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Broken Embraces: Almodovar, Cruz, Cat Power

By Brandon Kim on 10/29/2009

Filed under: Reel to Reel

I had a Spanish roommate around the turn of the century when Penelope Cruz was blossoming into a huge star who could not believe what a sucker I was for her. He would stand shirtless in the kitchen over a pungent pot of puttanesca and tell me that she was a terrible actor, that she was like a whore. Whenever we would see a cute brunette with big brown eyes out at the bars (with which we were hopelessly distracted) he would inevitably launch into a rant against Penelope. "If you could only hear her as I do in Spanish,... MORE »

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SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (Dec. 9)

By Jim Shearer on 12/09/2008

Filed under: SUPER TUESDAY

EPMD, We Mean Business (left) First album in nine years, and as usual, including the word "business" in the album title. Cat Power, Dark End Of The Street EP Extra songs from the Jukebox sessions. Justice, A Cross The Universe A live CD/documentary DVD (nice wordplay to include their signature cross logo in the title). The Damned, So, Who's Paranoid A splendid week of releases, first one from old-school hip-hippers EPMD, now one from old-school punk rockers, The Damned. Common, Universal Mind Control With some extra mind control from Kanye, Pharrell, and Cee-Lo. Brandy, Human If we weren't knee-deep... MORE »

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Cat Power and Cub Power

By Jim Shearer on 10/03/2008

Filed under: HODGEPODGE

While watching the Major League Baseball Playoffs unfold, I can't help but think of Cat Power every time Chicago Cubs' pitcher Sean Marshall's name is mentioned. Why? Though spelled differently (Chan Marshall), Cat Power shares the same first and last name pronunciation as the Cubs' hurler. As you'll see below, that's about the only thing these two [shawn] Marshalls have in common: MORE »

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Today's Great Mystery of Releasing Albums

By Jim Shearer on 05/20/2008

Filed under: HODGEPODGE, SOON

So Beck has a new album called Modern Guilt coming out--well--that's the thing, nobody knows when it's coming out. I shouldn't say "nobody," cause I'm sure somebody knows. The album was produced by indie-minded-go-to-man, Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). Who knew his little mash-up of Jay-Z's Black Album and the Beatles White Album a few years ago, would lead him to sought-after-producer glory? He's worked magic with Gorillaz and his own joint project, Gnarls Barkley, as well as re-punching his indie-cred card by recently working with the Black Keys. (left: Beck's album's finished and now we play the waiting game,... MORE »

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INDIE EAR MADNESS: Key First Round Match-Ups

By Jim Shearer on 03/19/2008

Tomorrow afternoon the 64-band Indie Ear Madness tournament will begin. Only one independent/indie-minded music act will be left standing following the fierce competition. Don't forget to print out your brackets and follow the action daily. Competing this year, we have a handful of veteran acts as well as many up-and-coming new talents. Radiohead come into the tourney as this year's favorites, but upstarts, Vampire Weekend, Gnarls Barkley, and Tapes 'N Tapes are looking to bring home their first National Title. Here's a look at some intriguing first round match-ups:... MORE »

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