Music - June 15, 2007
From "Family Tree" to "Poison Tree"
I meant to tell you about the "new" Nick Drake CD earlier in the week when I was talking about getting reacquainted with old friends, but for some reasons, it had to wait. Read all about it...
Tags: Veils, Nux Vomica, Nick Drake, Nouvelle Vague, Fountains of Wayne, Traffic and Weather

Music - Feb. 24, 2007
Singer/songwriters -- the best of the new breed
There is no shortage of discs by singer/songwriters landing on my desk these days. It's good to see so many people flexing their creative muscles, but the sad part is that very few are even mildly interesting. It's a nice surprise that this week, some good ones arrived.
Tags: El Perro del Mar, Paolo Saporiti, Alexei Murdoch, Astrid Williamson, Rose Kemp, One Little Indian, Nick Drake, Canebagnato, Dollimore

Music - May 6, 2005
Aqualung floods Pabst with beauty, warmth, wit
Britain's Aqualung -- often likened to the mellow sounds of Nick Drake and Coldplay -- graced The Pabst Theater's stage on Wednesday night, promoting his album, "Strange and Beautiful." It was a show to see, but unfortunately, few did.
Tags: Pabst theater, Aqualung, Nick Drake, Coldplay, British bands

Music - Nov. 18, 2002
Sheik seeks enlightenment by way of Milwaukee
In 1996, Duncan Sheik's single, "Barely Breathing," soared on the charts for months. Since then, the educated and talented Buddhist has dabbled into a variety of musical genres. In this interview, OMC gets personal with Sheik, and asks a plethora of questions including whether or not he's related to the condom dynasty of the same name.
Tags: Duncan Sheik, Buddhism, Buddhist, Eastern, Matthew Sweet, Nick Drake, folk rock