http://dir.salon.com/topics/andy_battaglia/?source=rss&aim=andy_battaglia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/06/14/two_step/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2001/06/14/two_step/index.html?source=rss A short introduction to two-step garage, followed by everything you need to know about pop music in the 21st century. By   Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/30/radiohead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/10/30/radiohead/index.html?source=rss By Andy Battaglia, Michelle Goldberg, Andrew Goodwin and Joe Heim By Andy Battaglia, Michelle Goldberg, Andrew Goodwin and Joe Heim Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/10/25/radiohead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/10/25/radiohead/index.html?source=rss Is this really an "important" record? Four critics duke it out. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/31/oval/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/31/oval/index.html?source=rss The problem with Oval's latest is that, like most minimal electronica, it's more fun to talk about than to listen to. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/19/britney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/19/britney/index.html?source=rss Forget the schoolgirl skirts and the psychosexual interpretations. Britney Spears sings calculatedly brilliant hits. By Andy Battaglia and Rennie Sparks Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/14/smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/06/14/smith/index.html?source=rss Mystic and record collector Harry Smith knew life was cruel, yet his folk "Anthology" promised a way to "see America changed by music." By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/13/scott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/06/13/scott/index.html?source=rss Early electronic composer Raymond Scott dreamed of today's digital future -- in the 1950s. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/13/green/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/04/13/green/index.html?source=rss From "Ha!" to "Hallelujah," the Rev. Al Green's gospel hits held onto the earthly sound of sweet salvation. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/14/oasis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/03/14/oasis/index.html?source=rss What happens when a band like Oasis, known for youthful swagger and insouciance, actually grow up? You fall asleep of boredom. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/29/yolatengo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/02/29/yolatengo/index.html?source=rss Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan talks about his downtown jazz, boho marriage and stately new record. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss "Clicks + Cuts" reconciles avant-electronic music with the politics of dancing. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/04/stockhausen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/04/stockhausen/index.html?source=rss Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" gives a whole new meaning to in-flight recording. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/27/vanguard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/01/27/vanguard/index.html?source=rss Three chords, 12 bars or just one note -- two Vanguard collections promise the essence of the blues. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/12/02/ssab/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/12/02/ssab/index.html?source=rss Semiotics and narcotics guide filmmaker Harmony Korine's debut record. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/04/foo_fighters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/04/foo_fighters/index.html?source=rss Forget Nirvana, unrepentant Foo Fighter Dave Grohl settles down for mediocrity. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/03/llamas_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/11/03/llamas_2/index.html?source=rss Why the High Llamas are more than just another workingman's Beach Boys. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/21/woodstock_cd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/21/woodstock_cd/index.html?source=rss "Let me stand next to your fire" and other joyful idiocies prop up two CDs' worth of Woodstock 99 live cuts. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/09/28/korine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/09/28/korine/index.html?source=rss "Gummo" moviemaker Harmony Korine is not independent film's bastard child after all. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/09/22/chemical/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/1999/09/22/chemical/index.html?source=rss Singing along to electronica with the Chemical Brothers and Paul Oakenfold live in New York. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/13/sukpatch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/09/13/sukpatch/index.html?source=rss Low-fi electronic indie duo Sukpatch release the fall's best summer record. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/08/23/cassius/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/08/23/cassius/index.html?source=rss "I Am the Greatest" captures the boastful rants of a young boxer caught between Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/08/05/scanner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/08/05/scanner/index.html?source=rss British electronic musician Scanner's illicit phone taps examine the technology of communication and the vanishing border between public and private space. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/07/30/fahey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/07/30/fahey/index.html?source=rss "Best of the Vanguard Sessions" introduces John Fahey's chillingly beautiful six-string folk. By Andy Battaglia Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/22/ween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/06/22/ween/index.html?source=rss Cheech and Chong meet Leiber and Stoller: On "Paintin' the Town Brown," the brothers Ween plug in for a two-CD live in-joke. Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/05/11/sharps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/05/11/sharps/index.html?source=rss Reviews of new releases from Nas, Matthew Shipp and a new Neil Young tribute.