Articles by John F. Butland

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  Gram Parsons

  Another Side Of This Life - The Lost Recordings of Gram Parsons

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  The 18 tracks on this disc were recorded by a childhood pal of Parsons', on his Sony reel to reel deck, and have been with him ever since....

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  Saltgrass

  These Days

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Saltgrass is actually singer/songwriter Max Rollo and a series of pals and guests backing him up. This time 'round, he gets help from membe...

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  Big Wu

  Folk Tales

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This should really be a mess, as it's all over the musical landscape. Stylistically it touches on folk, pop, '70s prog rock, reggae, Afro-p...

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  Amy Rigby

  The Sugar Tree

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  Rigby's first LP, Diary Of A Mod Housewife, was a gem and the follow-up, Middlescence, was the poster child for the sophomore slump. Happil...

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  Soledad Brothers

  Soledad Brothers

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  If all those '60s bands had worshipped at the altar of Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf, instead of the holy trio of the Beatles...

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  Trent Summar and the New Row Mob

  Trent Summar and the New Row Mob

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2000

  Summar works the rockier side of the alt-country enigma and does it in a no-bullshit manner. He and the New Row Mob would be perfectly at h...

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  Embrooks

  Our New Day

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2000

  Our New Day is like discovering a long lost, previously unreleased companion to The Who Sell Out - one that's even meatier and rawer than i...

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  Suicide

  Half Alive

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Suicide pretty much established the model for the synth pop duo, so everybody from Depeche Shop Boys to Yaz to Soft Cell are in their debt....