Articles by John F. Butland

Robert Pollard & His Soft Rock Renegades
Choreographed Man of War
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002
A while back I was a big GBV fan, but the releases started coming so fast and furiously that I literally couldnt keep up with them or even...
Maggie Connell
The Luxury Of Sadness
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002
Connell is a former member of 70s new wavers the Heaters, but this is her audacious solo debut. Its ten tracks were recorded completely so...
Money Mark
Change Is Coming
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Mark Nishita, functionally the fourth Beastie Boy, packs a shit load of diverse and eclectic influences into his third solo LP, getting a h...
Various
Listen To What The Man Said - Popular Artists Pay Tribute To...
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Two things become obvious very quickly while listening to this pair of tributes. First, McCartney's solo song writing is a lot better than...
Various
Coming Up - Independent Artists Pay Tribute To The Music Of...
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002
Two things become obvious very quickly while listening to this pair of tributes. First, McCartney's solo song writing is a lot better than...
Muddy Waters
The Anthology
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001
It seems like every six months or so there's another Muddy Waters compilation. The Anthology is yet another, but dammit, music just doesn't...
Dipsomaniacs
The Life You're Faking
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001
It's becoming a familiar refrain, but 2001 is emerging as the best year for power pop since Jean Chretien made an honest living. And New Je...
DMZ
Live At The Rat
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2001
Back before he launched the Lyres, Jeff "Monoman" Conolly headed up a little combo called DMZ. They had a goal of sounding like the Chocola...