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Entries from January 2005

Luna: Rendezvous

January 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

I’ll admit it – I’d never heard of Luna before. (Some lover of music I am.) So when Jetset Records sent Monkeycube a few advance copies of Luna’s latest album, Rendezvous, I gave it a clean, virgin listen-through before looking up anything about the band.

Immediately, Lou Reed and the laid-back style of The Velvet Underground […]

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Tags: Music - Album Review

Adam Green: Gemstones

January 23rd, 2005 · No Comments

Adam Green makes us giggle.

Famous for his his time with The Moldy Peaches but more recently for his solo career and hit single “Jessica” (about watching Jessica Simpson die, coincidentally voted by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top Ten Songs of 2003).
An obviously talented musician, Green uses his powers for wickedly addictive two […]

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Interview with: The Voodoo Organist

January 16th, 2005 · No Comments

Picture yourself walking into a dirty biker bar on a Thursday night. You hear a thunderous organ bellowing from an adjoining room and wander over to discover the most unique one-man-band setup the devil has ever assembled.
At the helm of a skull-lined organ, drum machine and theremin sits The Voodoo Organist, snarling into the mic […]

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Tags: Music - Interview

Podcasting: Do-It-Yourself Radio

January 4th, 2005 · 1 Comment

I surprised my wife in 2004 by not wanting satellite radio for Christmas.
It pisses me off that you can only get 100 channels, and frankly that’s just not enough for someone (me) who considers himself “higher-than-FM”. Am I the only guy that commutes to work each day in total silence? I want to listen to […]

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Tags: Music - News