Articles by Rob Bolton

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  Manic Street Preachers

  Know Your Enemy

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  Right from the opening riffs of Know Your Enemy, it's obvious that the Manic Street Preachers have maintained their gritty approach to rock...

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  Brave Captain

  Nothing Lives Long, He Sang, Only the Earth and the Mountains

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  The demise of the Boo Radleys was one of the more unfortunate losses to British guitar pop music. However, singer-songwriter Martin Carr ha...

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  Laptop

  Opening Credits

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  Laptop is the project of one Jesse Hartman (brother of the late Phil), a New York-based musician, actor and filmmaker whose former musical...

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  Momus

  Folktronic

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2001

  Once again, the master of bizarre art-pop has delivered a unique and almost indescribable collection of songs, which he aptly describes as...

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  Unisex

  Stratosfear

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Waiting for the new Spiritualized record? You'll be waiting a while. In the meantime, lend your ears to the spaced-out rock of Unisex, a ba...

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  Magnetophone

  I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  Their music may be instrumental, but Magnetophone certainly has a way with words when it comes to titles. As for the music, this debut full...

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  Doves

  Lost Souls

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  With all the praise heaped upon this debut CD in their native England - including the prestigious Mercury prize - Doves reek of the instant...

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  Beautiful South

  Painting It Red

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Ten years into their career as the Beautiful South, the songwriting duo of Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray play it safe here with their seven...