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Luna’s final studio album is their finest effort since Penthouse. The band certainly didn’t mail it in for a collection of songs they knew would help define their legacy. Quintessential Luna, every track is listenable and complete with trademark Dean Wareham lyrics that spans the gamut from quirky poetry to laughable puns. (For an example [...]

So I’ve kicked the rocket fuel and first thing in the morning web management, for the flamenco mag, my website, and now lo and behold the online dating. Instead, in this fine rainy weather of New Year’s resolutions I’m getting up, drinking tea, reading Norse mythology (to feel in touch with my ancestory, no not [...]

If David Dennis ever recommends an album to you take that she-it as gospel. David is responsible for my cd collection containing classics such as Galaxie 500’s “On Fire,” The Flaming Lips “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots” and now this gem. I can’t really say that this one is as good as “On Fire” or [...]

It would probably be prudent to give this cd a few more spins before writing a review, but I’ll go ahead and throw some thoughts out there anyway. Overall, I’m disappointed with this album on several levels, but I suppose that’s not a huge surprise. Yeah, Bono can still sing. Yeah, Edge can still play [...]

Four Stars It is with great pleasure that I fire the opening salvo in amateur hour at the music reviews with a review of The Shins debut album, Oh, Inverted World. Fueled by the hype they received from their inclusion on the “Garden State“ soundtrack, The Shins have exploded out of Albuquerque based on the [...]

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