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Eisenhower Field Day
Tyrants and Spies
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Is Eisenhower Field Day a Cold War leftover, or a fresh shot of post-rock music? My very first impression when listening to their CD Tyrants and Spies was that it sounded like an an English mod revival band like The Jam or an English New Wave band like Squeeze. (more…)

WHY
Red
reviewed by Craig Rempel, The Tub Magazine

“I saw the world was changeable by the actions of one for one”

-Brian Cook, WHY (more…)

Bischeop Csynnikal
1st of A New Breed
reviewed by Damon Hodge

We’ve heard Bischeop Csynnikal’s tales of hardscrabble adolescence and rough-and-rugged adulthood from local emcees many times before. What we’ve rarely been gifted with is a tough-guy rhymer willing and able to step outside rap’s formulaic box and cover unexplored terrain, both topically and musically. (more…)

Effusion 35
Stonewind
reviewed by Gary Levinson

I received Effusion 35’s CD with an info sheet that put a heavy emphasis on the fact that the band comes from Philadelphia. After reading that I expected something in the way of the typical Philly-Sound, maybe some R & B with a bit of Funk thrown in (Martha And The Vandellas: “Dancing in the streets - Philadelphia, PA!”), or some such. (more…)

caeser pink & the imperial orgy
all god’s children
reviewed by Gary Levinson

How refreshing to receive a neo-new wave, neo-punk disc! While checking it out, I came upon the lyrics. They were great: (more…)

Charles Brown
Journey in a new Land
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Dynamic, progressive instrumental rock music, with some elements of fusion, intricately textured, varied and based on a theme. That describes Charles Brown’s album Journey in a new Land. Reminding me of the group Yes, Charles Brown creates sophisticated, enrapturing instrumental rock music. (more…)

Nigel Clothier
Book of Days
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Nigel Clothier makes music for adults. Music to relax by. Turn it on and you get transported to a terrace in the mountains on a warm summer day, and you’re sitting there in the shade drinking a cold non-alcoholic wheat-beer….. Ahhhhh…. That’s exactly the feeling you have after listening to Nigel’s music! (more…)

Catman Cohen
How I Want to Die
How I Want To Live
reviewed by Gary Levinson

No one would ever accuse Catman Cohen of not taking himself seriously enough. With his rather gravely named album “How I Want to Die” one could easily suspect that he would be the poster child for the The World The Voluntary Euthanasia Society (see: http://www.euthanasia.cc) or perhaps The Federation of Right To Die Societies (http://www.worldrtd.net). (more…)

John A. Walker
All Days Are Rhymes
In The Light
The Pop Festival

reviewed by Gary Levinson

We met John A. Walker in the breakfast room at the Hotel Pestalozzi in Lugano, Switzerland. In contrast to the standoffish typical European behavior where people walk by each other as if they don’t exist, John came by our table and greeted us with a friendly “Good Morning”. On the way out, we told him how nice it was to meet a friendly person. After getting to talking, he told us that he wrote books, and to check out his web site. (more…)

Salme Dahlstrom
“The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade”
reviewed by Gary Levinson

“Welcome to wherever you are!” is how Salme Dahlstrom begins her album. And this wherever sounds like an Amsterdam club.  Salme’s throbbing energetic music is something that you don’t usually hear before midnight, and then only filtered through layers of chemicals. (more…)