Articles by Neil McDonald

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  Stuart A. Staples

  Leaving Songs

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2006

  With the Tindersticks currently on hiatus, band leader Stuart A. Staples seems content to walk London’s streets alone, documenting the crum...

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  Phoenix

  It's Never Been Like That

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Parisian band Phoenix should gladly toast a sake to director Sofia Coppola for digging up "Too Young” from their then, three-year old debut...

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  Karsh Kale

  Broken English

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Ever since the first trance beat was dropped in Goa, electronic artists have been influenced by the sounds of the Indian continent. Althoug...

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  Lucas Stagg

  Love, Or Lack Thereof

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

  Kitchener-Waterloo singer-songwriter Lucas Stagg has been plying the one-man troubadour trade ever since his career as a hard-working bar b...

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  Thievery Corporation/Various

  Versions

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

  It has been almost 10 years since Thievery Corporation first released their smoky dub/reggae-meets-lounge classic Sounds from the Thievery...

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  Nortec Collective / Various

  Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

  As artists continuously look for new ways of making electronic music still relevant and exciting, there is a small group of Mexican artists...

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  Banda União Black

  Banda União Black

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2006

  Soul and funk is not usually the first genre noted in Brazil’s famed musical history. But in late ’70s Rio, poor kids grew up dressing and...

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  Shooter Jennings

  Electric Rodeo

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2006

  Being born the only son of Waylon Jennings leaves a man with a lot to live up to, especially when he elects to follow in his father’s auspi...