Jonatha Brooke Singer/songwriter/guitarist Jonatha Brooke began issuing albums that merged folk and pop during the early 1990s, first as a member of a female duo named the Story and later as a solo artist. Brooke formed the Story (originally called…
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Album Review: Ballade of Ned Haywood by Mimi Burns
Album Name: Ballade of Ned Haywood Artist: Mimi Burns Year/Label: 2002 / Respond Records Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Mimi Burns claims this album came about because of a trip to England where she met an old…
Album Review: No Nations, No Peoples by Arthur Loves Plastic
Album Name: No Nations, No Peoples Artist: Arthur Loves Plastic Year/Label: 2002 / Hexagon records [Buy at Band’s site] Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Bev Stanton’s project Arthur Loves Plastic has released several CDs. Her music is dance oriented and…
Album Review: Paradise Wobble by Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys
Album Name: Paradise Wobble Artist: Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys Year/Label: 2000 / Coeur de Jeanette Review by Anna Maria Stjärnell Janet Klein’s second album sees her adding a band. She still sings songs from the last century in…
Album Review: Asphodel by The Machine in the Garden
Album Name: Asphodel Artist: The Machine in the Garden Year/Label: 2002 / Middle Pillar [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The Machine in the Garden is a duo consisting of Summer Bowman and Roger Frace.…
Spotlight on: Emilie Autumn
Renaissance rock, elegant alternative, soulful siren songs… Call it what you will, singer/songwriter/violinist/pianist Emilie Autumn is that rarest of musical breeds: a true original. Born in Malibu, California, on 22 September, 1979, Emilie made music her first language, learning to…
Album Review: A Perfect Dream by Sarah Fimm
Album Name: A Perfect Dream Artist: Sarah Fimm Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds This is a beautiful CD. Sarah Fimm’s piano playing is soothing and spooky at the same time. Her voice is…
Album Review: Nanyana by Nanyana
Album Name: Nanyana Artist: Nanyana Year/Label: 2001 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds I don’t know what I was expecting but this sure wasn’t it. This is a funky rock band featuring a vocalist with a…
Album Review: Mariposa by Mariposa
Album Name: Mariposa Artist: Mariposa Year/Label: 2002 / Independent [Buy at Amazon] Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds Mariposa means, “butterfly” in Spanish. The band consists of guitarist John Ferrante and vocalist LC (plus guest musicians for the…
Album Review: Sleeping with the Lights On by Jen Johnson
Album Name: Sleeping with the Lights On Artist: Jen Johnson Year/Label: 2002 / Independent Review by Amy Lotsberg Producer of Collected Sounds The title track, “Sleeping with the Lights On” is a catchy pop song that is immediately likeable. The…