Articles by Patrick Lejtenyi

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  Old Harper

  Old Harper

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  This rockin' Winnipeg instrumental group have a hefty challenge ahead of them: how to make a vocal-less group sound interesting without res...

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  Johnny Sizzle

  Johnny Sizzle

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  I'm not a violent man by any means, nor am I particularly cruel. But I'm pretty sure that if I ever met Johnny Sizzle, I'd want to give him...

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  Spygirl

  Spygirl

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  I'm kind of mad at Spygirl. With name like that, I thought their CD would be a cool kind of spy flick soundtrack thing with a heavy '60s el...

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  Maraca Five-O

  Headin' South at 110 Per

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Out of the twin surf meccas of Denver and Boulder, CO, comes Maraca Five-O, a four-piece instrumental surf/spy/various combo. Picked up alo...

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  Phobes

  The Beginning or the End

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  From Washington, DC, comes the Phobes, a seersucker-sharp and spiffy mod,'60s rock trio with an unrelentingly fresh and snappy album that c...

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  Porters

  Are in the Black

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Formed in part from the remnants of Detroit's the Parka Kings, the Porters unleash their debut album with the glory and power of Motown's h...

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  Shooglenifty

  Solar Shears

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  The sound is called "acid-croft," and it comes from Scotland. Meant to be a hybrid of traditional Celtic sound and Chemical Brothers electr...

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  The Slackers

  Wasted Days

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Once again the Slackers triumph. There is so little wrong and so very much right with their fourth studio album. Let's begin with the overa...