Other Music Types

Magazine articles on other types of music.

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Salon.com July 31, 2000 Andy Battaglia	Sharps & Flats The problem with Oval's latest is that, like most minimal electronica, it's more fun to talk about than to listen to.
Salon.com July 27, 2000 David Hill	Sharps & Flats Woody Guthrie's "Dust Bowl Ballads" drew the road map for Bob Dylan and Ramblin' Jack. A reissue recaptures the parched glory.
Salon.com July 26, 2000 Ted Oehmke	Sharps & Flats Sasha and John Digweed refined a subtle style of dance music. With a few more albums like "Communicate" trance will be classical.
Salon.com July 13, 2000 Michelle Goldberg	Sharps & Flats So what if the movie "Groove" sucked? Its soundtrack is a miracle: Dance music that sounds good on the stereo.
Salon.com June 29, 2000 Michael J. Kramer	Sharps & Flats King Sunny Ade earns universality not through casual musical tourism but through an effort grounded in turmoil, sadness and bitterness.
Salon.com June 26, 2000 Michelle Goldberg	Sharps & Flats Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold star on a comp for rave newbies, while the two-CD "Trance Nation America" thins the strong pulse of early-'90s dance music.
Salon.com June 19, 2000 Douglas Wolk	Nick Drake's post-posthumous fame English folkie Nick Drake left behind three perfect records when he died of an overdose in 1974. It took a recent Volkswagen commercial for them to find an audience.
Salon.com June 14, 2000 Andy Battaglia & Rennie Sparks	Uncertain, unfair and bloodthirsty Mystic and record collector Harry Smith knew life was cruel, yet his folk "Anthology" promised a way to "see America changed by music."
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Rachel Elson	Sharps & Flats Ace of Base's sugary pop should have come with an expiration date. A "Greatest Hits" set collects the moldy confections.
Salon.com June 1, 2000 Lisa Gidley	Sharps & Flats Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post learns that breaking up is hard to do; the knife in the back, however, is easy.
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