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With her fourth album, titled simply "Liz Phair," the erstwhile queen of nasty indie rock grows up (sort of) and plays radio-friendly pop (mostly). She says that's always where she was headed.
By Hillary Frey
June 16, 2003
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DIY goddess Ani DiFranco on political responsibility in the Bush era, the "lying, whoring media," life in New Orleans and her bottomless pit of self-loathing.
By Joy Lanzendorfer
June 10, 2003
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Ex-Uncle Tupelo and current Son Volt frontman Farrar follows up last year's solo effort "Sebastopol" with "ThirdShiftGrottoSlack," a five-track EP featuring new and remixed material. Listen in.
By Kyle Wills
August 22, 2002
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Self-conscious New York indie rockers the Mendoza Line let their youth go to waste.
By Joey Sweeney
August 3, 2000
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Modest Mouse's "The Moon & Antarctica" explores desolate regions, both geographic and spiritual.
By Joe Heim
June 15, 2000
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The label synonymous with "As Seen on TV" goes after indie rock. Oh, sweet, delicious irony.
By Joey Sweeney
April 28, 2000
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Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan talks about his downtown jazz, boho marriage and stately new record.
By Andy Battaglia
February 29, 2000
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Modest Mouse builds a singles collection -- nothing out of something -- and all sorts of other contradictions.
By Joe Heim
January 31, 2000
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Archer Prewitt's songs sound like they were written on a piece of shag carpet resting in a slice of sun.
By Carlene Bauer
October 14, 1999
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Macha rides a rickshaw loaded with esoterica to the top of the college charts.
By Funke Sangodeyi
October 7, 1999
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Like indie rock itself, the Matador Records birthday party with Yo La Tengo started beautifully and devolved into a self-reflexive in-joke.
By Jeff Stark
October 1, 1999
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On Quasi's "Field Studies," the divorced duo sing about romantic disillusionment like they know what they're talking about.
By Joe Heim
September 15, 1999
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After 10 years of indie rock and a semi-hit on the "Kids" soundtrack, Folk Implosion's Lou Barlow changes his tune.
By Seth Mnookin
September 14, 1999
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The Oklahoma City trio left left their drum set at home for their New York concert. Luckily they had Sebadoh, Robyn Hitchcock, Cornelius and ICU to pick up the slack.
By Seth Mnookin
August 21, 1999
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On "Come Pick Me Up" the once-great power-pop of Superchunk rots with its own complacency.
By Dave McCoy
August 19, 1999
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Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard on schizoid writing, pre-show drinking and the search for the perfect pop song.
By Dawn Eden
August 3, 1999
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At Maxwell's in New Jersey, Beulah and the Apples in Stereo treated the teens to bouts of bubblegum and fits of niceness.
By Dawn Eden
July 29, 1999
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The evanescent Spinanes sharpen two songs from the Rolling Stones' catalog, chronicling the impulse to fight emotional weariness and the temptation to succumb to it.
By Charles Taylor
July 23, 1999
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Our writer challenges rock's biggest brainiacs to a sharky game of Scrabble.
By Rodd McLeod
June 16, 1999
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Singer/songwriter Danielle Howle and the bearable lightness of being alone.
By Wendy Mitchell
June 15, 1999
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Jeff Stark reviews Built to Spill's second major-label release, 'Keep It Like a Secret'
By Jeff Stark
February 9, 1999
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Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
By Mark Athitakis
October 21, 1998
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David Bowman talks to Bob Mould about his 'Last Dog and Pony Show'
By David Bowman
August 26, 1998
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Mark Athitakis reviews "Four Great Points" by June of 44.
By Mark Athitakis
January 21, 1998
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Salon contributors answer the question: what was your most significant moment of 1997?
By Cynthia Joyce
December 24, 1997
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