Articles by Martin Turenne

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  Reaction Radio

  Protest Songs Get What They Deserve

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  "I was born with the voice of a riot," rasps Zack de la Rocha on the recent "March of Death," a raucous track that puts the rest of today's...

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  Pop's Bastards

  Are Mash-ups a Clever Culture Jam or Mere Cynical Sarcasm?

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  The riff is unmistakable, that plangent three-chord lament leavened by Kurt Cobain's innate melodic verve, but something about "Smells Like...

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  Aphex Twin

  The Contrarian

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Richard David James is not nearly as crazy as he would have us believe. Best known to fans of electronic music as Aphex Twin (one of at lea...

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  The Sea and Cake / Califone

  Richard's on Richards, Vancouver BC - March 10, 2003

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  "Hello?," says Tim Rutili, squinting under the stage lights, his opening remark more a question than a greeting. A typically nonchalant Wes...

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  The Streets

  Chop Suey, Seattle WA - March 15, 2003

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Maker of last year's most critically adored album, Original Pirate Material, Mike Skinner (aka the Streets) turned his recent Seattle perfo...

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  David Gray

  Key Arena, Seattle WA - February 13, 2003

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  David Gray has never shied away from his reputation as this generation's Van Morrison, but on his latest release, A New Day At Midnight, th...

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  DJ Krush

  Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC - February 16, 2003

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  Japan's DJ Krush blazed a trail for today's most exciting underground artists, whether it's the Bay Area's wacky Anticon crew or the fatali...

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  Suv / Stamina MC

  Lotus Sound Lounge, Vancouver BC - February 18, 2003

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

  Bristol's Suv is the melodic conscience of Roni Size's famed Reprazent crew, and on this night the English DJ proved that the ladies can ge...