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2007, Virgin Records
Once upon a time, Damon Albarn was hailed as a young savior of Anglo rock n’ roll- a Brit who could potentially restore Union Jack rock to the glory of its illustrious past.
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2007, Memphis Industries
About thirty seconds into Field Music’s Tones of Town, I was convinced that someone had fucked up.
2006, Kill Rock Stars
I apologize in advance to the hipster mafia, but someone in Deerhoof needs an Adderall prescription.
2006, Suicide Squeeze
On paper, this record has a lot going for it. But in the stereo, it tends to disappoint.
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2006, Megaforce
Nuclear Daydream is another in a long line of bland pop albums from pretentious singer/songriter/artist Joseph Arthur.
2006, Astralwerks/EMD
Listeners hoping for the U.K. version of Springsteen’s social commentary masterpiece will be disappointed: there are no fist-pumping anthems—just song-after-disappointing-song.
2006, Rykodisc
Apparently, Jay Bennett has done some post-Wilco work.
2006, Secretly Canadian
When Magnolia Electric Co. frontman Jason Molina released the last (so far) Songs: Ohia album entitled Magnolia Electric Company, it was pretty damn revelatory.
Jackass: Number Two
2006, Paramount Home Video
C
The Jackass guys aren’t worried about art, they’re worried about fart, shit, testicles, and buttholes. I almost laughed as much as I retched, and that is, I guess, an achievement of some kind.
2006, Sub Pop
People have been pillaging Brian Eno’s fecund 70’s period for decades now, with mixed results.
Clerks II: Deluxe Widescreen Edition
2006, View Askew
C+
Clerks II is a really funny film—at times a hilarious film—but it’s mostly just mediocre.
