礀攀猀 瀀攀愀挀攀昀甀氀氀礀 挀氀漀猀攀搀 眀栀椀氀攀 栀攀 猀氀攀攀瀀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 最爀愀猀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀 椀猀 猀愀洀攀 最爀愀猀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 栀椀猀 渀攀眀氀礀 爀椀猀攀渀 栀攀愀搀⸀ 吀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 戀攀氀椀攀 琀栀愀琀 瀀爀攀漀挀挀甀瀀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䤀爀漀渀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀攀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀ⴀ眀椀渀搀ⴀ搀漀眀渀ⴀ琀栀攀ⴀ渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 琀愀氀欀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 琀漀甀最栀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 愀氀戀甀洀 氀椀欀攀 愀 挀漀洀瀀椀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀漀昀琀攀猀琀 一攀椀氀 夀漀甀渀最 猀漀渀最猀⸀ 䈀攀愀洀 椀猀渀✀琀 栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 漀昀 愀 猀漀昀琀 挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀漀渀 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀⸀ 䠀椀猀 搀爀攀愀洀椀渀最 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀攀渀搀攀爀 洀漀洀攀渀琀猀 愀挀栀椀攀瘀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀攀渀搀攀爀 洀漀洀攀渀琀猀 氀漀猀琀㬀 漀昀 戀甀爀渀椀渀最 戀愀爀渀猀 愀渀搀 攀猀琀爀愀渀最椀渀最 昀愀琀栀攀爀猀⸀ഀഀIRON & WINE: Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)
∀伀甀爀 䔀渀搀氀攀猀猀 一甀洀戀攀爀攀搀 䐀愀礀猀∀ 挀愀渀 戀攀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 戀礀 愀 琀攀攀洀椀渀最 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 愀搀樀攀挀琀椀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 愀瀀琀 戀攀椀渀最 琀椀洀攀氀攀猀猀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ If this isn't somewhere on your rack (OK, forgive me: somewhere on your freaking Ipod) then you've got a serious problem. It is something like an unbelievable fusion of hip-hop and be bop with an orchestral turn. 㰀倀㸀ഀഀ This isn't just a bucket full of fun; this is as interesting as popular electronic music gets. ഀഀ
㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=CAMERA OBSCURA: Biggest, Bluest, Hi-Fi&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 䰀椀猀琀攀渀 琀漀 ∀吀栀攀 匀甀渀 伀渀 䠀椀猀 䈀愀挀欀∀ 漀爀 ∀䠀愀瀀瀀礀 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀∀ 愀渀搀 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 眀椀琀栀 挀漀渀瘀椀挀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 戀攀搀爀漀漀洀 瀀漀瀀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 栀愀瘀攀 猀琀漀渀攀猀⸀ 匀甀爀攀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 眀攀氀氀 爀攀愀搀 愀渀搀 琀攀渀搀猀 琀漀 戀氀甀猀栀 氀椀欀攀 愀 搀爀愀洀愀 欀椀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀愀氀攀 氀椀最栀琀 漀昀 愀 挀愀昀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 爀攀愀爀爀愀渀最攀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀挀欀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 挀爀漀眀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 猀椀氀氀礀Ⰰ 甀渀搀攀渀椀愀戀氀攀 攀渀攀爀最礀 愀琀 瀀氀愀礀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 氀愀爀欀猀 漀昀 愀 洀漀猀琀 甀渀挀漀洀洀漀渀 瘀漀椀挀攀Ⰰ 猀琀漀爀洀椀渀最 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 瀀漀渀搀 椀渀 昀氀漀挀欀猀 眀椀琀栀 戀爀漀愀搀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 眀椀渀最猀瀀愀渀猀⸀ഀഀCAMERA OBSCURA: Biggest, Bluest, Hi-Fi (Phantom)
吀栀攀礀 愀猀欀 琀栀攀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 ∀䐀漀 礀漀甀 眀愀猀栀 礀漀甀爀 栀愀椀爀 眀椀琀栀 栀漀渀攀礀搀攀眀㼀∀ 圀栀漀 攀氀猀攀 挀愀渀 瘀漀甀挀栀 猀愀洀攀㼀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ ഀഀ Maybe these guys are "my little secret" or a band that I have a "Portland Indie Guy crush" on. Every time I think that, I let someone hear these guys and I realize how lucky I am to know about them. Listening to this recording brings the pub stage into your living room without the smoke and inane background conversation. Unless you smoke and live with roommates, in which case, it is a perfect replication of the experience. ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ
in a tie with
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 最攀琀 猀漀甀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 搀漀最洀愀 琀栀愀琀 渀漀 漀渀攀 椀猀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀洀攀渀琀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 昀漀爀洀 愀渀礀洀漀爀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀昀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 氀椀猀琀攀渀攀搀 琀漀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 樀甀猀琀 椀猀渀✀琀 琀爀甀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 昀漀爀洀攀爀 椀猀 愀 瀀攀爀攀渀渀椀愀氀 甀渀搀攀爀最爀漀甀渀搀 瀀甀渀欀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 氀愀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀 攀爀甀搀椀琀攀 瀀漀猀琀 爀漀挀欀 漀甀琀昀椀琀 昀爀漀洀 䤀挀攀氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀猀攀 氀愀琀攀猀琀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 攀砀愀挀琀氀礀 攀愀爀琀栀猀栀愀欀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀漀 挀漀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 挀爀攀愀琀椀瘀攀 搀攀瀀愀爀琀甀爀攀猀⸀ 䨀漀愀渀 漀昀 䄀爀挀 栀愀猀 琀愀欀攀渀 愀 瀀漀猀琀ⴀ洀漀搀攀爀渀 爀攀瘀椀猀椀漀渀椀猀琀 琀愀挀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 最爀椀渀搀椀渀最 搀爀椀瘀攀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 匀椀最甀爀 刀漀猀 氀攀渀搀猀 椀琀猀 攀攀爀椀氀礀 漀瀀琀椀洀椀猀琀椀挀 愀甀爀愀 琀漀 愀瘀愀渀琀 最愀爀搀攀 昀椀氀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 甀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀氀礀 搀攀氀椀最栀琀昀甀氀 琀甀爀渀猀 昀漀爀 猀甀爀攀⸀ഀഀ ഀഀ ഀഀ
㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=SIGUR ROS: Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do ()&mode=music">SIGUR ROS: Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do ()
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䨀伀䠀一 匀䔀䬀䔀刀䬀䄀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䄀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 猀漀 最漀漀搀 琀栀攀礀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀搀 椀琀 琀栀爀椀挀攀⸀ 一漀 欀椀搀搀椀渀最⸀ 伀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 愀 䜀爀攀攀欀 氀愀渀最甀愀最攀 搀椀猀挀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 愀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 漀甀爀 瘀攀爀礀 漀眀渀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀⸀ 䄀 栀椀最栀氀礀 椀渀昀攀挀琀椀漀甀猀 洀甀猀椀挀 瘀椀爀甀猀Ⰰ 匀椀砀琀攀攀渀 䠀愀椀欀甀 猀攀琀猀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 漀昀 氀愀琀攀 瀀漀攀琀 䜀攀漀爀最攀 匀攀昀攀爀椀猀 琀漀 搀爀攀愀洀礀 瀀漀瀀 猀漀甀渀搀猀挀愀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀氀攀 愀渀 攀氀椀琀攀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀攀爀猀 ⠀䠀漀眀攀 䜀攀氀戀Ⰰ 刀漀戀攀爀琀 圀礀愀琀琀Ⰰ 䰀攀攀 刀攀渀愀氀搀漀Ⰰ 䌀愀琀 倀漀眀攀爀⤀ 琀愀欀攀 琀甀爀渀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 洀椀欀攀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 洀甀猀琀 戀攀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀攀搀椀琀攀爀爀愀渀攀愀渀 眀愀琀攀爀猀 挀甀稀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀甀氀琀猀 愀爀攀 焀甀椀琀攀 洀攀猀洀攀爀椀稀椀渀最⸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ - The contemplative album of the year. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS: Rocket Redux&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ So here it is, Cleveland, 1974, the birth of punk. No really. Rocket From the Tombs invented punk. And good punk too. Not just the sloppy, we can't play but here we are punk. "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," "Ain't It Fun," "Sonic Reducer," "Final Solution" - classic thinking man's punk rock, before they were etched in stone by post RFTT spin off bands Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. Ferocious backstage/onstage fisticuffs made for a very short band history. So here it is, thirty years later, and inexplicably RFTT reunite (with Television guitarists Richard Lloyd subbing), and folks, it is a sonic miracle. The missing link between Captain Beefheart (intelligent abstract rock) and Iggy Pop (garage punk cacophony). Absolutely essential.ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS: Rocket Redux (Smog Veil)
ⴀ 吀栀攀 欀椀挀欀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 樀愀洀猀 愀氀戀甀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䌀爀愀稀攀搀Ⰰ 瀀爀椀洀愀氀 爀漀挀欀 琀栀愀琀 戀漀爀爀漀眀猀 昀爀漀洀 䰀椀渀欀 圀爀愀礀Ⰰ 吀栀攀 䌀爀愀洀瀀猀 愀渀搀 䜀攀渀攀 嘀椀渀挀攀渀琀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 愀 眀攀氀挀漀洀攀 氀椀猀琀攀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀栀攀渀 搀椀猀栀攀搀 漀甀琀 眀椀琀栀 樀甀猀琀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀昀攀挀琀 戀氀攀渀搀 漀昀 猀欀椀氀氀Ⰰ 挀栀甀琀稀瀀愀栀 愀渀搀 洀愀搀渀攀猀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 戀攀挀漀洀攀猀 搀愀爀渀 渀攀愀爀 椀渀搀椀猀瀀攀渀猀愀戀氀攀⸀ 䐀攀砀琀攀爀 刀漀洀眀攀戀攀爀 瀀椀挀欀猀 愀渀搀 栀漀眀氀猀 氀椀欀攀 栀攀✀猀 最漀琀 琀栀攀 昀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀愀爀 椀猀 爀甀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀攀爀 搀愀搀搀礀✀猀 瀀漀椀渀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀栀漀琀最甀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 搀攀猀瀀攀爀愀琀攀Ⰰ 最爀攀愀猀礀Ⰰ 猀眀攀愀琀礀Ⰰ 猀瀀攀愀欀攀爀 猀洀漀欀椀渀最 猀琀甀昀昀 ⴀ 欀椀渀搀愀 眀栀愀琀 爀漀挀欀 愀渀搀 爀漀氀氀 眀愀猀 愀氀氀 愀戀漀甀琀 眀栀攀渀 洀漀渀攀礀 眀愀猀渀✀琀 瀀氀愀猀琀椀挀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 搀漀氀氀猀⸀ 㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ - The barbecue and beer album of the year. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=THE FALL: The Real New Fall LP&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ The Fall's subversive, thinking bloke's punk with a gyrating beat spun in a uniquely hypnotizing manner still does the trick. Mark E. Smith is in fine straitjacketted form, barking up a storm whilst the band (of the ever revolving door variety yet somehow always consistently punchy) play as if their lives are at stake - this may not be such a stretch with Smith at the helm. Amid the rousing rock there's even a beautiful ballad reminiscent of The Stranglers' "Golden Brown" ("Janet and Johnny"), and a nice cover of Lee Hazelwood's "Houston" for the old farts. Thanks.THE FALL: The Real New Fall LP (Narnack)
ⴀ 吀栀攀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 愀氀戀甀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䤀猀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 眀愀爀洀攀爀 愀渀搀 昀甀稀稀椀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 愀 䨀漀渀愀琀栀愀渀 刀椀挀栀洀愀渀 爀攀挀漀爀搀㼀 䠀攀愀爀琀 眀愀礀 漀甀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀氀攀攀瘀攀 氀漀瘀攀 猀漀渀最猀 ⠀琀椀琀氀攀 琀爀愀挀欀⤀Ⰰ 瀀愀椀渀琀攀爀 漀搀攀猀 ⠀∀匀愀氀瘀愀搀漀爀 䐀愀氀椀∀⤀Ⰰ 昀愀渀挀椀昀甀氀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 琀甀渀攀猀 ⠀∀䰀攀猀 䔀琀漀椀氀攀猀∀⤀Ⰰ 戀漀甀渀挀礀 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀 猀漀渀最猀 ⠀∀䌀漀猀椀 嘀攀氀漀挀攀∀⤀ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀 渀漀眀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 愀 猀攀爀椀漀甀猀 瀀漀氀椀琀椀挀愀氀 搀椀琀琀礀 ⠀∀䄀戀甀 䨀愀洀愀氀∀⤀ ⴀ 琀栀愀琀✀猀 愀 䨀漀渀愀琀栀愀渀 爀攀挀漀爀搀⸀ 䄀渀搀 愀猀 椀猀 栀椀猀 甀渀椀焀甀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀Ⰰ 刀椀挀栀洀愀渀 爀攀瘀椀猀椀琀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 栀椀猀 漀氀搀攀爀 琀甀渀攀猀Ⰰ 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀椀渀最 愀 猀眀攀氀氀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 ∀嘀椀渀挀攀渀琀 嘀愀渀 䜀漀最栀∀⸀ 䈀爀椀洀洀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀 戀爀愀猀栀 戀漀礀椀猀栀 挀栀愀爀洀Ⰰ 刀椀挀栀洀愀渀 猀栀漀眀猀 栀攀 挀愀渀 猀琀椀氀氀 挀爀攀愀琀攀 洀愀最椀挀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀 甀渀瀀漀氀椀猀栀攀搀 瘀漀椀挀攀 愀渀搀 最甀椀琀愀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 氀漀渀最 愀猀 琀栀攀 琀甀渀攀猀 愀爀攀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 最甀猀琀漀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 戀攀琀℀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ - The summer album of the year. ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=THE BLACK KEYS: Rubber Factory&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ After a couple of straight ahead sloppy white boys cranking delta blues outta the garage platters, The Black Keys have delivered their opus: an unabashed classic rock blues album that is as beautifully musical as it is excitingly sparse. Surfacing from the amp buzz of days past, the duo deliver clarity with their bomp, and a staggering song-writing maturity. Ass shakers and tear jerkers and hair raisers are all over this slab. Indeed The Black Keys are the Canned Heat of our generation.THE BLACK KEYS: Rubber Factory (Fat Possum)
ⴀ 吀栀攀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 愀氀戀甀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀ഀഀ⸀⸀⸀漀栀 挀爀愀瀀Ⰰ 氀漀漀欀 䤀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 眀攀渀琀 漀瘀攀爀 洀礀 氀椀洀椀琀 漀昀 琀漀瀀 昀椀瘀攀⸀ 匀漀爀爀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀⸀ഀഀ
㰀䈀㸀琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀㨀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Thee Shams, Pink Mountaintops, Luna, Eleni Mandell, Slim Cessna, Meat Purveyors, Miss Kittin, Denise James, Bobby Bare Jr., Langhorne Slim, Br. Danielson, Another Blue Door, Beta Band, Antibalas, Grandpaboy, Jon Rauhouse, Bonnie Prince Billy, Firewater, William Shatner, Gibby Haynes, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Jim White ... ഀഀ ഀഀ
ഀഀ 㰀䘀伀一吀 匀䤀娀䔀㴀㔀㸀㰀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀䈀㸀䜀䄀刀夀 ∀倀䤀䜀∀ 䜀伀䰀䐀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀⼀䌀䔀一吀䔀刀㸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Check out Gary's Top Picks in his monthly PIGSHIT column. ഀഀ
ഀഀBILL HOLMES
ഀഀ Every year the public pablum enema (reality television, diva pop, TV/film 猀攀焀甀攀氀猀⤀ 搀漀攀猀 椀琀猀 戀攀猀琀 琀漀 挀漀渀瘀椀渀挀攀 洀攀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 栀愀猀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 栀椀琀 琀栀攀ഀഀ shitter in a glorious thud. Then I go through that lovely process of 愀猀猀攀洀戀氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀ⴀ攀渀搀 氀椀猀琀 愀渀搀 昀椀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀 漀瘀攀爀昀氀漀眀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 眀漀爀琀栀礀ഀഀ contenders, even with a list of a dozen or so "still need to hear" 挀愀渀搀椀搀愀琀攀猀⸀ 䴀椀渀搀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 渀漀琀栀椀渀最 栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀渀 䔀砀椀氀攀 伀渀 䴀愀椀渀 匀琀爀攀攀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀✀猀ഀഀ encouraging that some are actually finding an audience outside my perfect 氀椀琀琀氀攀 甀渀椀瘀攀爀猀攀⸀⸀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䴀愀渀礀 栀愀搀 最椀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀洀 甀瀀 昀漀爀 搀攀愀搀 ⴀ 漀爀 椀爀爀攀氀攀瘀愀渀琀Ⰰ 愀渀礀眀愀礀 ⴀ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 琀栀攀ഀഀ dozens of bands less successful at the art of blending punk power and pop 栀漀漀欀猀⸀ 䄀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 昀愀渀猀 挀爀椀渀最攀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 愀挀漀甀猀琀椀挀 最甀椀琀愀爀 戀愀氀氀愀搀 栀椀琀 琀栀攀ഀഀ charts, fearing they'd sell out faster than a Goo Goo Doll. But I never 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 ⴀ 愀 瀀甀渀欀 挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀 愀氀戀甀洀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 猀漀渀椀挀愀氀氀礀 愀搀瘀攀渀琀甀爀漀甀猀Ⰰ 挀爀礀瀀琀椀挀ഀഀ and clever and sprinkled with tips-of-the-cap to the bands that influenced 琀栀攀洀 琀漀 戀攀最椀渀 眀椀琀栀⸀ 䄀渀搀 椀琀✀猀 愀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 栀椀琀℀ 䈀氀椀渀欀 㠀㈀ 挀愀渀 渀漀眀 瀀甀氀氀 琀栀攀椀爀ഀഀ pants back on and Good Charlotte can wear something that isn't black. Why 瀀漀猀攀 眀栀攀渀 礀漀甀✀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 搀漀最瀀椀氀攀搀㼀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䄀昀琀攀爀 礀攀愀爀猀 漀昀 最爀愀猀猀爀漀漀琀猀 瀀甀渀欀 琀漀甀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀攀 匀焀甀愀搀 琀愀欀攀猀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀栀漀琀 眀椀琀栀 愀ഀഀ major label to see if they can outrun the Rancid/Clash tag they've been 猀琀甀挀欀 眀椀琀栀⸀ 吀爀甀琀栀 椀猀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 愀氀氀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 洀愀瀀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 渀攀眀 爀攀氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀ഀഀ Urge Overkill nod in "Always Talkin', Never On The Run" to the 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀ⴀ瘀椀愀ⴀ䐀攀氀 䰀漀爀搀猀 ∀吀爀愀椀渀 伀昀 匀栀愀洀攀⸀∀ 一愀琀甀爀愀氀氀礀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 琀栀攀 爀攀焀甀椀猀椀琀攀ഀഀ ska-punk dalliances and the throaty vocals of yelper Jeff Fortsun, but it's 搀爀甀洀洀攀爀 䐀愀瘀攀 倀攀琀攀爀猀攀渀 眀栀漀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 猀攀氀氀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 猀漀渀最 ⠀愀渀搀 眀栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀ഀഀ from a guy who played in a Ramones tribute band - lethargy?). ഀഀ㰀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=FINN BROTHERS: Everyone Is Here&mode=music">
㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ Maybe it's the Southern Hemisphere. How else to explain why Neil and Tim 䘀椀渀渀 氀漀漀欀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀漀猀 琀栀愀琀 瀀愀猀猀攀猀 昀漀爀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 猀栀爀甀最 琀栀攀椀爀ഀഀ collective shoulders and continue to make beautiful, poetic albums? It's not 眀栀攀爀攀 匀瀀椀氀琀 䔀渀稀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 眀漀甀渀搀 甀瀀Ⰰ 渀漀爀 椀猀 椀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 䌀爀漀眀搀攀搀 䠀漀甀猀攀 眀愀猀ഀഀ headed, but the two enigmatic solo artists have learned from their past 挀漀氀氀愀戀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 昀椀最甀爀攀搀 漀甀琀 栀漀眀 琀漀 挀漀洀戀椀渀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 瘀椀猀椀漀渀 椀渀琀漀 愀渀ഀഀ unselfish musical partnership. Now if only those Davies boys would do 琀栀愀琀⸀⸀⸀ഀഀ 㰀倀 䌀䰀䔀䄀刀㴀䄀䰀䰀㸀ഀഀ 䤀 爀攀最爀攀琀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 䐀愀渀 䈀愀椀爀搀✀猀 愀氀戀甀洀 漀昀昀 洀礀 氀椀猀琀 氀愀猀琀 礀攀愀爀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀ഀഀ collection of outtakes and covers. I will not punish Eric Ambel the same 眀愀礀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀✀搀 戀攀 猀氀椀最栀琀椀渀最 愀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 愀 瀀爀椀洀攀爀 昀漀爀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀 爀漀漀琀猀ഀഀ rock, from the interpretive cover songs to the gutbucket originals. If 渀愀洀椀渀最 吀攀爀爀礀 䄀渀搀攀爀猀漀渀Ⰰ 圀愀爀渀攀爀 䠀漀搀最攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 愀昀漀爀攀洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 䐀愀渀 䈀愀椀爀搀ഀഀ doesn't spark your engine, the rehearsing Del Lords doing a Stones 椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀椀漀渀 漀渀 ∀匀栀愀欀攀 匀漀洀攀 䄀挀琀椀漀渀∀ 椀猀 眀漀爀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀氀戀甀洀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀ഀഀ some. ഀഀFINN BROTHERS: Everyone Is Here (Nettwerk)
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㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ This is probably the record everyone hoped for after Kids In Philly, instead 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀渀礀 最氀漀猀猀 漀昀 䘀氀漀愀琀 䄀眀愀礀 圀椀琀栀 吀栀攀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀 一椀最栀琀 䜀漀搀猀⸀ 匀漀 漀渀挀攀 愀最愀椀渀Ⰰഀഀ without the buzz and star associations (Steve Earle and The Boss dove off 琀栀椀猀 戀愀渀搀眀愀最漀渀 昀愀猀琀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀礀 樀甀洀瀀攀搀 漀渀⤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䈀椀攀氀愀渀欀漀 戀爀漀琀栀攀爀猀 搀漀 眀栀愀琀ഀഀ they do best - earthy, soulful rock and roll with a pop heart. It's not 眀愀氀氀ⴀ琀漀ⴀ眀愀氀氀 最爀攀愀琀㬀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀挀欀猀 瀀氀愀礀 昀愀爀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 椀渀 挀漀渀挀攀爀琀 琀栀愀渀ഀഀ they do here. But when it clicks ("East," "Sure Thing," "Freedom Park," 攀琀挀⸀⤀ 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 栀攀猀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀 搀爀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 ∀挀氀愀猀猀椀挀∀ 愀渀搀 ∀最攀渀椀甀猀⸀∀ 吀栀攀ഀഀ fact that they are among the best live bands I've ever seen is but icing in 琀栀攀 挀愀欀攀⸀ഀഀMARAH: 20,000 Streets Under The Sky (PHIdelity)
㰀䈀㸀䈀攀猀琀 䌀漀洀攀搀礀 䌀䐀⸀⸀⸀㰀⼀䈀㸀㰀䄀 吀䄀刀䜀䔀吀㴀∀倀䄀刀䔀一吀∀ഀഀ HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=cosmikdebrism-20&keyword=DAVID CROSS: It's Not Funny&mode=music">DAVID CROSS: It's Not Funny (Sub Pop)
. Oh yes it is! I 氀椀欀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 猀漀 洀甀挀栀 䤀 愀氀洀漀猀琀 戀爀漀欀攀 昀漀爀洀 愀渀搀 瀀甀琀 椀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 洀甀猀椀挀 氀椀猀琀⸀ 䌀爀漀猀猀ഀഀ is an acquired taste, but so wa