Music - April 28, 2007
Mix tape: part one
Here’s part one of a journey through the stack of CDs on my desk. Stay tuned for part two, coming early in the week:
Tags: Bodo Riddim, Horsemouth, Cocoa Tea, Sizzla, Grant Lee Phillips, REM, Depeche Mode, Rhino, Rounder, Collision, Dubblestandart, On-U, Prince Far I, Ari Up, Slits, post-punk, technopop, The Cure

Music - April 11, 2007
Cure reissues enter gloomy yet poppy phase
These were the years (1984-'88) when, more than at any other time in the band's career, The Cure balanced its doomy, gloomy goth rock with light-hearted, infectious pop tunes and somehow made it work.
Tags: cure, rhino, robert smith, goth

Music - Dec. 22, 2006
Pawelski joins Rhino herd
Milwaukee's Cheryl Pawelski, who has been working as an A&R staffer in Los Angeles for years now, departs her job at Concord Jazz in January to take the top A&R dog at Rhino Records a few days later. The job is a dream come true, Pawelski says.
Tags: Pawelski, Rhino, Concord