Read our Rosebuds feature, “For its fourth album, The Rosebuds invited friends over” The Rosebuds’ four-LP discography has been like a series of Rorschach tests: Which album is best depends on what perspective you apply. For me, the duo’s 2003 debut Make Out remains a high watermark, since it has the simplest songs, the clearest […]
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Lou Reed embraces his legacymaybe
Listen! If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. Is Lou Reed having fun? Reed, who turned 66 in March, built his reputation in part by battling interviewers and snarling at audiences. But he seems to be smiling more lately: At a small New York gig in January, as he […]
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As bandleader, songwriter, improviser and engineer, Samara Lubelski keeps moving
Listen! If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. “It’s really small; you can’t buy groceries there, and there’s only one restaurant,” says singer/ songwriter Samara Lubelski about Degenfeld, the German village where she often records. “It’s kind of lost in its own time and place, so you can get […]
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Massachusetts duo MV & EE brings rock back home
Listen! If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. “Some journalists have said to me, ‘Where are the jams on this one?’” says Matt Valentine of Gettin’ Gone, his new album with partner Erika Elder. “It’s a different kind of jammer, but [there are a lot of] tones and ergonomic […]
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Magik Markers
The Magic Makers With The Spikula Twins featuring Ryan Martin, Clang Quartet and Quivering Chariots (Clarque and Caroline Blomquist, Chris Girard, Todd Emmert) Nightlight, Chapel Hill Sunday, March 11, 10 p.m. Tickets: $6 You’d have to be a detective to keep up with the output of noise-rock titan Magik Markers. Most of the band’s releases […]