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The Life of Rileynew
With a brand-new album and a brand-new baby, the Coup's leader discourses on the dichotomy of bullets and love.
  
    East Bay Express  |  
    Eric K. Arnold  |  
    05-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: The Coup
  Soul Mannew
Hamilton releases a spiritually conscious album marketed to sinners.
  
    Nashville Scene  |  
    Makkada B. Selah  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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  Variations on a Theme
Until we get a doom-metal disc that's as malignant as our doom-taunting age, Cisneros and Hakius' conference of doves will have to suffice.
  
    Washington City Paper  |  
    Brent Burton  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Conference of the Birds, Om
  The Terror of History
It's probably fair to suggest that both Eli Roth and Zombi would be nothing without the 70s.
  
    Washington City Paper  |  
    Brent Burton  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Surface to Air, Zombi
  Think Pinknew
Pink Martini combines Japanese film-noir aesthetics with the rhythms of a Brazilian marching band, performed with the genuine gusto that you might find at a Bohemian cafe or a late-night Parisian cabaret.
  
    The Memphis Flyer  |  
    Andria Lisle  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Pink Martini
  Completely Unclassifiablenew
Don't get me wrong, I like the Red Krayola -- I just don't get it.
    
  
    Tags: Introduction, The Red Krayola
  You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybenew
The days when the Mirror was his only press are long past, but Sam Roberts hasn't let it go to his head.
  
    Montreal Mirror  |  
    Johnson Cummins  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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    Tags: Sam Roberts
  Case of the Missing Heartnew
 
    
    Sure, Fox Confessor is a tour de force -- but
that's not enough.
  
    Illinois Times  |  
    Rene Spencer Saller  |  
    04-28-2006  | 
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  Wallowing in Dad's Shadownew
Shooter's second album seems to struggle with his father's shadow, attempting to make a unique statement while acknowledging the legacy of his genes -- unfortunately, he misses the mark.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    James Kelly  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: Shooter Jennings, Electric Rodeo
  Smart, Soft-Spoken 'Surf Rock'new
Leviton is on the opposite coast of the Ventures' brand of reverb-drenched guitar rock, specializing in delicate, sun- and sand-themed love songs written specifically for performance on the beach.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Lee Valentine Smith  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
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  Traversing Genresnew
Dieselboy, who has been lobbing volleys from Philly for more than a decade, bridges hardstep, neurofunk and now progressive house/trance, of all things.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Tony Ware  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: Dieselboy, The HUMAN Resource
  Kanye the Hard Waynew
When Alain Macklovitch was 13, he was dropping bar mitzvah cash on a pair of turntables and a mixer -- two years later, as DJ A-Trak, he was owning multiple world DJ championships.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Michael Brodeur  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: A-Trak
  Music News in Briefnew
Proof's last moves are recounted; Michael Jackson is still a weirdo; Courtney Love finally lets go; Easter is blasphemed by rock 'n' roll; and Jewel and Rob Thomas tour together, ruining everyone's day.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    David Thorpe  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
    Music
  
  Kid-Tested, Oldster Approvednew
 
    
    Mittens have finally grown into their mature music: smart and simple pop that's totally inoffensive.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Jed Gottlieb  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
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    Tags: Mittens
  A Family Affairnew
For more than a decade, Avail has steadily toured the world, playing its energetic blend of melodic hardcore for sweaty audiences of all sizes -- losing teeth and breaking bones along the way.
  
    Style Weekly  |  
    Brent Baldwin  |  
    04-27-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews