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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, May 7, 2004
Within seconds of beginning our interview by phone, Def Jux rapper Murs has interrupted my questions to ask where I’m
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, February 13, 2004
Chicago-based rockers OK Go brought a rare commodity to the Middle East last Monday—fun, both mischievous and silly. At a
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, December 5, 2003
For the last couple of months, I’ve been listening to all kinds of music, in very large quantities, sometimes in
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, November 21, 2003
Nick Hornby is a fan’s fan, and has written the book to prove it. Hornby’s latest work, Songbook, recently published
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, November 14, 2003
I just completed my first legal music download, courtesy of the iTunes music store and a gift certificate from a
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, November 14, 2003
Aesop Rock doesn’t care what critics think of his music. “People’s opinions outside of my direct group of friends means
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, October 31, 2003
I am a confessed music snob. I like my music informed by history, complex and multi-layered. I like to listen
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, October 31, 2003
Burning Spear is comfortable with the title of “legend” that is universally bestowed upon him. “When people see a legend,
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, October 17, 2003
Everyone who listens to music with any real interest knows the feeling. That sort of fevered, messianic impulse that visits
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By Andrew R. Iliff
Friday, October 3, 2003
An apocryphal story has it that several years ago, Dave Matthews traveled to London and began to play on the
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