Mike Bennett reviews the latest from Neko Case, Ray Davies, Wisely, My Dad is Dead and Hawksley Workman

Mike also presents capsule reviews of releases by The Smoking Popes, Jeff May, Catfish Haven, Mark Decerbo, Belle & Sebastian, Tiara, Lying in States, apb, Kelley Stoltz, Roseann Cash and an Australian compilation.

Mike also has his CD-R of the Month.

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"Unearthed Merseybeat"

by Gary "Pig" Gold

Yes, There's More - Much More - to Liverpool than "Love Me Do,"
and The Viper Label are, at long last, bringing it all to your attention.

The last couple'a decades have seen most every single musical genre and sub-division, from Rockabilly to Prog to "World" to (finally!) Girl Group, disinterred, studied, and ultimately immortalized with great big box sets and lavish Pledge-Drive-ready PBS television documentaries. Why, at the flick of a mere mouse one can easily drop fifty to a hundred...

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The World is Round: Spring is Back!

by Alan Haber

Monday, the first day of the work week, is notable four days hence as the beginning of spring. Spring signals the coming warmer weather, spring training, and the first flowers of the season. Pretty girls and, yes, women, look to park benches for a place to eat and catch some lunch-hour rays (men don't really care where they sit). These precious things, these precious benefits, and others, we sadly take for granted.

Taking things for granted has become a national obsession for all of us. That the fruits of spring appear like clockwork year after year is something that happens in the background, like a computer...

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Musings About Music

by Mike Bennett

Here's a bunch of musings about music. Before I get my musing shoes on, please let me invite you to check out Fufkin.com's My Space page at

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Please come join us and become a friend of Fufkin. We'll make sure to keep you updated on what's going on with the site and try to find some other things to do with the page.

Now let's talk music. Item # 1 – Chicago is now

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Further Observations From A Jangly Music Fan

by Eric Sorensen

The portion of the mid-Atlantic that I live in was spared the February blizzard that covered a narrow band of the east coast with two feet of snow. In typical fashion, our four inches of snow was followed by a warm front that melted the snow from our roads and driveways within two days. There were still plenty of cool evenings that made it conducive to remain indoors and sample new discs. Here are a few new titles that should appeal to jangleholics:

Jangleholic - by Les Fradkin. Les...

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