Friday, November 21, 2025

The Numbers-Mad Day Out

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When my friend first pulled Anthology '64-'67 out some 25 years ago from his record shelves, I thought it was a Swedish ‘60s band l...
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Freezing Hands-Ghouls of 22nd Street

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  As soon as the sound of the cascading drums comes crashing down on the opening number “The Log Book,” their 5th album veers off into a mul...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Prefaces-Hippodrome & Acqua Marina

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This Lebanese trio strikes a remarkable tone and overall sound built upon the vibrant guitar interplay of Charif Megarbane and Salim Naffah ...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

The Evolution of Chinese Popular Music: Modernization and Globalization, 1927 to the Present

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The Evolution of Chinese Popular Music:  Modernization and Globalization, 1927 to the Present. By Ya-Hui Cheng, Routledge, 2024. 230pp (sof...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025

? and the Mysterians-We Are Not Alone: Rarities 1968-1970

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During the ‘60s, no one else was like ? and the Mysterians and no one else sounded like them. Their “96 Tears” surged all the way to #1 in O...
Friday, June 27, 2025

RYLI-Come and Get Me

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No, it’s not one of those new fangled spellings of Riley that is spotted on a desk during an elementary school open house or even a typo of ...
Friday, May 09, 2025

The Clicks-Come to Vivid Girl's Room! & Magic of White

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On the surface, the Clicks could be easily slotted between Shonen Knife and Supersnazz. The Yokohama-based trio formed in 1998. They honed t...
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