Mark Olson
Many Colored Kite (Ryko Records). Review by Sean Slone.
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Fran Healy
WRECKORDER (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.
The Posies
Blood/Candy (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
Two-Way Family Favourites (Southern Domestic Recordings). Review by Sean Slone.
The Morlocks
The Morlocks Play Chess (Popantipop). Review by Sean Slone.
U2: Let Them Be
A two-DVD set featuring two documentaries about U2, one focusing on an analysis of the album Achtung Baby and the other on the band’s first two albums of the 2000s.
Kathryn Calder
Are You My Mother? (File Under Music). Review by Sean Slone.
The Break Mission
Alpha (Authentik Artists). Review by Sean Slone.
Pernice Brothers
Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Ed Harcourt
Lustre (Nice Music Group). Review by Sean Slone.
The New Pornographers
Together (Matador). Review by Sean Slone.
Band of Horses
Infinite Arms (Columbia). Review by Sean Slone.
Dr. Dog
Shame, Shame (Anti-). Review by Sean Slone.
Stars
The Five Ghosts (Vagrant). Review by Sean Slone.
Freedy Johnston
Rain on the City (Bar None). Review by Sean Slone.
BoDeans
Mr. Sad Clown (429 Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Bad Lieutenant
Never Cry Another Tear (Original Signal). Review by Sean Slone.
Marshall Crenshaw
Jaggedland (429). Review by Sean Slone.
Beatle Books: From Genesis to Revolution
With 1,500 or so books about the Fab Four, a meta-reference work would come in handy. However, Sean Slone comes away disappointed with the tome’s lack of a critical eye.
Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution
Three-hour documentary on DVD about the German electronic music band, their influences, contemporaries, and followers. Sean Slone gets lost on the Trans-Europe Express.
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