SPIN and TELL

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Monday, February 15, 2021

A Look Back: Sarah Masen Album Review

My very first post-college journalistic/music critique endeavor was a review of folk/pop singer/songwriter Sarah Masen's Carry Us Through for West Michigan's now-defunct Fuse Magazine.  The piece was published in Fuse's May/June 1998 issue.

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Friday, February 12, 2021

A Look Back: Marzuki Album Review

My first post-college journalistic/music critique endeavor included a review of indie folk band Marzuki's No One Likes a Nervous Wreck for West Michigan's now-defunct Fuse Magazine (see part 1 above).  The piece was published in Fuse's July/August 1998 issue (see part 2 below).  The folk quartet was Sufjan Stevens' college band, named after Stevens' own brother.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

A Look Back: Maire/Moya Brennan Album Review

My first post-college journalistic/music critique endeavor included an album review of Irish folk singer/songwriter Maire Brennan's Perfect Time (see below) for West Michigan's now-defunct Fuse Magazine.  The piece was published in Fuse's July/August 1998 issue (see above).  All these years later, I just learned that Maire is also known as Moya Brennan, the first lady of Celtic music.

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