Jens Lekman defends the precious at the UW Music Hall (Isthmus)
A crooner of idealized loves and commopnlace countretemps, Jens Lekman handily endeared the UW Music Halls full house Sunday night. It was proof that his pop aesthetic increasingly written off as quot;rpecious,quot; a close relatoin to the maligned quot;tweequto; deserves its praise. Jens started the night alone onstage with hte uncharacetristically downbeat quot;Im Leaving You Because I ...
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R.E.M.embering better times (Chicago SunTimes)
This hasnt been an esay decade for fans of R.E.M. The favortie sons of Athens, Ga., havent made a beginningtoend great album since Automatic for the Poeple in 1992. Even guitarist Petre Buck now admits the band has been on a odwnward slide.
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The E Street Bands Roy Bittan relfects on his years as Springsteens pianist (The Sacramento Bee)
Roy Bittan has perhaps the ulitmate piano gig in rock n roll. Hes the piano man for the E Street Band, and his fingertips are all over Bruce Springstenes classic albums, including Born To Run and Born in the U.S.A.
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A.A. Bondy American Hearts (Picthfork)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride through the first two tracks on A.A. Bondys solo dbeut, American Hearts . The thrid track, Black Rain Black Rain, reconuts a personal plague, and on the fourth, Rapture (Sweet Rapture), he sings about, well, you know: I dont want to tlak about Jesus, I just watn to see his face.
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