Results for A Tribute to the Diamonds

  • Flight of the Conchords

    by Angela ZimmermanApril 23, 2008Comments (0)

    "I’ve had a few friends try to steal my copy" (read more)

  • Cover This: What Makes for a Definitive Version?

    by Denise SullivanMarch 12, 2008Comments (12)

    When I set out to take on the matter of cover songs, I thought I'd be seeking uncomplicated answers to simple questions like: Is there such a thing as a definitive version of a song? Who decides these things? And why do we care? (read more)

  • Robyn Hitchcock: Spooked

    by Denise SullivanFebruary 27, 2008Comments (3)

    I'm crazy about Robyn Hitchcock's music, and have been ever since Peter Buck sang praises of Hitchcock's ’70s band the Soft Boys to us slavish R.E.M. followers in the ’80s. By then the Soft Boys had disbanded and Hitchcock was officially a solo artist, sometimes accompanied by his band (read more)

  • Wouldn't You Miss Me: The Syd Barrett Surplus

    by Brian BrownJuly 4, 2007Comments (23)

    The legacy of Syd Barrett is up in the air. Madman or Acidhead? Trickster or oddball? Of these things, rarely is he remembered as a great songwriter, never mind a guitar hero. (read more)

  • Beastie Boys

    by Denise SullivanJune 27, 2007Comments (3)

    Given their reps as studio tricksters and screeching goofballs on the video set, it can be easy to forget that the Beasties were first and foremost a band, and a punk rock one at that. (read more)