tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1387130 2009-11-02T19:01:17Z TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a6a0f0d3970c 2009-11-02T14:01:17-05:00 2009-11-02T19:01:17Z

Metric’s “Plug In Plug Out” digital EP consists of five acoustic versions of songs featured on the band’s album, "Fantasies." As one of the most striking records of the year, it’s fitting that “Fantasies” would spawn such a companion piece....

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a61543c5970b 2009-10-22T17:51:16-04:00 2009-10-22T21:51:16Z

Let the shameless cash-in begin. This disc is simply a collection of remixes built out of Michael’s early Motown work. What has happened since his death has apparently opened the door for a lot of tributes. He’s being shown a...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a608e8a6970c 2009-10-01T15:02:36-04:00 2009-10-01T19:42:20Z

A mere nineteen months after releasing his last album, "Golden Delicious," Mike Doughty is back again with another eclectic collection. Cutting to the chase, “Sad Man Happy Man” sums up every one of Doughty’s best skills and condenses them into...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a5b2d80d970c 2009-09-09T11:10:59-04:00 2009-09-09T15:10:59Z

The decision-makers at Capitol obviously picked today to re-release all the re-mastered Beatles albums with their tongues firmly planted in their cheeks. One cannot look at today’s date aligned with the Beatles and not think of that spoken refrain on...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a5783207970c 2009-08-26T15:12:18-04:00 2009-08-26T19:12:18Z

Jet’s 2003 album, “Get Born,” did have a few minor bits of excitement, but it’s time to face the fact that Jet have very little to offer. They want to be an amalgam of AC/DC and the Beatles but they...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a56eaabc970c 2009-08-24T13:02:15-04:00 2009-08-24T17:02:15Z

If you are a fan of Sigur Rós, this album is definitely for you. It’s the side project/collaboration between that Icelandic band’s lead singer, Jon Thor Birgisson and Parachutes member Alex Somers. The two have worked together in a number...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a52a88a0970c 2009-08-07T15:37:30-04:00 2009-08-07T20:19:06Z

The loss of John Hughes yesterday to a sudden, apparent heart attack (at only 59 years of age) comes as a great blow to anyone who ever enjoyed his movies. His classics from the eighties mainly come to mind. At...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef0120a521a382970c 2009-08-05T17:01:31-04:00 2009-08-05T22:33:40Z

Today on the BBC, Radiohead premiered a new track. It’s a stirring string-driven number, nearly classical in nature. It is one of the most beautiful compositions Thom Yorke and company have ever released. It’s a tribute to Harry Patch, who...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef01157162ccfc970c 2009-08-03T16:45:28-04:00 2009-08-03T20:45:28Z

If you aren’t familiar with “Vol. 1” of this series, let me fill you in. On the “Under The Covers” records, the smart songsmith (a post-nineties, buzz-bin-status, Sweet) and seemingly ageless Bangles-member (Hoffs) perform versions of their favorite songs. On...

Allan Raible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c4df253ef01157161f708970c 2009-08-03T12:05:26-04:00 2009-08-03T19:57:44Z

If you haven’t noticed, I’m here to tell you that vinyl is back in a big way. Yes, if you threw away that old turntable, you made a grave mistake since many new releases are not only available on CD...

Allan Raible