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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1969

1969: the year of Woodstock, the year of Altamont.  A year of contradictions that saw rock music leaving behind much of its world-changing idealism as the genre of a counterculture began to splinter into dozens of specialized subgenres, each with … Continue reading

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Album Review: of Montreal, “Lousy with Sylvianbriar”

At the risk of uttering heresy, I think of Montreal mastermind Kevin Barnes may be the indie generation’s David Bowie. In its upper registers, Barnes’ voice recalls none other than Ziggy Stardust, especially in a live setting. And like the … Continue reading

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