Album Name: Tidings Artist: Allison Crowe Year/Label: 2003 / Independent EP: Full: Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Well, I’ve been looking forward to this release since I heard about it. So when it arrived I immediately popped…
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Album Review: Dresden Dolls by Dresden Dolls
Album Name: Dresden Dolls Artist: Dresden Dolls Year/Label: 2003 / 8 ft Records [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Theatrical, bizarre, weird..however you slice it Dresden Dolls are not an ordinary band. This dynamic duo of Amanda Palmer…
Interview: Catarina Raposo
An Interview with Catarina Raposo of Dwelling by Anna Maria Stjärnell What are your musical influences? Personally, my influences are very wide. I usually say I like good music, well played and well sang, and of course, that I find…
Interview: Jennifer Marks
An Interview with Jennifer Marks by Collected Sounds Where are you based? I am based in NY. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Lawwwng Island. Tell us a little about how you got interested in music and…
Album Review: The Disconnection by Carina Round
Album Name: The Disconnection Artist: Carina Round Year/Label: 2003 / Dehise [Buy at Amazon] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Carina Round’s new album has a distorted, spooky picture of Carina on the cover. The music is far more accessible, but…
Concert: Stephanie Rearick
Artist: Stephanie Rearick Date: November 22, 2003 Venue: Collected Sounds Living Room City: Minneapolis, MN Review by [Amy Lotsberg] Producer of Collected Sounds This was a unique, interesting, different show. Stephanie played piano (keyboard), trumpet and a loop station thing…
Album Review: Aphrodite’s Child by Juliet Kelly
Album Name: Aphrodite’s Child Artist: Juliet Kelly Year/Label: 2003 / 33 Records Review by Maxine Reker Musicians: Juliet Kelly (vocals), Mike Gorman (piano), Tom Barlow (bass), Seb Rochford (drums), Tony Kofi (sax) Review: In this era when many of the…
Interview: Debby Holiday
Interview with Debby Holiday by Lauren Jonik Photo by Denice Duff Like watching a phoenix rise into the air, as Debby Holiday took the stage at The Gig in Los Angeles, CA, the atmosphere instantly blended into an open sky…
Album Review: Kiss the Ground by Kamile Kapel
Album Name: Kiss the Ground Artist: Kamile Kapel Year/Label: 2003 / Independent Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Kamile Kapel comes from Canada and makes beautiful and strange music. Some of the songs on her album are based on poems by…
Album Review: Beauty Lied by Denise Barbarita
Album Name: Beauty Lied Artist: Denise Barbarita Year/Label: 2003 / MyShyTune Music Productions Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Denise Barbarita has a magical voice. She also writes unique songs, which becomes apparent on her debut album. “The Darkest Hour” is…