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JBev
When it was released in 2000, the critical acclaim for Bachelor No. 2 was immediate and fawning. Now, 10 years after the fact, it’s a perfect time to look back at Mann’s opus, via a song-by-song review.  Monsters of Folk: Indie Supergroup on the ProwlBy
JBev
It’s been a while since we had a supergroup the caliber of Monster of Folk. The members are a who’s who of indie-rock royalty: Jim James, leader of My Morning Jacket, M. Ward, the “Him” of She & Him, Conor Oberst, hyper-intense singer-songwriter, and Mike Mogis, who aided Oberst as a member of Bright Eyes.  Cool Not To Be Cool: The Feelies ReissuedBy
Rick Sawyer
Somewhere along the way the Feelies became obscure. Relegated to the pantheon of rock “influences,” bands who are known more for inspiring other, more famous bands than for their own work. It wasn’t always that way.  New Cheap Trick LP Documents a Day in the Life of Sgt. PepperBy
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