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Tiny Spirits in Paradise
“What the hell is this?” The guy standing next to me asks his friend. His friend shakes his head.
Cocorosie has just begun to play to a packed Paradise Rock Club in Boston.
A woman in a newsboy cap strums a harp and when she opens her mouth, opera warbles out. A tinny prerecorded loop plays the mooing of a child’s toy cow.
A few minutes later, the same guy says, “what is this?” This time, he’s staring […]
First Listen: Mariah Carey’s “I Want to Know What Love Is”
So, Mariah Carey’s no stranger to covers, right? She’s shown a special interest in soft rock ballads. After all, she covered Nilsson’s “Without You”. Then there was her remake of Journey’s “Open Arms”. Oh! She also covered Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”. Even though I certainly don’t mind Mariah’s music, none of these songs held a candle to the originals, with “Without You” being particularly wretched.
As the second single […]
Tell Me Why You’re Crying My Son
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary dies at 72 from cancer. Sonic Clash looks at her life and legacy.