Marc A. Price
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ANI DIFRANCO: CARNEGIE HALL – 4.6.02
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I’ve had a relationship with Ani DiFranco since around 1993. This is not a conventional relationship, shall we say. It is somewhat of a long-distance one, but no less…
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THIEVERY CORPORATION: VERSIONS
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Bass is a prominent character in the theatre of the Thievery Corporation. Their “original” albums are inundated with it. The same is clearly true when they helm a remix…
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ELEFANT: THE BLACK MAGIC SHOW
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I’m sure that you are familiar with the fable of the Emperor’s New Clothes, where the Emperor swanned around butt-naked because he had been conned by an unscrupulous tailor….
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VERNON REID AND MASQUE: OTHER TRUE SELF
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Despite the fact that the band seemed to go their separate ways in 1995, it is difficult to discuss Vernon Reid without mentioning Living Colour, so I will get…
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PÉREZ PRADO: THE BEST OF PÉREZ PRADO – THE ORIGINAL MAMBO NO. 5
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Before Lou Bega ripped off “Mambo #5”, and even before a well-known beer manufacturer borrowed “Guaglione” for their success commercial campaign in the UK, Pérez Prado was already a…
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RÖYKSOPP: RÖYKSOPP’S NIGHT OUT
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Röyksopp’s debut single “Eple” was pinched by Belgian turntable train spotters 2 Many DJs (AKA Soulwax) and mixed with Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” on their As Heard on Radio…
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SOME BY SEA: ON FIRE (IGLOO)
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Apparently, Some by Sea will be throwing a launch party with fellow Seattleites Hypatia Lake. When I discovered this news, I felt a little concerned. I hoped to all…
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KT TUNSTALL: EYE TO THE TELESCOPE
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The USA finally gets a release of KT Tunstall’s debut Eye to the Telescope. This album has been turning quite a few heads in the UK. It was reissued in…
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HYPATIA LAKE: …AND WE SHALL CALL HIM JOSEPH
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Our goal is to help push humanity forward by utilizing music as a transcendental form of communication and by offering a relief from the monotony that is the byproduct…
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POLYSICS: NOW IS THE TIME
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To paraphrase the late John Peel, this record does not fade in rather slowly. It wakes you up to the possibility that music can be simultaneously unusual, raucous, and…