Articles by Andrew Steenberg

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  Archive

  Noise

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Brevity isn’t necessarily requisite of a good pop song, but it certainly helps. Archive, an always good and occasionally great band, obviou...

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  Magneta Lane

  The Constant Lover

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Magneta Lane is an all-girl band that writes songs about girls. In an ideal world these things wouldn’t matter. Sadly, we’re not their yet....

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  Prosaics

  Aghast Agape

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Utter originality has always been impossible, but many current bands don’t even take a crack at those rare anomalies once known as "ideas.”...

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  These Arms Are Snakes

  Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  After such a promising debut with last year’s This is Meant to Hurt You EP, These Arms are Snakes take a step backward with an album that s...

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  Cyndi Lauper

  Live… At Last (Town Hall, New York, March 11, 2004)

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Not taking Cyndi Lauper seriously has always been good fun. Sadly, her levity has negated two important things: one, the beauty of "Time Af...

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  Marble Index

  The Marble Index

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  Hamilton’s the Marble Index add to the expansive registry of new and promising local acts, but hold one advantage which may, eventually, tr...

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  Singapore Sling

  Life is Killing My Rock ‘n' Roll

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  It’s been said that if you play a Beach Boys LP at 45 rpm you’ll hear the Ramones. It’s also been said that if you play the Ramones through...

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  Thrills

  Let's Bottle Bohemia

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  The impulse to dislike the Thrills is achingly strong. A group of Irishmen playing SoCal beach pop under lyrics that blazon the band’s Amer...