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Vol XXXIII No. 44

Tuesday, November 2, 1999

  Desperation and girls equal good music for the Crows
By GEOFFREY RAHIE
Scene Music Critic

Desperation and loss never had it so good. After breaking on to the airwaves in 1993 with its hit album August and Everything After, the Counting Crows has been busy changing the sound of misery. Instead of the hard-crunching guitars associated ... [more]


The Promise Ring shines at emo extravaganza
By JOHN HUSTON
Scene Music Critic

The Promise Ring is arguably the biggest indie band at the moment, with its new album, Very Emergency, getting wide media attention. It has been featured in Spin Magazine and now the band has a new video playing on MTV's "120 ... [more]


ALBUM REVIEW: Modified by Save Ferris
By CHRISTOPHER SHIPLEY
Scene Music Critic

It must be frustrating for pop ska bands to record new albums knowing almost every critic across the country believes that their genre is dead and buried in a shallow grave. Three years ago, pop ska was the toast of college ... [more]


ALBUM REVIEW: Burn to Shine by Ben Harper
By JOE LARSON
Scene Music Critic

Do you ever look through your CD collection and find absolutely nothing you want to hear? You know you like your CDs, but you just can't decide on which one to listen to. It seems like Ben Harper may have been ... [more]