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...numbers do suggest that females show higher amounts of mental issues,” says Hoyt, “but females may be more likely to admit it or label it than males...
Michelle Branch is one such shining example in the musical firmament. After being signed to Madonna’s recording label, Maverick (no small feat in itself), her debut single, “Everywhere,” has ignited radio waves from coast to coast, and her first album, The Spirit Room, has peaked to date at number 84 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. That’s not too shabby for any artist breaking into the business, but at the age of 18, Branch’s accomplishments simply astound. Granted, other kiddie stars have climbed...
After six years and four critically acclaimed albums with Grant Lee Buffalo, Phillips decided to part with both the band and their major label backing in 1999. “Embrace the solitude,” he sings on this year’s Mobilize, his second solo effort, “It’s doin’ me good.” Freed from relentless touring and mass-marketing ploys, Phillips recorded 2000’s Ladies’ Love Oracle over three days in the basement studio of über-producer Jon Brion. A product...
...Mobilize, Phillips is once again doing it all, acting as writer, performer and co-producer with Carmen Rizzo. This time, though, he is with a record label (Cambridge-based Rounder Records Group subsidiary, Zoë) and has brought back the funky Grant Lee Buffalo vibe and use of production machinery. An amalgamation of psychedelic folk and bluesy rock, Mobilize captures both the epic and the intimate, sometimes in the same breath. The 12 tracks glide together seamlessly, combining textured, atmospheric instrumentals with mildly hypnotic guitar melodies. Phillips’s honey-coated, slightly haggard voice is alternately plaintive and playful...
...approval ratings, which stand at about 70%. "Whatever you're doing," George W. Bush told Koizumi during his July visit to Camp David, "I envy those numbers." The Japanese can't get enough of him. Youngsters, particularly female ones, rave about his hip, wavy hairstyle. A record label released a CD of his favorite Elvis hits, with Koizumi posing next to a life-size statue of "the King" on the cover. (They share the same birthday.) There's a mint-flavored chewing gum named after him. Millions of people tune in to watch him on televised parliamentary debates. His posters...