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Single Artist
8/4/2003
Everything that matters from a criminally underappreciated band. In their '80's heyday, they mixed a jazzy, Euro-janglepop sound (maybe akin to the Smiths or the Housemartins) with humorous, whimsical …
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7/28/2003
Not terribly interesting, as I stuck to the first four classic albums. I suppose Siren was part of the band's original output, but I've never liked that as much (and didn't purchase the reissue). They …
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Theme - Cover Songs
7/21/2003
Following my recent Big Star, Velvet Underground, and Neil Young tributes, I tried my hand at a Beatles tribute album. I was surprised by how few decent Beatles covers I had in my collection (showing, …
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7/17/2003
Of all the Southern jangle-pop bands crowding the college radio airwaves in the mid-'80's (hoping for a slice of the R.E.M. action), the Connells were always my favorite. Much more melodic (if less edg …
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7/14/2003
Funny -- after looking at Rob Conroy's fine New Order mix earlier today, I went looking for my own, and realized I'd never posted it to AOTM. So, for the sake of comparison, here it is. Fair amount of …
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6/27/2003
Hot on the heels (sort of) of Rob Conroy's King Crimson mix, here's my own admission of one of the few lingering guilty pleasures from my prog days. I still remember walking into a used record store ab …
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Single Artist
6/25/2003
Not much "mixing" going on, with just 3 albums and a few b-sides. But it needed to be done, now that they've gone and released the best pop album of the last two years. (If you haven't bought it, you n …
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Theme
6/6/2003
Clear Channel killed radio; rotund little Powell Jr. drove the final nail in the coffin. Here's a little ode to the radio, not a terribly original idea (spotted several others here on AOTM), but I felt …
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6/3/2003
A wonderful, overlooked SF-based singer/songwriter, Barbara comes across like early Liz Phair or Suzanne Vega, only with a much cooler record collection. She's appeared in various incarnations over the …
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