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Do You Prefer Crunchy or Chewy?

May 2, 2003 by

When Peanut Butter Wolf started making beats, I was eatin' them raw out of a Gerber jar. Some things never change. The versatile, world-renowned DJ, producer and founder of Stones Throw Records is sti...
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Various Artists | Saddle Creek 50 | Saddle Creek

May 2, 2003 by

Which of the following does not fit? a) Alcohol b) indie rock c) SARS d) Omaha, Neb. If you chose "c," kids, then you get to drink from the fire hose because you are right.
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Rjd2 | The Horror | Definitive Jux

May 2, 2003 by

The Horror shimmies and struts with refreshingly vibrant and flavorful home-cooked beats and mixes that could perk up any old curmudgeon.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Fever to Tell | Interscope

May 2, 2003 by

Media hype is a persuasive weapon, and New York rock sensation the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a case in point. The storm of street buzz and media hype surrounding the Yeahs has been so strong that this punk ...
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KCSB Top Ten

May 2, 2003 by

1) Yo La Tengo | Summer Sun | Matador2) Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop3) Majesticons | Beauty Party | Big Dada
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A Mighty Wind | Spinal Tap Unplugged

April 24, 2003 by

I've never found any genre of music to be more sleep-inducing than folk. Thankfully, you don't need to be a folk aficionado (or even a fan) to be entertained by Christopher Guest's latest mockumentary...
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Midwestern Art Rockers Dish a Lil’ Love

April 24, 2003 by

Alongside labelmates Bright Eyes, Cursive and Desaparecidos, art-rock New Wavers the Faint have been rabidly taking over dance floors across the nation and causing even the most crossed-armed shoe-gaz...
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Madonna | American Life | Warner Brothers

April 24, 2003 by

Maybe it's a recent addiction to electronic music that has made Madonna's new album, American Life a cheap fix, maybe it's the acoustic guitar or perhaps it's hearing the Queen of Pop herself rap - wa...
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Blur | Think Tank | Virgin

April 24, 2003 by

Pros at pillaging musical styles from those more skilled than them, each of Blur's albums finds them changing their sound to match their ever-changing influences.
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Lucinda Williams | World Without Tears | Lost Highway

April 24, 2003 by

If you enjoy sipping froth off a double latte-espresso-mocha-quadruple-swirl and tethering your neck with a lavender cashmere shawl while sporting a staple clamped on your right eyebrow - then Lucinda...
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KCSB Top Ten

April 24, 2003 by

1) Majesticons | Beauty Party | Big Dada2) T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks3) Omid | Distant Drummer | Beneath the Surface
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Glory Be the Jam Band

April 18, 2003 by

Behind the studded belts of indie rock and the bling bling of hip hop lies a smiling, overly relaxed posse of music lovers. These fans, often trademarked unfairly with long, not-so-clean hair and an a...
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Spirited Away | When Ariel Just Don’t Cut it No Mo’

April 18, 2003 by

"Spirited Away" entertains, mystifies and - at least for the duration of the film - allows the viewer to recall how the world looked through a child's eyes.
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American Hi-Fi | The Art of Losing | Island

April 18, 2003 by

The incessant rise of pop-rock, with its catchy beats and brain cell-killing lyrics, is an evil vacuum capable of sucking innocent bystanders into a world of corny adolescence.
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A.R.E. Weapons | s/t | Rough Trade Records

April 18, 2003 by

These guys dare to be hip. And they succeed because they're just a tad bit deranged - armed with refreshingly dynamic lyrics and a foul-mouthed fightin' spirit to pull it off.
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