© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-knowncutter Recent reviews written by member knowncutter en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_468508118660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - Antony Hegarty has the remarkably ethereal voice of an androgynous angel. With the ability to simultaneously stun and transform your emotional state, Antony's effortless vocal acrobatics make just about any piece of art he lends his voice to worth your... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468508118660 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:09:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468508118660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466734648964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - A warning to the reader: If you adamantly desire to abstain from theatricality in your music - you've never liked Queen and you hate, hate, hate Pink Floyd's The Wall - The Decemberists' latest and fifth album, The Hazards of Love, is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466734648964 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:22:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466734648964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459207052932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - Although it's been three years since we last heard any new music from Glaswegian post-punkers Franz Ferdinand, I can't say I've missed them. In the intervening years, not one night was spent lying awake, pining after lead singer Alex Kampranos'... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459207052932 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:47:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459207052932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455873498756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - Before I even begin to say anything about Girl Talk's latest release, Feed the Animals, it's imperative that I discuss Greg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, as an artist. You see, the music Gillis creates is of the mash-up variety. What this means, is that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455873498756 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:08:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455873498756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455299272324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - In general, the release date of an album has relatively little to do with the actual quality or sound of an album. I suppose there's the occasional summer release meant for good times in the sun or the occasional winter release meant for lonely cold... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455299272324 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:18:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455299272324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455196905092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - It must be tough, or at the very least be strange, to hear rumors of your own death while you're still alive. After all, if you can look down at yourself and notice that you're breathing, functioning, and doing other sorts of activities that living... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455196905092 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:41:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455196905092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455095455364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - There's a scene in Tropic Thunder when Robert Downey Jr's character, the critically acclaimed Australian actor Kurt Lazarus, is asked by Ben Stiller what dude he is (a version of "who are you?"). At the time of the question, Downey is playing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455095455364 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:24:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455095455364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455001738884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - I'm not sure where you might be reading this from today, but wherever you're located, there's a pretty good chance it is getting painfully cold around you (this is where you groan and think something like, "yes, that's why they call it winter you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455001738884 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:15:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455001738884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454881611396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - I had arrived at our University battle of the bands competition with relatively low expectations, but after a wildly entertaining cover of Whitesnake's Here I Go Again by an all male band, I couldn't help but join the crowd's deafening screams of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454881611396 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:03:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454881611396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454817189508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - For all intents and purposes, I should be in love with Stereolab. Their meticulously crafted blend of Krautrock and 60's pop sensibilities is brilliantly executed and few bands can claim the same sort of songwriting mastery as Stereolab. Still, for some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454817189508 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:02:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454817189508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454795562628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - Let me begin this review by reminding you, my loyal reader, that the illegal downloading of music is unethical and, apparently, also illegal. The author of this review in no way supports the use of computers to hijack an artist's music. In fact, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454795562628 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:09:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454795562628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_454750604932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - When I was in eighth grade I experienced my first ever break-up. This girl, let's call her Cold-hearted Buttface (and, yes, I am no longer in eighth grade. I swear), broke up with me after three weeks of true love. She didn't even offer an explanation... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~454750604932 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:24:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_454750604932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453444210308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - To be completely honest with you, my vast and loyal readership, I had absolutely no idea a new Guns n' Roses album was in the works until sometime early this year. As far as I was aware, Guns n' Roses were a band long since deceased (I literally thought... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453444210308 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 03:26:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453444210308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452915007108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - If you head on over to allmusic.com (a very respectable site for all things music, surprisingly) and read the first few sentences of Cold War Kids' biography, there's a pretty damn good chance you'll wind up - like me - excited about this band. To quote:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452915007108 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:48:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452915007108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452820766340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - If you've ever listened to Bloc Party, you can probably attest to their certain charming ambition. The British rock quartet's strongest appeal, as well as their most unique feature, is their earnest, dramatic flair, draping pop hooks in heavy, intensely... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452820766340 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:06:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452820766340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_449421348484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - I love overly ambitious art. Specifically, I've always been a sucker for the magnificently epic in rock and roll; from the Who's rock operas to Green Day's version of a Who rock opera. For whatever reason, the notion that an artist had such an excess of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~449421348484 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:11:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_449421348484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_448994184836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - As anyone who's listened to Of Montreal's latest album, "Skeletal Lamping," can attest, the album is not particularly easy to process. Over the course of the album Kevin Barnes, the mastermind behind the indie pop favorites, fearlessly and recklessly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~448994184836 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:07:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_448994184836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447613406852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - There aren’t too many albums that I consider personal landmarks, but Wolf Parade’s debut, “Apologies to the Queen Mary,” is one of the most important albums I have ever listened to. I can even faintly remember the moment listening to “Dear Sons and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447613406852 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:12:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447613406852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447528275588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - A couple of weeks ago, my roommates and I went on a "House" all-you-can-watch binge. Dr. House is a pretty damn captivating character, and the show itself is addicting enough that we watched all the way from episode one to the season finale from last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447528275588 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447528275588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445916810884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - Because there are so many terrible puns I know I won't be able to resist using in a review of the Hold Steady's latest, "Stay Positive," I've decided the best strategy is to simply list them in order and let you roll your eyes for a few lines before I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445916810884 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:30:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445916810884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445628911236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - On 2006's "Return to Cookie Mountain," Brooklyn-based TV on the Radio soared past the creative limitations of indie rock with relative ease. Their artsy, atmospheric ramblings through rock, soul, and tribal African rhythms left the group with a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445628911236 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:48:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445628911236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445515075204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - The tale of Black Kids (the band; not actual African-American children) is one of tremendous woe, tragedy, and hype out the wazoo. Similar to those preppy indie upstarts in Vampire Weekend, Black Kids (again, talking about the band) found themselves the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445515075204 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:55:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445515075204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445322071684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - I've never, at any point in my life, thought it would be particularly cool for someone to assault my ears until they actually bled. I've never really wanted to carve up my little cochlea myself, either. I just don't swing that way. Now, of course, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445322071684 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:03:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445322071684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445180776068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - You have to give Okkervil River credit. Not only did they create one of the best rock albums of last year in “The Stage Names,” but they also avoided committing the egregious and all-too-common mistake of diluting their product with a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445180776068 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:07:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445180776068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435704204932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knowncutter - As strange as this may seem to many, Green Day&#146s American Idiot almost single-handedly opened me up to the vast and expansive world of rock and roll. I know, this already sounds outlandish and kind of pathetic, but it wasn&#146t until I feel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435704204932 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:14:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435704204932?linkin_id=8003929