Email Author David Simutis

1999 Stories by David Simutis

• Jamming for Dollars

  published November 11, 1999

  Major record labels are still pissed off about digital distribution. The concern that free, nearly perfect copies of songs would be scattered all... More >>

• Rotations

  published October 7, 1999

  Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Spirit of Music (Elektra) Move over Ames Brothers, Kim Sisters, and Staple Singers.... More >>

• Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow

  published October 7, 1999

  Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow Brainfreeze (Sixty 7) Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow, two of the most innovative and influential... More >>

• Rotations

  published February 25, 1999

  Hedwig and the Angry Inch Original Cast Recording (Atlantic Records) Hedwig Schmidt's ill-fated pecker is the biggest thing... More >>

• Rotations

  published February 18, 1999

  Original Soundtrack Louie Bluie (Arhoolie) With more and more prewar black and white string-band music hitting the reissue bins,... More >>

• Rotations

  published February 11, 1999

  Gigolo Aunts Minor Chords and Major Themes (E Pluribus Unum) The Gigolo Aunts -- simultaneous lovers and fighters -- have the... More >>

• Rotations

  published January 14, 1999

  Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Pharaohization! The Best of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (Rhino) "One, two ... one, two, tres,... More >>

• Rotations

  published January 7, 1999

  The Pine Valley Cosmonauts The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills (Bloodshot) Sure, the tribute album is a... More >>