Shawn Hammond
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The Most Recent stories by Shawn Hammond
- Radiohead April 2008
Radiohead’s radio successes may be limited mostly to the angst-fueled 1993 hit “Creep” (from the British quintet’s debut, Pablo Honey) and 1997’s sweetly soaring lamentation “Karma Police,” but it’s no overstatement to say ...
- James Muller March 2008
The minimalist cover of James Muller’s Birdland Records debut looks like an exclamation frame from a Superman comic-book fight scene. It features one word—Kaboom—in off-kilter, all-caps letering that overlays a dynamic, cartoon-ish ...
- Jimmy McIntosh January 2008
Jimmy McIntosh has the kind of luck that would simultaneously terrify and thrill hordes of guitarists. With little more than optimism, tenacity, and a bit of ingenuity—okay, and massive fusion chops—the Las Vegas, Nevada, ...
- Coheed and Cambria January 2008
When you think about the Billboard charts, chances are you’re not simultaneously pondering progressive rock, loads of soaring guitar solos, and concept albums with song titles that include a colon, a mythological name, and ...
- Robben Ford January 2008
Robben Ford is capable of dealing the average guitarist a double-whammy ego blow. Not only can he conjure both stinging and smooth-as-butter tones while employing sophisticated phrasing that straddles both blues and jazz, he also has ...
- Sir Richard Bishop October 2007
Sir Richard Bishop is a mystic. Or maybe even a heretic. His songs feature titles such as “Cemetery Games” and “Hecate’s Dream” (Hecate being the Greek goddess of witchcraft), and his Web site and albums include antique depictions of ...