Articles by Bill Whish

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  John Doe

  For the Best of Us

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  If you look at John Doe’s latest and wonder, "Haven’t I seen this before?” well, you have. In 1998 Doe released For the Rest of Us, a loud...

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  Towers of London

  Blood, Sweat & Towers

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Britain’s Towers of London, are hard to figure out. Are they genuinely recreating ’70s punk, or is it all one big contrived spoof? Like the...

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  Some Girls

  Crushing Love

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost 20 years since Juliana Hatfield released her first album with the Blake Babies. While that recor...

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  Adam Green

  Jacket Full of Danger

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Last year, Adam Green almost derailed his career by releasing an uncomfortable album of what sounded like kids songs. It wasn’t a kids albu...

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  Old Soul

  She's Got Party Davis Eyes

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2006

  Like the Old Soul’s debut disc, their follow-up is another gem that mainstream audiences will never understand. She’s Got Party Davis Eyes...

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  Towers of London

  Blood, Sweat & Towers

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Britain’s Towers of London, are hard to figure out. Are they genuinely recreating ’70s punk, or is it all one big contrived spoof? Like the...

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  Tapes 'n Tapes

  The Loon

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  Could Minneapolis become the new Montreal? If exuberant indie rockers Tapes ’n Tapes are an indication of what’s hiding in the northern Ame...

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  Kooks

  Inside In/Inside Out

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

  For every sappy pop album that comes out of England there’s one exciting, rock’n’roll disc that UK critics can’t get enough of. One of the...