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Vol XXXV No. 16

Tuesday, September 18, 2001

  Love and Theft encompasses Dylan's past and future
By LIAM FARRELL
Scene Music Critic

Leave it to Bob Dylan to finally make current music intelligent and satisfying to listen to again. In his first studio album since the mortality-obsessed 1997 release, Time Out of Mind, and with his first original songs since "Things Have Changed" ... [more]


Rockin' the Suburbs does not fold without the five
By GEOFFREY RAHIE
Scene Music Critic

After Ben Folds Five broke up last year, many die-hard fans figured the signature sound of the band was gone forever. As anticipation for the first Ben Folds solo effort since the breakup mounted, speculation about what the album would sound ... [more]


A Funk Odyssey proves to be a thrilling journey
By ARIENNE THOMPSON
Scene Music Critic

Consistency is overrated. Despite the apparent naivete and shortsightedness of this statement, it does quite accurately describe the tone of Jamiroquai's latest album. The band's newest release magnificently proves the experimental, genre-bending aspirations of this group who have procured a large ... [more]