Articles by Marco Ursi
A Simpsons World After All
BOOK
PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006
There have been plenty of Simpsons books, most filled with trivia and episode guides. But former Shift editor Chris Turners Planet Simpson...
Soundtrack of Our Lives
Origin Vol.1
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005
The Soundtrack of Our Lives has never pretended to be anything but a revivalist act, unashamedly borrowing sounds and ideas from the classi...
Evan Dando / All Systems Go!
Lee's Palace, Toronto ON - May 3, 2004
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2004
Arriving on a stage blasting a portable stereo into the microphone, Evan Dando set the tone for what will surely go down as one of the year...
Markus Chakra
Demonstrative
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004
A fun, rockin debut EP that suggests a promising future for this Toronto-based artist. Chakra draws from the classic rock and soul of the...
Disclaimer
The Airbag's Lipstick Kiss
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004
On his second album under the Disclaimer banner, Michigan-based singer-songwriter Chris Willie Williams explores the emotional responses th...
Spiritualized
The Complete Works Volume Two
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2004
The second part of Jason Pierces catalogue clearance sale is far less essential than last years Volume One. Theres over 120 minutes of m...
Slipstream
Transcendental
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2004
Led by former Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized guitarist Mark Refoy, Transcendental features mostly unheard Slipstream material recorded from 1...
Elbow
Cast of Thousands
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003
An ambitious sophomore release from the Manchester quintet who refer to themselves as "prog without the solos. The records immediate appe...
