Second Look: The Replacements – Tim

David WolfsonJuly 12, 2012

Tim is an oddity of an album. Sandwiched between The Replacements' magnum opus (Let It Be) and their first album with pronounced commercial aspirations (Pleased...

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Second Look: Strata – Strata Presents the End of the World

Andrew BaileyMay 24, 2012

Strata are no longer making music together, but back when they were, I saw them share bills with the likes of Finger Eleven, Chevelle, Smile Empty Soul, and Tra...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – The Division Bell

Jason HirschhornApril 27, 2012

As one of the two post-Roger Waters albums Pink Floyd released, The Division Bell remains difficult to contextualize. Much had changed in the years since the fi...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – Ummagumma

Will RyanApril 23, 2012

Ummagumma is a pretty good snapshot of where Pink Floyd was in '69. "Ummagumma" is a colloquial slang for sex (maybe). The album sleeve is a sort of pointlessly...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – Meddle

Daniel GriffithsApril 19, 2012

Every band has their cult album; an album that is revered in critical circles and fan circles, but, for reasons unknown, will never be the first album that’s re...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – A Saucerful of Secrets

Daniel GriffithsApril 18, 2012

In many ways, when you listen to A Saucerful of Secrets you’re listening to the very beginning of Pink Floyd as we know them: the emphasis on soundscapes, feel ...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

Josh BeckerApril 18, 2012

I've long felt self-conscious listening to Pink Floyd's music. Maybe it's a generational thing, but at this point, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and company have...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

John UlmerApril 17, 2012

Every Pink Floyd fan has his favourite era of the band’s music. For the casual listener, the obvious essentials are Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here...

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Second Look: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon

Will RyanMarch 19, 2012

It’s 2012. The Dark Side of the Moon is 39 years old. I’m 23. Pink Floyd’s breakout eighth studio album was a hearty fifteen years old by the time I was born. F...

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Second Look: Madonna – Music

Josh BeckerMarch 13, 2012

Since her humblest lace-bra-and-dangling-rosaries beginnings, Madonna has been an artist of image: through her music videos, fashion choices, and concerts (cone...

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