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MATT ASHARE

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On the racks: September 26, 2006

Tori Amos, the Lemonheads, Janet Jackson
...plus Ludacris, Alan Jackson, and Scissor Sisters.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 26, 2006

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Rare, please!

Versions found only on the web
The Internet and all it represents has never struck me as fitting very well into the faux Appalachian, outsider-artist æsthetic that Will Oldham has cultivated for himself in his various Palace incarnations and, of late, as Bonnie “Prince” Billy.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 26, 2006

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Boys club for men

Jack White’s Raconteurs roadtrip
This is one side project that's for real.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 28, 2006

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Cursive

Happy Hollow | Saddle Creek
Cursive once subtitled an album Semantics of Song . Cursive, "Dorothy at Forty"  (mp3) Cursive, "Bad Sects"   (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 26, 2006

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On the racks: September 19, 2006

Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Fergie, Smash Mouth...
...plus DJ Shadow, Chingy, and Kasabian
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 19, 2006

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Proud to be loud

Inside Touch and Go’s indie empire
So what would prompt a person to fly to Chicago for a long weekend only to stand around at a music festival whose headliners were on the level of the unpronounceable !!!, the Steve Albini/Bob Weston noise machine Shellac, and Arizona Giant Sand mates Calexico? Big Black, "The Power of Independent Trucking" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 20, 2006

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Yo La Tengo

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass | Matador
As silly as the title sounds, it’s an accurate reflection of the we’re-not-afraid-to-take-on-anything attitude that’s propelled Yo La through the past dozen years. Yo La Tengo, “Pass the Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind”  
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 18, 2006

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On the racks: September 12

Basement Jaxx, Brazilian Girls, Black Keys, Junior Boys, and more. . .
Hard to believe it’s been over a decade since Basement Jaxx first scored a club hit with a little “Samba Magic.”
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 13, 2006

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The Rockers’ new groove

New indie-rock dance tracks
Indie- and alt-rockers have always had a difficult relationship with dancing.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 11, 2006

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Nouvelle Vague

Bande À Part | Luaka Bop
If it’s possible to give a one-trick pony legs, then French producers Marc Collin and Olivier Libau have found the secret.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 11, 2006

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Forward into the past!

Oldies and more in the season’s CD releases
Could it be just a coincidence that as I sit here writing this, a grizzled Bob Seger is gearing up for the release of Face the Promise , the Detroit rocker’s first proper studio album in, oh, forever and a day? The Lemonheads, "No Backbone" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 14, 2006

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On the racks: September 5, 2006

Beyoncé, the Rapture, Audioslave...
...plus Grizzly Bear, Bob Mould, and more.
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 05, 2006

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The Flaming Lips

At War With The Mystics | Reprise
Two developments have defined the trajectory of the Flaming Lips since they emerged as Oklahoma garage-rock weirdos with a major-label alternahit in the ’90s. Flaming Lips, “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song”  (video)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 05, 2006

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More Thurston Moore

What a Sonic Youth guitarist does in Northampton
Just as R.E.M. will forever be associated with Athens, Georgia, Sonic Youth will always bring to mind downtown NYC. Taking Flight: Black Helicopter reach a higher plane of rock. By Matt Ashare Sonic Youth, "Incinerate" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 30, 2006

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Taking flight

Black Helicopter reach a higher plane of rock
“It’s that classic New England heavy thinking man’s rock,” is how Sonic Youth guitarist and Northampton resident Thurston Moore puts it. The Boston hit list: Ten local bands you need to see. By Matt Ashare More Thurston Moore: What a Sonic Youth guitarist does in Northampton. By Matt Ashare Black Helicopter, "Buick Electra" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 05, 2006

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Ratatat

Classics |  XL
The New York duo Ratatat pick up where Trans Am pulled over circa 2000, with instrumental songs that combine the laptop-pop prowess of Evan Mast with the rockist-guitar leanings of Mike Stroud.
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 29, 2006

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Southern accents

Cat Power reveals the secrets of her stability
It wasn’t so long ago that a Cat Power show was a roll of the dice. Cat Power, "The Greatest" (mp3)
By MATT ASHARE  |  September 01, 2006

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On the racks: August 29, 2006

Tego Calderon, Bob Dylan, Ray LaMontagne . . .
. . . plus Method Man, Motorhead, and Pete Yorn
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 30, 2006

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The quieter side of Dave's world

The Foo Fighters at the Wang, August 22, 2006
Grohl seemed to relish the opportunity to sit, talk, and play some of his favorite Foo tunes in a less intense setting than he’s clearly used to. Foo Fighters and Frank Black at the Wang Center, August 22, 2006.
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 25, 2006

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On the racks: August 22

Bachmann Hilton overdrive
Eric Bachmann, David Pajo, the Mountain Goats, Paris Hilton, and more.
By MATT ASHARE  |  August 23, 2006
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