Aug 7th, 2007 · CD box sets usually gather a singer's career highlights -- greatest hits, with some rarities thrown in. Now comes one that contains no hits. All of Sojourner's recordings are new, from a band with a small but intense following: Magnolia Electric Co.
Jul 31st, 2007 · Critic Milo Miles reviews a pair of what he considers rarities -- all-instrumental albums that don't belong to a clear school or style of music. But in the case of the band Massacre and the Claudia Quintet, he says that's a good thing.
Dec 6th, 2006 · The NPR member station KEXP is an influential and innovative cultural force in Seattle and beyond. The station's Kevin Cole -- host of Afternoon Show, which highlights new releases, previews, vintage tracks, rarities, B-sides and in-studio performances -- compiled this list of notable debuts.
Dec 5th, 2005 · Writer and designer Jennifer Sharpe collects musical oddities. This time, Sharpe shares some selections from an unusual genre she calls "kid funk," including 6-year-old Angela Simpson's 1970s rendition of Langston Hughes poetry.