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Stuart A. Staples

Published by Drewl July 13th, 2006 in music. 2 Comments

Like Leonard Cohen or Peter Murphy or Nick Cave, Stuart A. Staples has a deep voice that holds onto notes long enough for each to resonate in that dolorous section of the brain. Add a little slow organ underneath, to increase the sadness, and as the story progresses let the songs build. With a pair [...]

Apollo Up!

Published by Seamus July 13th, 2006 in music. 2 Comments

What’s not to love about Cincinnati in the summertime? You can climb the Purple People Bridge, paddle the Ohio River, or hear a whole lot of Apollo Up!
The Nashville trio of Jereme Frey (drums), Mike Shepherd (bass), and Jay Leo Phillips (guitar / vocals) has been to the Queen City so many times in [...]

Lily Allen

Published by Drewl July 13th, 2006 in music. 7 Comments

Is Lily Allen the English Nellie McKay? I don’t know, but I do know that she’s impossibly cute with an appealing slangy English accent. She plays a lot of ska/island beats, which don’t normally grab me but do seem to have lasting appeal on English folks. Lily sounds sweet when she sings and her songs [...]

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