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...DIFFERENT SONG Pop-soul singer Peabo Bryson found himself in a whole new world of tax debt before the IRS auctioned off his two Grammys in 2003. They went for $25,000, paying off a sliver of the $1.2 million he owed...
Whether sitting in with pop-punk group the New Pornographers or standing on her own as an alt-country princess, Case has always had a voice that lingers like a train whistle. What she hasn't had is an album worthy of her talent. The lyrics on this collection of gothic outsider tales feel a little reductive (Star Witness and A Widow's Toast are like under-grad verse about Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County), but with excellent backing from Calexico and Garth Hudson of the Band and flawless singing, Case sells them as undeniably haunting and catchy mood pieces...
...take part in fortnightly disco sances." If you like your dance divas nuttier than a fruitcake, she's definitely your gal. What's surprising is that Goldfrapp (who started out as the wordless howler on Tricky's finest albums) and musical partner Will Gregory also have a sublime pop sensibility. Ooh la la is a sticky homage to Norman Greenbaum's Spirit in the Sky and Kylie Minogue's lyric book ("switch me on/ turn me up"). Meanwhile, the synth-rock ballad Number 1 has enough instantly memorable atmospherics to make its title prophetic...
...caught me off guard at first: as a member, you order up used CDs for $1 a pop (plus 49 cents in postage). How can that sustain itself? I asked. The answer is La La?s twist on the Golden Rule: "The number of CDs you receive will depend on how many CDs you ship to other members...
While the chalked sign next to the door advertises an evening “session”—a sort of informal, unrehearsed group performance of traditional Irish folk music—the sounds inside are wholly modern: non-threatening contemporary pop music, the clang of dishes and silverware, and the white noise of dinner chatter in a large restaurant...