Articles by Alex Molotkow

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  Nina Nastasia & Jim White

  You Follow Me

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2007

  Nina Nastasia’s trademarked shy girl act is always nicely played out but one couldn’t help but hope for her to break out of her shell just...

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  Marissa Nadler

  Songs III

  PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2007

  It’s hard to describe this record without sounding silly — it’s so good that all I can do is gush, and that involves the heavy use of criti...

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  Taking A Spin

  DVD Game

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2007

  The Bicycles are a lot like the Archies, and not just musically. Toronto’s favourite neo-bubblegum act belong to a bona fide gang that help...

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  Doomsday Clock

  The Genius and Megalomania of <b>Smashing Pumpkins</b>

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2007

  Say what you will about Billy Corgan, the man has one all-redeeming attribute: he is absolutely delightful to hate. Reading old interviews...

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  Mick Turner / Tren Brothers

  Blue Trees

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2007

  Mick Turner’s merits cannot really be called into question — he’s done some great work in the past (as part of Dirty Three, with Jim White...

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  Gogol Bordello

  Motley Crew

  PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2007

  If someone tells you that everything you've been taught since age five is bullshit, the normal response is to yawn "oh yeah?” and find the...

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  Dungen

  Tio Bitar

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2007

  Tio Bitar starts out with a blast of hard psych rock but quickly winds down into ambient guitar feedback and distant flutes. Unlike 2004’s...

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  Ladybug Transistor

  Can't Wait Another Day

  PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2007

  The Ladybug Transistor have made some great baroque pop albums in the past. It takes guts to make music as dramatic as theirs, and the Lady...