Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Sparkle HardModesty and plain good manners might prevent them from saying so themselves, but the fact that Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks have thrived, rather than simply endured over 17 years and delivered six albums of buzzy, sub cultural significance, constitutes an impressive legacy. The challenge with album number seven is one that any successful band with integrity faces: how to safeguard that legacy and hold on to their identity without rehashing old ground

NYC tenor saxophonist Chris Speed (Tim Berne

His mode has always been too slippery and restlessly progressive to be equated with any one track or album

2CD - CD and DVD Set

‰۝ ‰ÛÏWooden Ships

they‰۪ve heard it already

montages become mini operas

'Jaded and Faded' is produced by David Sitek (TV on the Radio)

A fierce mix of hip-hop

Blood MoneyåÊuses the same template and players asåÊAliceåÊ(released at the same time in 2002) and first saw life as an opera production by Robert Wilson

where the comments left by fans feel like testimonials

Screen MemoriesåÊopening track ‰ÛÏThe Combine‰۝ in which Maus intones with an apocalyptic stateliness

Janie‰۪s Got A Gun