Articles by Helen Spitzer

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  Scout Niblett

  I Am

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

  On her early recordings, Scout Niblett channelled bayou blues from her home in Nottingham, UK — soulfully enough that Songs: Ohia’s Jason M...

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  Bishop Allen

  Charm School

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

  As surely as the days grow warmer, the need for a soundtrack to summer becomes more pressing. And in the bright sound of Bishop Allen comes...

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  Geoff Berner

  Raintree Cafe, Waterloo, ON - March 29, 2003

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  "Regina, the city that rhymes with fun!," mumbled an elegantly wasted Geoff Berner. There are few things as alarming as an inebriated man w...

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  Bettie Serveert

  Log 22

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  The first release from Bettie Serveert in three years begins with great promise. The opening tracks offer a boisterous return to form, and...

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  Burnettes

  Album Schmalbum

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Not an ode to the wonderfully tacky Carol, but the name of the actual couple who form one-half of the Burnettes. As evident from the album...

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  The Robot Ate Me

  They Ate Themselves

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  It’s a fitting title for this otherworldly debut, as much of the record is engaged in the process of slowly devouring itself. Songs frequen...

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  The Unicorns

  Unicorns Are People Too

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  I’ve long suspected that small mediocre towns spawn great artistic visions. Such is most certainly the case with the Unicorns. From the sal...

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  Wartime Correspondent

  Cartoonist David Rees Chronicles a Year of Terror

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  "At some point I felt like life in America had reached such a level of absurdity. And it wasn't removed from me - I felt like I was living...