On The Nest

by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on May 1, 1999

As the birth of their first child rapidly approaches, Carey takes a moment to share this sacred event – and his wife’s insatiable thirst – with total strangers.

Word of Mouth Parade

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on May 1, 1999

This sucks. No, not the CD. I like the CD. Call me old-fashioned, but whatever happened to emerging artists that no one ever heard of? Small-named artists like Gus on small-named labels like Almo. No one bought their records, no one heard their songs and life was good. Tonight I went clothes shopping in Abercrombie [...]

Egyptology

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on April 1, 1999

With a set of songs that appears to be thirty years late, Wallinger curiously decides to end the record with “Always,” an upbeat pop trifle which is probably the closest to 1999 of the lot…

Trading With the Enemy

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on March 1, 1999

Xylophone players around the world are rejoicing. Seen by many as a faux instrument, lumped somewhere in the bell family, and barely ahead of the triangle in the evolutionary chain of high school band instruments, the xylophone lacks the brashness of the electric guitar or the coolness of the drums. I wonder if Barrett Martin [...]

Hourly, Daily

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on March 1, 1999

Hourly, Daily. That’s about how often I’ve been listening to this album. The pleasing pop melodies and harmonic simplicity have put a strangle hold on me as of late – monopolizing my CD player. These three guys from Australia fit the “rocker” stereotype like a wet rubber glove. They have enormous appetites for beer, they [...]

Jubilee

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on February 1, 1999

“Jubilee is a tasty jambalaya of whiskey-swiggin’ ragtime and Americana folk-rock (though they’re not shy about cranking up the guitars either)….”

Black Music

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on February 1, 1999

“I consider any musician with big enough malt balls to call himself Chocolate Genius to be worth checking out….”

Holiday Songs And Lullabies

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on January 1, 1999

“With all due respect Ms. Colvin, it’s time to put the guitar down. The baby’s head is beginning to crown.” “Shut up you jackass! I’m one track away from completing the recording of my Giving Birth album.” What’s it going to take to get this folk iron woman to take it easy? She was plump [...]

XO

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on November 1, 1998

Like it or not, indie artist Elliott Smith has found that the glass slipper fits. Elliott Smith was the guy with the “who me?” look on his face standing sandwiched between Celine Dion and Trisha Yearwood like road kill at the Academy Awards. If you didn’t know better, you might toss a few coins in [...]

Villa Elaine

reviewed by Carey Dean Potash

Originally published on November 1, 1998

For weeks I’ve been hearing this song on the radio I really liked but I could never clearly hear the name of the band when the DJ mumbled it afterwards. So I went into the Princeton Record Exchange and sheepishly asked if they had heard of a band called Lenny Nero. No? How about Emmy [...]