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February 2025

An Immigrant's Tale
Maruta Lietiņš Ray, "Refugee Girl: A Memoir" (2021, 248 pages)
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Xgau Sez: February, 2025
Louis Armstrong and the Beatles in book form, 'Brat' but it's a lowish A but also still 'Brat,' Emmylou Harris and Wussy grades grubbed, and combating…
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Consumer Guide: February, 2025
A smart and sexy woman’s frustrating quest for true love, a polyrhythmic meeting of Peruvian electronica and Congolese guitar, mean jokes and next-level…
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Dean's List: 2024
The 74 best albums of the past year (or so)
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January 2025

Xgau Sez: January, 2025
The Consumer Guide in the streaming era, the A Lists (the missing years), softening on Madonna and Taylor (but in different ways), spending time (see…
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Some Talking Points from TPM
Knowledge is power
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The Big Lookback: Randy Newman
"Irony, Compassion and Randy Newman," from Newsday, October 29, 1972
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A Few Words In Praise of Randy Newman
Robert Hilburn, "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The Biography of Randy Newman" (2024, 544 pp.)
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Consumer Guide: January, 2025
A post-riot-grrrl trio that hasn't given up on love; grooves that break into tunes, sound effects, or both; alt-rappers with sonic treats; and…
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The Big Lookback: Jimmy Carter's Inaugural
From "The Village Voice," Jan. 31, 1977: "Whose People Were at the People's Inaugural?"
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