Articles by Matt Bauer

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  Thin Lizzy

  Are You Ready

  PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2009

  Shot in 1981 for German TV series Rockpalast, Are You Ready doesn't showcase the late Phil Lynott and company at their peak, but this DVD s...

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  Otis Redding

  The Best: See & Hear

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

  This set features two discs: a superlative, yet all too brief, 12-track best of and a DVD of the long out-of-print Remembering Otis. The CD...

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  Various

  Jazz & Milk Breaks - Compilation Series Vol.2

  PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

  Munich's Jazz & Milk label continues its outstanding Breaks compilation series, and the second instalment certainly eclipses its predecesso...

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  Richard "Popcorn" Wylie

  Extrasensory Perception

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2009

  Leave it to the folks at Dusty Groove to reissue another winner like this. 1974's Extrasensory Perception was Detroit-bred Richard "Popcorn...

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  Jaqee

  KoKoo Girl

  PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2009

  If there's one thing that Uganda-born, Sweden-based Jaqee can't be accused of it's redundancy. Each one of her past three releases has seen...

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  Oscar Peterson

  The Songbooks

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2009

  At five discs and almost six hours, The Songbooks might seem like a demanding listen. But drop it into your player and it's nearly impossib...

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  God Made Me Funky

  Welcome To Nu Funktonia

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2009

  Since 1996, God Made Me Funky have been one of Toronto, ON's top party bands. As is often the case with an outfit that make their rep onsta...

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  Black Merda

  Forces Of Nature

  PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2009

  Black Merda are the godfathers of "Black Rock." The term should be an oxymoron. African-Americans, after all, created rock and roll. Being...