Word: rhino
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...addition to the albums of Radiohead, with whom the Beta Band is touring the United States this summer, 'Hot Shots II' recalls the aesthetic of a dramatically different set of rockers: the unknown English psychedelic bands of the mid- to late-'60s who appear on the compilation 'Nuggets II' (Rhino, June 19), a follow up to 1998's 'Nuggets', which featured American bands of the same era. With obscure titles like "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" by the Move, and "Father's Name Was Dad," by Fire, the four-CD box set excavates a forgotten musical civilization in which...
...better but the archival geniuses at Rhino to give the Monkees their due; indeed, it would take a curmudgeonly soul to find a harsh word for this exhaustive - and later on, truth be told, exhausting - anthology of their work. Music aside, the package is terrific, with an extremely entertaining and informative bio; extensive liner notes chronicling the genesis of each tune, with quotes from the band members and producers (including Chip Douglas, who also produced the Turtles and played bass on the hit "Happy Together); and breakdowns of each session, including the musicians and producers. (Bet you didn't know...
...Austria's Salzburg Zoo, scientists are developing a recipe they hope will lead to the first production of white rhinos through artificial insemination. Franz Schwarzenberger of Vienna's University of Veterinary Medicine believes success with the tricky technique could help save even more endangered rhino species, such as the northern white. "It may be possible to collect semen in the wild and inseminate animals in captivity," he says. "This kind of assisted reproduction offers us a chance to improve the gene pool of the captive population without taking resources from the wild...
...probably best known for their No. 1 hit remake of Richie Valens' "La Bamba," but those who bother to look a little deeper will find one of the most versatile and accomplished ensembles in American contemporary music, whose work is chronicled (and beautifully packaged) in yet another of Rhino's scrupulously crafted compilations. "El Cancionero Mas Y Mas" is a four-CD retrospective that starts in 1977 and takes us to the present, and what becomes immediately evident is that there is virtually nothing about American music that these five hombres aren't intimately familiar with...
...lonely people. He surfaced briefly to write songs for the TV shows That Was the Week That Was (no one, not even those who tried, can forget National Brotherhood Week) and The Electric Company (kids hummed Silent E for minutes on end), then retreated to his blackboard. So the Rhino compilation of his collected works--all 45 songs, including the newish (I'm Spending) Hanukkah in Santa Monica--is cause for temperate rejoicing from word nerds of all ages. Everyone, sing a chorus of Poisoning Pigeons in the Park...