Articles by Michael Barclay

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  Kevin Quain

  Hangover Honeymoon

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

  It's always dicey when an artist is so obviously influenced by another: their voice, their arrangements, their songwriting. It's worse when...

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  Shivaree

  I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

  When your parents name you Ambrosia Parsley, you're bound to have a unique take on the world. Ms. Parsley is the vocalist for Shivaree, joi...

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  Warren Zevon

  Life'll Kill Ya

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2000

  As with any artist more respected for their clever songwriting than their vocal range or pop success, Warren Zevon's recording output has s...

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  Headstones

  Nickels For Your Nightmares

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000

  Piano codas! Children's choirs! Breezy harmonica! More acoustic guitar than ever before! Sure-fire signs of artistic maturity from Canada's...

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  Reid Paley

  Revival

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2000

  Mr. Paley is the kind of guy you expect to run into somewhere in NYC's Bowery district, on a dingy stage propped up by an electric guitar a...

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  Joe "Shithead" Keithley

  Beat Trash

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

  You can't keep a good punk rocker down, not even when they start picking up acoustic guitars. D.O.A. leader Joe Keithley wears his new folk...

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  Kid Twist

  El Musico

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

  Here are three guys who've been around a few blocks in Central and Eastern Canada - Eugene Ripper (Stark Naked & the Fleshtones), Marty Col...

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  The The

  Naked Self

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2000

  The norm in the entertainment industry these days is that the longer you wait for something and get drunk on anticipation, the more disappo...