SXSW Film Reviews

"...Warner Bros. to the promotional nightmare that was the 4-CD Zaireeka to the unbridled acclaim of The Soft Bulletin...."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

South Austin Jug Band

"...Eddie Mullet," a great tragicomic storyline. Best about this CD is the relaxed, back-porch sound. It's all very down..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Jay Farrar

"...pastiches that correspond to the wiring diagrams on the CD's cover art. Farrar touches on personal relationships ("No Rolling..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Josh Ritter

"...scene, Josh Ritter scored a hit with his last CD, Golden Age of Radio. A critic's darling at home..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Townes Van Zandt

"...once heard, never leave you. Anthology 1968-1979 is a 2-CD, 40-song set that covers Van Zandt's early years as..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Brown Whörnet

Texas Platters

"...driving, and you've already burned tread marks into every CD in your carrying case. With no other recourse, ladies..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

God Drives A Galaxy

Texas Platters

"...the video of which is featured on this enhanced CD, emerges as the clear winner, featuring the band at..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Monte Montgomery

Texas Platters

"...Well is something different from Monte Montgomery. His third CD overall and first for the Austin-based Texas Music Group,..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Kirsty MacColl

"...she stalks a fan for daring to by a CD by another woman, while in current KGSR favorite "In..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Review by Ken Lieck

The Shins

"...it began to dawn on bands; just because a CD holds 70-plus minutes of music doesn't mean you have..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

Q-Burns Abstract Message / Basement Jaxx

"...far more palatable over the course of a full CD, while Jaxx's overripe pipe is clogged with extraneous funk..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Echo & The Bunnymen

"...have been live, because the last disc of this 4-CD Crystal Days anthology is easily the most fun. The..."

Aug. 3, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Nusrat Fateh Qawwali Khan

"...producer Rick Rubin releases Nusrat's final taped document, the 2-CD Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan -- The Final Studio Recordings...."

July 27, 2001 Music Review by David Lynch

Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire & Beyond

"...when it was finally re-released in 1998 as a 4-CD box set, it sold all over again. For its..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

Buffalo Springfield

"...while using their vocal harmonies in unique ways. The 4-CD Boxed Set, then, is almost as extraordinary as the..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Gram Parsons

"...the release of Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels, a 2-CD set that serves as an overview to the work..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Rev. Gary Davis

"...Gary DavisDemons and Angels: The Ultimate Collection (Shanachie) This 3-CD anthology devoted to Rev. Gary Davis, one of the..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Tim Buckley

"...to hear why these stayed in the can. The 2-CD Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology is a better..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Bootsy Collins

"...filler, which makes the first cream-o-the-crop disc of this 2-CD collection a surprisingly strong testament to the Bootzilla thang...."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

Art Pepper

"...American release of the sessions that make up this 5-CD box set, alto saxophonist Art Pepper displays the brilliant..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

INXS

"...then rehearsing for a 20th-anniversary Australian tour, so this 2-CD collection -- dedicated, naturally, to Hutchence -- brings closure..."

July 13, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The American Analog Set

"...B-sides, all adorned with nice, scrapbook-style photos and an anecdote-filled etymology for each song. Lead cut "The Only Living..."

June 29, 2001 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Ani DiFranco Revelling/Reckoning (Righteous Babe)

"...29 new, original songs. An album of halves, this 2-CD set gravitates between two poles, the extroverted, rockish Revelling,..."

June 8, 2001 Music Review by David Lynch

Mogwai Rock Action (Matador)

"...floating in to add redundancy. Yet not surprisingly, the CD's best two selections, "You Don't Know Jesus" and "2..."

June 8, 2001 Music Review by Jeff Mccord

Whiskeytown Pneumonia (Lost Highway)

"...been as displaced as Pneumonia. Originally conceived as a 2-CD follow-up to Whiskeytown's Strangers Almanac and Wilco's Being There,..."

June 8, 2001 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Clem Snide The Ghost of Fashion (spinART)

"...people can't catch a break on Clem Snide's newest CD and indictment of all things plasticly gorgeous, The Ghost..."

June 8, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Hess

Salvage Vanguard Theatre The Cry Pitch Carrolls (Salvage Vanguard Theater)

"...gets you as close to the action as any CD possibly could, the ever-present knowledge of unseen visuals, expressions,..."

May 25, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets

Dolly Parton

"...Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury, and Ricky Skaggs; this wonderful CD and its predecessor prove it. Now that Nashville has..."

April 27, 2001 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

The Action Is Blackbelt (The Record Party)

"...Is haven't let it ruin their make-up. Their third CD, Blackbelt, is a little rougher around the edges than..."

April 13, 2001 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Pat Green & Cory Morrow Songs We Wish We'd Written

"...a mystical-psychedelic treatment that might fit on some other CD. Pat Green's fresh-faced vocals tend to rob some of..."

April 13, 2001 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

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