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Rufus Wainwright Previews <em>Songs For Lulu</em> In New York

Rufus Wainwright Previews Songs For Lulu In New York(1)

March 16, 2010

Rufus Wainwright Previews Songs For Lulu In New York

SEASICK STEVE > <em>Man From Another Time</em>

SEASICK STEVE > Man From Another Time

SEASICK STEVE
Man From Another Time
(RYKO)
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If you want, you can fixate on this grizzled old dude’s back story (he’s hoboed, hung with Joplin and Cobain), but Seasick Steve’s bluesy tunes would grab you even if he was a recent Harvard grad. His musical style, mostly slide guitar on an old ax, pitched somewhere between Skip [...]

THE WHIGS > In The Dark

THE WHIGS
In The Dark
(ATO RECORDS)
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On the heels of an explosive year, The Whigs have released their third album, In the Dark. Powerful, gritty and headbangingly sincere, In The Dark is a superb album, full of garage-rock funk with melodies to sing along to.
In The Dark showcases a new turn for the band; while they [...]

GRAHAM PARKER > <em>Imaginary Television</em>

GRAHAM PARKER > Imaginary Television

GRAHAM PARKER
Imaginary Television
(BLOODSHOT)
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There are certain veteran rockers whose low-key approach suits their mid-life music. Unlike his former producer, Nick Lowe, Graham Parker isn’t one of them. This powerful singer/songwriter-one of the key strands in punk’s DNA- does his best work with a noisy band.One that goads Parker to bring the hooks and hair-raising vocals. [...]