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Alone with his grief, trying to find the expressions and tones that would, as the CD sleeve reads, "keep the loss alive and behind me," Portland's Matt Ward painted his masterpiece. Transfiguration Of Vincent, like portions of his second album, 2001's End Of Amnesia,

The historical record would argue that almost nothing I have to say about Will Oldham, and his various incarnations, should be believed. Years ago I reviewed an early Palace release for Spin, and while I can't remember which record it was, I know the review was a glowing

Even as a man who, in the past two decades, has produced arguably more landmark records than anyone since Phil Spector, Daniel Lanois is still clearly questioning himself as an artist in his own right. Of course, the sonic attributes on this third collection of his own songs are the

Truth to tell, this is virtually a new record to these ears. Though this magazine's name comes, in part, from the title of the first Uncle Tupelo album -- and even though, in some quarters, ND was slagged as little more than an Uncle Tupelo fanzine -- we&

Contrary to Al Kooper's assertion in the liner notes that this music "has amazingly found itself timeless," Super Session is very much tied to its times: 1968. (Being reissued or used in films is not the same as being timeless.) The project brought together members of

Can you be a rock star if the voice that is most readily comparable to yours is that of Andy Devine's? Devine, you may recall, was the comic actor with a cracked voice who appeared in a zillion movies and TV shows. Elvin Bishop sounds just like him.