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Moby

Hotel

By Geoff Harkness
Apr 21, 2005

Poor Moby. No matter how many commercials feature his music, how many awards adorn his mantel, or how many hip vegetarian restaurants he owns, it can't be fun being second only to Ja Rule on Eminem's shit list. The feud between the rap prince and the twerpcore king may or...
Eminem

Encore (Interscope)

By Geoff Harkness
Nov 25, 2004

Things haven't boded well for Encore, Slim Shady's first full-length since 2002's gajillion-selling The Eminem Show. D-12's genuinely awful summer single "My Band" was eclipsed in wretchedness by Encore's first offering, "Just Lose It," a formulaic and unfunny ditty with a video that took aim at the easiest targets in...
The Libertines

The Libertines (Sanctuary)

By Geoff Harkness
Nov 25, 2004

The Libertines have already earned a reputation for being the UK's most notorious louts, garnering splashy headlines for canceled gigs, breakups, arrests, stints in rehab and, of course, enough drugs to make them honorary members of the Keith Richards Society. The quartet's appetite for self-destruction has earned it comparisons to...
Use Your Illusion

Velvet Revolver is the best hope in a dismal lot of Guns N' Roses substitutes

By Geoff Harkness
Jun 17, 2004

Someday it will happen. Hell will freeze over. Pigs will fly. Every star and planet in the universe will align in perfect harmony, and the original Guns N' Roses lineup will reunite for an album and a tour. Don't hold your breath, but it's bound to occur eventually. The original,...
Mates of State

Team Boo (Polyvinyl)

By Geoff Harkness
Nov 13, 2003

Mates of State appear Thursday, November 13, at Fat Cat's, 4216 Washington Avenue. Palomar and Balikbayan are also on the bill. For more information, call 713-869-5263.
Tsunami Bomb, with the Bouncing Souls, Strike Anywhere

Saturday, October 18

By Geoff Harkness
Oct 16, 2003

With the mainstream's full-nelson embrace of pop-punk set to go the way of the economy any day, Tsunami Bomb might be the genre's last remaining band. The Northern California quartet certainly has all the right moves: fun-loving spirit, an affinity for the road and songs as catchy as the common...
Dutch Treat

Twice shy and dog-tired, the New Amsterdams keep turning heads

By Geoff Harkness
Oct 2, 2003

The Abbey Pub isn't sold out, but the crowd is far from meager. A couple hundred revelers shuffle closer to the tiny stage of the Chicago nightspot as the New Amsterdams unveil their strident set opener, "The Smoking Gun," taken from the band's new third effort, Worse for the Wear...
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

Thursday, November 7

By Geoff Harkness
Oct 31, 2002

Of all the bands named after Russ Meyer flicks (Mudhoney, Faster Pussycat, Motorpsycho, Vixen), My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult seems most inspired by the filmmaker's bawdy vision of the world. For 15 years, the Chicago ensemble has titillated concertgoers with over-the-top live sets, complete with GWAR-like creatures, voluptuous...
Gooding

Thursday, August 15

By Geoff Harkness
Aug 15, 2002

Even if you've never heard of Gooding, you've probably ear-checked his music once or twice. The Kansas-based multi-instrumentalist's creations have cropped up everywhere from MTV to a slew of indie and big-budget films. Those already intimate with Gooding's catalog might be shocked by the new direction of his sixth full-length...

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