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Desert Desolationnew
Moments of epic sadness give these Nick Cave songs a classical feel.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Chad Radford  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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  Diverse, But Reductionistnew
The Latin music "explosion" has been years in the making, but only recently has the momentum shifted from occasional chart incursions toward a full-fledged presence on the pop-culture menu.
  
    Orlando Weekly  |  
    Jason Ferguson  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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  The Currency Of Soundnew
The conceit with which Hypatia Lake approaches its music proves to be vexing.
  
    Orlando Weekly  |  
    Jason Ferguson  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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  Sweet Young Thingnew
It's hard to remember that the "Seattle sound" used to be exciting -- these days, "grunge" is equal parts epithet and punch line.
  
    Orlando Weekly  |  
    Jason Ferguson  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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    Tags: Mudhoney, Under A Billion Suns
  Double the Woodnew
Oliver Wood feels that by leaving much of Ways Not to Lose as just he and his brother Chris, his songs are given new meaning.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Mosi Reeves  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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    Tags: the wood brothers
  All in The (Sur)namenew
Cassavetes isn't an experimental band, but it gamely tinkers with song format.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Mosi Reeves  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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    Tags: Cassavetes, Funny Stories
  Pausing for Happy Hournew
Far from random and anonymous, Jazze Pha's beats unmistakably carry his imprint -- usually elegant and plush, evoking playalistic sounds of early 80s funk and R&B.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Mosi Reeves  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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    Tags: Happy Hour, Jazze Pha
  Turning Music Into a Movementnew
In the 90s, Atlanta witnessed a soul music renaissance, and its epicenter was the small bistro, Yin Yang Music Cafe.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Carlton Hargro and Mosi Reeves  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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  White Chocolatenew
The U.K.'s Hot Chip love American R&B, cars and slang -- some things never change.
  
    L.A. Weekly  |  
    Mikael Wood  |  
    03-02-2006  | 
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    Tags: Hot Chip
  Dance and Crynew
She Wants Revenge is the latest hip commodity among the cognoscenti.
  
    Tucson Weekly  |  
    Gene Armstrong  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: She Wants Revenge
  A Mad Recipenew
Meet Mice Parade and its musical anagrams.
  
    Tucson Weekly  |  
    Annie Holub  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: Mice Parade, Bem-Vinda Vontade
  Obscenely Brilliantnew
Jackie-O Motherfucker fully embraces musical failure in the search for something new.
  
    Willamette Week  |  
    Michael Byrn  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: Jackie-O Motherfucker
  Music News In Briefnew
The RIAA further screws music fans by "prohibiting" the ripping of CDs to iPods. Also: Killa Cam's pedophiles, Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, and the Kid Rock/Scott Stapp sex tape.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    David Thorpe  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: The Burn Unit
  Oates & Hall?new
The world has relegated Oates to the position of Hall's sideman -- but next time you hear some meathead tearing down Oates, ask him why Hall's solo albums never set the charts ablaze.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Jed Gottlieb  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: Hall & Oates
  Converting the Worldnew
Metric took the usual indie path and released their own records, but now they get to deal with a trickier situation -- getting too big.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Michael Brodeur  |  
    03-01-2006  | 
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    Tags: Metric