Name: Holly Hughes
Dateline: New York, New York
Weblog: thesonginmyheadtoday.blogspot.com
Articles: 32
First Published: Thursday, February 1, 2007
Last Published: Sunday, January 4, 2009
Currently listing articles 32-1:
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Book Review: Please Please Me by Gordon Thompson and Dusty! Queen of the Postmods by Annie J. Randall— Two college professors dissect the music of the 1960s British Invasion, with varying results.
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Music Review: James Hunter - The Hard Way— Forget the "blue-eyed soul" label — with The Hard Way, James Hunter proves he's just a flat-out Soul Man, period.
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Music Review: Paul Weller - 22 Dreams— Is the secret to the universe hidden in Paul Weller's mysterious, magnificent, multitudinous 22 Dreams? Depends what you're looking for.
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Music Review: The Baskervilles - Twilight — This New-York-based indie band's third album breaks out an effervescent pop energy that's better than champagne
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Music Review: Judith Owen - Mopping Up Karma— Judith Owen is the sort of artist that makes you want to throw labels out the window.
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Music Review: Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox— Fred Eaglesmith's gritty bluegrass-roots CD parses the difference between piety and faith in America today
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Music Review: The Wood Brothers - Loaded— What do you get when you mix a down-home instrumental sound with an indie mindset? The Wood Brothers.
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Music Review: Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge— Mellow Brit singer-songwriter strums his way through a disappointing solo effort.
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Music Review: Joe Jackson — Rain— With his superb new album, Joe Jackson continues to defy stereotypes and confound expectations
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Music Review: Nat King Cole — This Is Nat "King" Cole, The Very Thought Of You— Brushing off a few cobwebs to find the gifted artist inside this mid-century crooner.
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Music Review: Fred Eaglesmith - Milly's Cafe— American original Fred J. Eaglesmith treats his Fredhead fans to the blue-plate special at Milly's Cafe.
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Music Review: Nat King Cole - Penthouse Serenade/The Piano Style of Nat King Cole and Welcome To the Club / Tell Me All About Yourself— A massive re-issue of Nat King Cole's Capitol albums reveals the neglected jazz artist inside the 50s pop crooner.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Screwtape Letters— C. S. Lewis' comic Satan, still setting his wily snares for humankind, sets up shop in an Off-Broadway church.
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Music Review: Ray Davies - Working Man's Cafe— Veteran British rocker Ray Davies refuses to go gentle into that good night
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Interview: Fionn Regan— A precocious Irish singer-songwriter with more than a touch of the poet talks about his debut CD, The End of History.
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Music Review: The Songbook According to Tony Bennett - The Ultimate American Songbook Vol. 1— Tony Bennett takes a spin through his attic, reminding us why his recordings have been hits for half a century
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Concert Review: Nickel Creek Brings the Hoedown to Manhattan— Why this ridiculously talented bunch of alt-bluegrass prodigies should NOT be doing a farewell tour
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TV Review: No Reservations - Yet Another Sweet Gig for Anthony Bourdain— Why should bad boy Bourdain sweat over the stove when he can eat his way around the globe, courtesy of the Travel Channel?
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Music Review: Adam Levy Hangs It All Out on Washing Day— Singer-songwriter Adam Levy makes an impressive bid to be known as more than just "Norah Jones's guitarist."
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Music Review: Nick Lowe - At My Age— On which the British master of pure pop instructs us with a lesson in aging gracefully.
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Sergeant Pepper, Forty Years On — So may I introduce to you the act you've known for all these years...
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Interview: Holly Ramos Comes Strong Out of The Gate— A punk princess's recipe for aging gracefully: add a little acoustic heart to that old downtown attitude.
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Concert Review: Elvis Costello and The Imposters Tear Up the Joint - Nokia Theatre, New York, May 16, 2007 — Thirty years later, Elvis Costello still has no intention of going gentle into anyone's good night.
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Interview: Jane Monheit, Blame It On The Bossa Nova— Jazz It Girl Jane Monheit shifts her hips to a more Brazilian beat
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Music Review: New Koko Taylor, Los Straitjackets Albums— Exploring some different roots — authentic Chicago blues from the Queen, or Latino rock-n-roll covers from a pack of masked surf-guitarists
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Is The Record Album Dead?— Fountains of Wayne and Ted Leo & The Pharmacists prove there's life in the old medium yet.
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Music Review: Assembly of Dust - Recollection— Assembly of Dust's "Recollection" melds the whole Americana spectrum into a mellow jam groove that's hard to resist
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At a Loss for Words— Say It In Nonsense Syllables — A Great Pop Music Tradition
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Music Review: Dolorean - You Can't Win, A Cure for the Wintertime Blues— "You Can't Win" is a winner on its own terms.
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Travels with Patsy Cline and Dusty Springfield— Country crooner Patsy Cline and Brit diva Dusty Springfield — '60s Sisters Under the Skin.
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When White Bands Covered Motown Hits— Ain’t too proud to go dancing in the streets for money.
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Music Review: Getting The Boxtop's "The Letter"— The Boxtops' 1967 Hit — Most Perfect Single Ever?
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