Articles by Chuck Molgat

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  Luna

  Romantica

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  Principal Luna dude Dean Wareham has never been one to throw out too many curveballs to fans of the typically mellow, less than dynamic NYC...

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  Mount Pleasant

  CoCoRico

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  It would be cool if Mount Pleasant’s name contained some sort of hidden reference to Teenage Fanclub. That way, the Vancouver trio could di...

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  Mull Historical Society

  Loss

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2002

  This debut CD from Scotland’s Mull Historical Society garnered heaps of critical praise when it was initially released last October in the...

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  Brando

  Single Crown Postcard

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2002

  Oddball art-rock quintet Brando hails from Bloomington, IL, which isn’t nearly as close to Oklahoma City as the band’s likeness to Mercury...

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  Beachwood Sparks

  Once We Were Trees

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  Twangadelic Los Angeles quartet Beachwood Sparks still has it hard for Gram Parsons. At times, this sophomoric follow up to the band's epon...

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  Grip Weeds

  Summer of a Thousand Years

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  The Grip Weeds ought to have a word with whoever it was that came up with the promo sticker affixed to the New Jersey quartet's latest CD....

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  Querkus

  No Direction

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  In choosing a title for their debut release, Winnipeg musicians Karen Dunham and Edgar Ozolins have anticipated the most likely criticism t...

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  Sunshine Fix

  Age of the Sun

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2002

  As a principal member of the Olivia Tremor Control, Bill Doss was responsible for some of the catchiest, most crafty pop tunes of the late...