Articles by Ian Danzig

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  Cinch

  Cinch

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  This Vancouver quartet might dish out the angular rock in a live setting, but their debut EP focuses on sweet hooks, fuzz guitar, high-ener...

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  Spoon

  Kill The Moonlight

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  While some bands spend an entire career trying to reach the peaks of their early material, Spoon continues to outdo themselves. With previo...

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  Wire

  Read and Burn 01

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  Wire is back in both name and sound. The UK innovators, at the forefront of the post-punk pack, made art rock fired by the spirit of punk,...

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  Lou Reed

  Classic Albums: Transformer

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The "Classic Album" series tackles Lou Reed's second solo album, 1972's "Transformer," featuring an in-depth look at some of Reed's best kn...

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  Elton John

  Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The "Classic Album" study of Elton John's 1973 masterpiece "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" delves into the songwriter's prolific oeuvre just af...

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  The Fucking Champs

  V

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The Fucking Champs have a rock swagger the goes far beyond their name. The trio’s metallic rock has an unapologetic arrogance and their tec...

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  King Kong

  The Big Bang

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Ethan Buckler's King Kong continues to lumber along with supremely slow pop hooks, plodding grooves and Buckler's deadpan spoken vocals. Th...

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  Lone Pigeon

  Concubine Rice

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Gordon Anderson, a founding member of the Beta Band whose fine compositions can be found on the first of their EPs, has made a return as th...