Articles by Chuck Molgat

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  Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

  Pig Lib

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Stephen Malkmus's self-titled 2001 solo debut didn't sound half bad — that is, until the release of this full-length follow-up. Pig Lib fin...

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  Super Friendz

  Love Energy

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Nearly seven years after calling it quits, Halifax guitar-pop darlings the Super Friendz are back up and running with a brand new full-leng...

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  Camper Van Beethoven

  New Roman Times

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Fifteen years after calling it quits and splintering off to form Cracker, Monks of Doom and Hieronymous Firebrain, pioneering alt-rock comb...

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  Thin Man

  Greasy Heart

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  If English-born, Chicago-based musician Kennedy Greenrod is on a mission to make the accordion cool again (assuming it ever was in the firs...

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  Mitch Willer

  Sylvia Sidney... I Love Her Still

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Former Young Ideas front-man Mitch Willer makes a seemingly effortless transition to solo artist mode with this independently released ten-...

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  Crimea

  Tragedy Rocks

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

  Although issued in the UK over a year ago, North American fans of dynamic, dramatic melodic rock in the spirit of Ziggy-era Bowie ought to...

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  Get Quick

  How the Story Goes

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  Being an ardent fan of the Rainbow Quartz roster is a little like being a connoisseur of ketchup. Both endeavours require the ability to pi...

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  Plaintiffs

  La Familia

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2005

  Seattle scene veteran Joey Kline returned to his home turf in Montana for the recording of this second disc from his countrified rock outfi...