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Vol XXXV No. 21

Tuesday, September 25, 2001

  V marks the next step in the evolution of Live
By TOM O'CONNELL
Scene Music Critic

Besides being a talented rock group, Live is known for its intense spiritual themes. Live has long been a band of searchers, mixing values and styles from both east and west. The band's fifth release, V is definitely an exploratory album. ... [more]


Ecletic mix makes Mink Car hard to classify
By TOM O'CONNELL
Scene Music Critic

There's something simultaneously amusing and frustrating about They Might Be Giants' latest release, Mink Car. Combining widely eclectic musical styles with their signature droll sense of humor, Mink Car makes it even harder to accurately classify this band. Cleaner and more ... [more]


Beta Band tone down psychedelic sound
By SAM DERHEIMER
Assistant Scene Editor

Psychedelic trip-hop folk. It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. It also doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But then again, neither do the Beta Band. And `psychedelic trip-hop folk' may just be the best way to ... [more]