The French Kicks: Swimming - PopMatters Music Review

Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 10:47 | Category : PopMatters, Reviews
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The French Kicks were a band that I got into 7 or 8 years ago by accident when I saw them play a really small hall in Peterborough. They really lit up the room for me, which led me to get hold of everything that I could by them. They had an edgy post punk [...]

Firewater: The Golden Hour - PopMatters Music Review

Thursday, 8 May 2008, 9:02 | Category : PopMatters, Reviews
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The Golden Hour PopMatters just published my review of the new Firewater CD. This record I liked. I haven’t played it since I reviewed it but I’m pretty sure that the next time it gets slotted into the iMac I’ll enjoy it. It is a fine record and well worth the purchase. As usual an [...]

Lissa Schneckenburger: Song - PopMatters Review

Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 9:02 | Category : PopMatters, Reviews
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Another fun little Short Take that I submitted to PopMatters. An excerpt below and the direct link after that.

Lissa Schneckenburger’s Song is a cheerful array of old school folk tunes with the emphasis on the fiddle and quality vocal performance—a mixture of self-composed work and traditional songs from the New England area of [...]

Various Artists: Beautiful Escape… Is Coming Right Along PopMatters Review

Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 9:02 | Category : PopMatters, Reviews
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Beautiful Escape… Is Comping Right Along One of my Short Take reviews was published on PopMatters.com today. It is short and “sweet”. An excerpt is below and the link to the full review is beneath that. These short reviews are fun to do.
 
The Posies were a power-pop outfit from Washington State that didn’t so much [...]

Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykestrasse 68

Saturday, 15 March 2008, 9:07 | Category : Reviews
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One of the blogs that I go to every once in a while is 3hive. This is an excellent site if you are looking for new music. This tireless team trawl t’Internet looking for freely available mp3s. This site and Last.FM I just could not live without. My most recent find on 3hive is Hanne [...]