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Vol XXXIV No. 65

Tuesday, December 5, 2000

  Brit bands expose true differences in new albums
By JOE REISING
Scene Music Critic

Blur and Oasis. Both rock bands, both British. Both have achieved a certain level of success in the U.S. Yet they remain unmistakably different. Despite their relatively similar backgrounds, there has never been much love lost between Oasis and Blur. Damien ... [more]


Pumpkins offer emotional goodbye performance
By Corey Hartmann
Scene Music Critic

After 13 years of artistic expression, Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins said goodbye to the general public last Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2000 at a sold out show with an estimated attendance of 25,000 at the United Center in Chicago. The ... [more]


Mama's Gun asserts Badu's versatility and talent
By TOM OGORZALEK
Scene Music Critic

Erykah Badu has made a name for herself with her smooth vocal intonations, both in her own work and as a guest artist on other groups' albums. In associating herself with Outkast and the Roots, among others, she has found a ... [more]