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Feb 24 2006
OTO Rating: 10/10 When people think of smashingly talented husband and wife musician duos, typically the first to come to mind would have to be the infamous Johnny and June Cash. Undoubtedly they are historically significant in the music industry and in a league of their momentous own having become nothing short of music [...]
Feb 24 2006
OTO Rating: 10/10 I could easily classify myself as someone completely and utterly enamored by twisted genres of art, being a huge fan of Camille Rose Garcia and Mark Ryden whose creations include the little girl with the overly-round bug eyes picking skull-topped flowers out of a blood red garden, the half octopus/half woman [...]
Feb 23 2006
OTO Rating: 8/10 The Eurythmics managed to overcome the “synth-pop” tag and become one of the most successful duos of the 1980s, certainly in their genre. By blending electronica, pop, and the soulful vocals of Annie Lennox, they took on a tired formula and made it new. Luckily the new Eurythmics best-of is a [...]
Feb 21 2006
OTO Rating: 8/10 The driving force (and saving grace) of Hem has always been their quietly seductive lead singer, Sally Ellyson. And on No Word From Tom, Ellyson continues to elevate Hem from a typical alt. country band to something more. Track listing: 01 All The Pretty Horses 02 Rainy Night In Georgia 03 [...]
Feb 15 2006
OTO Rating: 8/10 The story of Merz is one heard all-too often. In 1999 a sincere, well-intentioned young man arrives on the scene, cheered on by Jarvis Cocker and Jo Whiley to reasonable success, and just as everything seems about to go skywards for our young heroine—he loses it. But 7 years later, he’s [...]
Feb 14 2006
OTO Rating: 7/10 Meet the next big thing. The Diableros’ self-released debut, You Can’t Break the Strings of Our Olympic Hearts, is so far only available in four stores in the entire world – all of them hipster shops in their hometown Toronto – but the city’s weekly magazines are already touting them as [...]