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This page contains links to: reviews of musical works by Kristian Hoffman and associated bands; articles with Hoffman-related content; and interviews with Kristian.
This page updated 18 March 2011
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Table Of Contents
1. 2000s: FOP (2010 Release), &, and current press.
2. 1990s: Solo albums Earthquake Weather (1996 release) and I Don't Love My Guru Anymore (1993 release); 1994 Mumps compilation Fatal Charm.
3. Mid 1980s: Bleaker Street Incident
3. Early 1980s: Swinging Madisons.
4. Mostly 1970s: Kristian Hoffman with Mumps.
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2000s PRESS: RELATING TO "FOP", "&", AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MILLENNIUM.
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"Starpulse" gives "Fop" a rave review, and then an inexplicable letter grade!, 21 February, 2010
"Pop music done to the lavish and extravagant hilt, a luxurious affair with an operatic feel, Hoffman’s strongest body of work to date!"
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"Hits" live review of Kristian Hoffman's (Sold out! line around the block!) "Fop Formal" at the Steve Allen Theater, 10 February, 2011
"’FOP’ is a Bowie-esque sprawling, swelling work with lofty ambitions, biting lyrics and impeccable arrangements!"
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"L.A. Examiner.com"- "Kristian Hoffman: The Interview"", 07 February, 2011
Apparently William Phoenix can't get enough of kristian - his THIRD article!
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"L.A. Examiner.com" : "Kristian Hoffman:Fabulous FOP", 06 February, 2011
"Imaginative, playful, grandiose, beautiful, Wildean, disturbing, suggestive, evocative, an album that is at times both elegant and avant garde, both glam rock and modern orchestral symphony!"
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"Los Angeles Times" pick for Kristian Hoffman's "Fop Formal" at the Steve Allen Theater, 04 February, 2011
"Hoffman is one of L.A.'s great musical raconteurs and a local treasure!"
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"L.A. Weekly" asks Kristian for his ten rules for being a "Fop" in Los Angeles, 03 February, 2011
"Fop is a fitting word for one of our most sophisticated local decadents!"
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"The Edge" Preview/Interview for Kristian Hoffman's "Fop Formal" at the Steve Allen Theater, 03 February, 2011
"FOP, his latest, 17-track song cycle, is the perfect representation of his baroque pop style, which combines the excesses (and multipart harmonies) of David Bowie, Queen, the Raspberries and Gilbert and Sullivan!" (Scroll down to the middle of the page.)
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John Payne's "Bluefat" Blog inerviews Kristian in "Tales of Hoffman", February, 2011
"Kristian Hoffman is one of the more ferociously, freshly indeed fearlessly artistic musical individuals currently striding boldly and confidently across our planet!"
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"Record Collector Magazine" reviews "FOP" (in the Bowie issue! Coincidence? I think not!), February, 2010
"The most literate lyrics you're ever likely to encounter - truly a delightful discovery!!"
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"L.A. Examiner.com" : "Preview for "Fop Formal", 25 January, 2011
"FOP live might prove to be similar to seeing Brian Wilson do Smile!"
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"Los Angeles Times" asks Kristian how he would run the Oscars!, 22 January, 2010
"I would remove all the seats in the auditorium and replace them with a full bar and free condoms. I would also remove all the security, so riots and actual personal injury were possible."
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"Out Magazine" Interview with Kristian, 20 January, 2010
"Kristian Hoffman's career has been filled with the stuff of legends!"
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"Mile High Gay Guy" likes "I Can't Go There With You", 18 January, 2010
"'FOP' is 17 songs of lush, baroque pop with bitingly witty lyrics!"
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"Edge Magazine" reviews "Fop", 18 January, 2010
"FOP is filled with both splendors of the grandest musical latitudes along with the bitter angst of reality.Kristian Hoffman has opened a Pandora’s Box of creativity and emotional skill!"
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"Gay List Daily" reviews "Fop", 18 January, 2010
"Hoffman finds humor, shock and controversy in the strangest of places. The result is FOP, a CD that practically defies description, other than the fact that we find it brilliant!"
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"Pop Matters" reviews "Fop", 05 January, 2010
"Playful, imaginatively crafted hard pop and wordplay that makes a lyric sheet gladly mandatory: Fop delivers these goods big time."
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"Music & Musicians Magazine" reviews "Fop", 03 January, 2011
"Hoffman proves himself a master crossing genre streams.His orchestrations offer these songs a lush cushion that elevates the drama and the delivery.The pop on Fop demonstrates creativity and craft."
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"The California Report" names "Fop" # 5 record of 2010, 02 January, 2011
"A dazzling display of winks, hubris, imagination, accomplishment, ambition, pop savvy, glam decadence and operatic reach -- all powered by an entertainer's determination to please and an artist's ability to impress."
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"Keyboard Magazine" reviews "FOP", January, 2011
"One can’t help notice the classic stylings of Hoffman’s production and songwriting. Songs like the harpsichord and piano ballad “Cassandra” or the dramatic opening track “Something New is Born” deserve multiple listens; the first time through, you go on a journey that begs paying more attention the second. Fop is one of the most original pop records of the year!"
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"Norfolk Sound" radio show names "FOP" album of the year!, 26 Decemeber, 2010
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"Blurt" reviews "FOP" , 15 December, 2010
"Hoffman mostly writes and records grandiose pop records and FOP is no exception. Clocking in at over 70 minutes, it is an orchestral pop lover's wet dream!"
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"Guitar Player" reviews "FOP" , December, 2010
"Kristian Hoffman is, to paraphrase Imperial Drag’s Eric Dover, “attempting to do grand things,” and he does so with sweeping grandeur!"
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"Hybrid Magazine" reviews "FOP" , December, 2010
"Delight in real orchestrated pop with Kristian Hoffman. Filled with cascading piano melodies, ripping guitar solos, crisp drumming, and fantastic bass lines that all strongly compliment the beautiful string arrangements, the overall production is glorious!"
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"Made Loud" reviews "FOP" , 13 December, 2010
"Fop is an epic album by an accomplished artist who has obviously put his heart into it, and it will speak to people. "
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"Outword" reviews "FOP" (next to Michael jackson, and Billy Joel, no less!), 25 November, 2010
"Fop has my vote for CD vcover of the year!"
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"The New Gay" blog calls Kristian a "Hot Queer Artist"!, 12 November, 2010
"It kinda makes Lady Gaga look like Jane Goodall. Combine that with the actual songs' theatrical, Sparks-esque orchestration and I can wholeheartedly endorse. "
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"Boogie Woogie Flu" Extensive article on Kristian by respected rock historian James Marshall, 10 November, 2010
"Kristian Hoffman’s latest album-- the lavishly produced and packaged Fop - is a full fledged, over the top, pop masterpiece. "
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Oddly tepid review of "Fop" in "Austin Music Entertainmant", 12 November, 2010
I say "odd", because it still says: "The music teems with flowery doo-dads – harpsichord, choruses, chimes and bells, orchestras – and finds Hoffman’s songwriting at its most erudite. The record is impressive in scope. Imagine Rufus Wainwright deciding to play guitar like Brian May!"
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"Metal Jazz" Live Review of Timur and the Dime Museum AND Kristian Hoffman at Kristian's (sold out!) L.A. Record Release Party, 5 November, 2010
"The audience had to marvel at the comprehensive lyric and melodic skill of his songwriting, and virtually levitated in rapture from their red-leatherette furnishings"
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"Rage Monthly" Reviews/Interview, 05 November, 2010
"An inspired creation, a musical odyssey that twists and turns with exploration at each listen. His lyrics could be read alone as intricate poetry and yet done majestically with his music, there is an even grander scale that comes together on FOP!"
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"Fop" Review in "HITS" Magazine, plus live Review of Timur at Kristian's (sold out!) L.A. Record Release Party, 5 November, 2010
"Hoffman describes the new album as an amalgam of "Ziggy Stardust" and "Days of Future Passed", and it more than lives up to those elevated art-rock standards!"
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""Reality Rocks" Overstates Kristian's Influence on Prince Poppycock in a most flattering manner!, 2 November, 2010
We all know John Quale AKA Prince Poppycock needs no mentoring! But it's nice that his collaborative video with Kristian is getting some attention, and that "Kristian certainly dabbles in the same baroque 'n' roll that the good Prince's followers, aka the Poppies, will find pleasing to the ear!"
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"L.A. Weekly" Pick for Kristian's L.A."FOP" Record Release Party, 2 November, 2010
"If you're into cult legends, go see their cult legend!"
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"Magnet" Review of "Fop" , 21 October, 2010
"Hoffman’s latest solo LP is Fop (Kayo Stereophonic), and it’s a 17-song masterpiece sure to blow your mind!"
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Huge interview in "Songwriter's Monthly Journal", 10 October, 2010
"The word “genius” often comes up
in reviews and articles concerning
Kristian’s work."
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Rave review of "Fop" in "Popshifter"!, 05 October, 2010
"Simply beautiful, symphonic quality, sweeping, vivid lyrical and musical language - You want to listen to good music? Listen to Hoffman!"
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Bizarre Negative Review for "FOP" Fron "Steel Town Rock" blog, 5 October, 2010
Negative review that oddly finds "Fop" "stylish and sometimes haunting"; contends that "Fop" "has more than its share of musical diversity and it really helps showcase Hoffman's abilities"; that "Fop" is "strange and surreal"; "is beautifully crafted"; and finally that "Fop" is "Musically wonderful, though that is its own downfall." Huh?
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"Metal Jazz", 30 September, 2010
"Kristian Hoffman's "Fop" is the ultimate extravagant pop album. Grand, gorgeous, masterful!"
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"Limewire" Music Blog, 29 September, 2010
"A sophisticated, complex melodic and harmonic bag of tricks that bears the influence of classic ’60s baroque pop a la the Left Banke, Beach Boys, et al, without any air of retro slumming.!"
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TOWLEROAD Blog Spot, 29 September, 2010
"Those who enjoy Rufus Wainwright, Vincent Minor and a night at a sophisticated musical have no reason not to like this!"
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Baby Sue Blog Spot, 30 September, 2010
"Folks into heavily orchestrated pop will most likely fall head over heels in love with this album. Seventeen super intelligent cuts that should please anyone who ever loved Eric Carmen!"
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Critical Mob Review, 28 September, 2010
This review is so over-the-top, we're just going to quote the whole thing! "Decades ago, even the most skilled prognosticator would have had a tough time predicting that the guy who played with vintage CBGB punks The Mumps and No Wave pioneers James White and the Blacks would wind up collaborating with the likes of Rufus Wainwright and The Kinks’ Dave Davies, but that’s the trajectory Kristian Hoffman’s career has taken. His status as a premier baroque-pop solo stylist might have been even more difficult to foresee from his scrappy beginnings, but there’s no mistaking Hoffman’s mastery of that mode on Fop. His first proper solo effort in 13 years – his last outing was an album of duets – Fop is almost shocking in its sonic grandeur and skillful attention to musical detail, with graceful strings soaring, elegant harpsichord lines tinkling, tympani drums rumbling, and of course, Hoffman’s own airy tenor bringing his sophisticated, Brian Wilson-jamming-with-the-Left Banke compositions to life. It’s not a monochromatic record – there are doses of everything from disco (“Soothe Me”) to guitar-led garage rock (“Hey Little Jesus”) – but ‘60s-inspired art pop seems to be at the core of Hoffman’s sensibility, and Fop is a staggeringly ambitious (and accomplished) modern take on the style."
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Roctober Magazine, 23 September, 2010
"Grand brilliant song cycle! The design is breathtaking!"
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Los Angeles Times, 18 September, 2010
Front page article Describes the Brookledge Follies, where Kristian is currently Musical Director
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Santa Barbara Independent Interview, Oct. 2007
"Deliciously Decadent!"
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Santa Barbara Independent Pretty Songs Pick/Review, Oct. 2007
"Gleaming Post-pop Splendor!"
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Santa Barbara News Press Pretty Songs Live Review, Oct. 2007
"Bitingly funny - Rich with irony but pure gleaming goodness too!"
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Metal Jazz, Feb. 22, 2007
"keysman Hoffman possesses the let’s-call-‘em SKILLZ to ring the bells of even the most ignorant"
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ReGen Interviews, Nov. 18, 2006
Interview with Abby Travis: "Kristian is an incredible arranger, a great string arranger, and is the only guy I trust to discuss lyrics and content with."
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Paper, Nov. 2004
"we worshiped him"
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the Jobriath Fan Collective, Kristian Hoffman interview
"Kristian recalled his time as a teenager in New York circa 1971, present on the street when many underground, and not-so-underground stars would appear by night, & wander around the club cosmos."
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Bucketfull of Brains, November, 2003
"ambitious and more creative than ever"
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Bloody Beautiful, Issue #2, December, 2002 - Kristian Hoffman interview [excerpt]
"[Tiny Tim's] 'God Bless' defined my vision of what music could and should be -- daring, contradictory, opulent, raw, crafted, clever, embarrassing, heartfelt."
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Goldmine, vol. 29 no. 2, Jan. 24, 2003
"tuneful, artful and irresistibly engaging"
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Pop Matters, Dec. 31, 2002, Best Music of 2002
"Somebody get this man working on a musical now!"
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[KH is #12]
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The Dallas Morning News, Dec. 5, 2002, Ann Magnuson in Dallas review
"a strange but dazzling act that left mouths agape and skeptics smitten"
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Time Out New York, Nov. 6, 2002, Fez show preview
"pyschedelically decadent"
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Pop Culture Press, November, 2002
"shimmery operatic pop"
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Genre, October, 2002
"pure genius"
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The Advocate, September 17, 2002
"boundary-less range as a writer"
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Shredding Paper, fall, 2002
"a songwriter who doesn’t regard a literate sensibility and a rocking backbeat as incompatible"
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20th Century Guitar, July, 2002
"a cross between The Beach Boys, The Move and '60s Bubblegum music"
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RollingStone.com, August 6, 2002
"catchy, at times weird, but always engaging pop melodies"
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High Bias aural fixations, August 4, 2002
"just the right balance between sarcasm and sentimentality"
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Montreal Mirror, September 2002
"This undersung Hoffman cat"
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Uncut, September 2002
"crammed full of invention and emotional twists and turns"
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Pause and Play, July 2002
" 'If I can recognize my own idiocy, perhaps we as a species can bumble erratically towards a more loving relationship with the universe and each other' "
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Billboard, August 2002
"a fun and festive breather from the major-label factory conveyor belt"
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Amplifier, July - August 2002
"& is definitely ! "
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Aquarian Weekly, Montclair, NJ, June 19, 2002
"flawlessly crafted, ornately embellished pop opera"
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Los Angeles New Times , Aug. 15 - 21
"witty and baroque songs"
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Seattle Weekly, August 2002
"17 tunes with decidedly over-the-top results"
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Pulse!, (Tower Records), August 2002
"idiosyncratic songwriting and arranging that made him a cult favorite ... these offbeat duets are consistently witty"
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Magnet, No. 55, Aug/Sep 2002
"another self-orchestrated, twee-pop masterpiece
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Santa Barbara Independent, No. 819, August 1-8, 2002
"a shamelessly fun and perky invention"
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Out, August 2002
"a man who can rhyme 'Paris vogue' with 'faux rogue' "
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AMG All Music Guide Review: 4 1/2 stars
"a tour-de-force of classic pop songcraft"
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The Big Take-Over, Issue No. 50
"it's Hoffman's songs that take center stage"
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The Album Network, June 28, 2002
"almost blessedly skilled"
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Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar, July 21, 2002
His Voice, Filtered
"a composite musical snapshot of himself with the cross-generational cream of Los Angeles pop"
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L.A. Weekly 39, July 19-25 2002 -- Kristian Hoffman and Friends, at the Derby, July 10
"giddy melodies, bountiful arrangements and throbbing rhythms"
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Orange County Register Fri, July 5, 2002
"the many sterling cameos never overshadow the songwriter's many strengths and quirks"
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L.A. Weekly, June 21, 2002
Unembarrassed: Kristian Hoffman, A Dedicated Evader of Fashion
"Of noble visage. An appreciator of vintage recordings. And the most skillful American pop songwriter under the age of 51"
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RollingStone.com, June 11, 2002
"an eclectic bunch of figures from the cerebral fringes of pop music and culture"
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From http://fufkin.com, , June, 2002
"A definite contender for album of the year"
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eggBERT press kit promo for &
"all suffused with emotion and whimsy and sex and style"
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Interview with Kristian Hoffman, April, 2002
Website exclusive!
" 'The whole idea of the duets album came about by mistake.' "
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1990s PRESS: RELATING TO "EARTHQUAKE WEATHER" (1996 SOLO ALBUM), "I DON'T LOVE MY GURU ANYMORE" (1993 SOLO ALBUM), AND "FATAL CHARM" (1994 MUMPS ANTHOLOGY).
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Earthquake Weather: BAM Interview with KH (Aug. 28 1998)
" 'If I could write a stupider song I might make it' "
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Earthquake Weather: L.A. Weekly Concert Preview (March 1998)
"absurdities of life and love on the edge of the apocalypse"
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Earthquake Weather: eggBERT Records press release (1997)
"an adventure in 60's flavored baroque psychedelia with snatches of glitter rock impudence"
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Earthquake Weather: yeah, yeah, yeah Interview with KH (1997, #7)
" 'I think on stage it's more about personality and delivery' "
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Earthquake Weather: Magnet Review (Sept./Oct. 1997)
"a true American original"
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Earthquake Weather: Popsided Review (Summer 1997)
"no-holds-barred lyrics with brilliant rhyme schemes"
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Earthquake Weather: BAM Review (October 24, 1997)
"panache and hook-driven joy"
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Earthquake Weather: Amplifier Review (1997)
"makes the listener contemplate the profoundness of the human soul"
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Earthquake Weather: Free Times Review (1997)
"the songs never quite do what's expected"
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Earthquake Weather: 4 Front Magazine Review (1997)
"cynical stabs at love and the other saving graces"
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Earthquake Weather: L.A. New Times Review (June 5-11, 1997)
"delights in crafting the epic out of the imperceptible"
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Earthquake Weather: Luke Review (1997)
"absolutely charming"
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Earthquake Weather: L.A. Weekly Review (1997)
"the best you can ask of pop music: a surprise now and then"
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"He Means Well" 7-inch: eggBERT press release (1997)
"green vinyl extravaganza"
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"He Means Well" 7-inch: L.A. Weekly Concert Preview (1997)
"should be canonized for his contributions to the underground music scene"
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"He Means Well" 7-inch: Popsided Review (1997)
"inimitable style"
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"He Means Well" 7-inch: Magnet Review (1997)
"flair for the vocally dramatic"
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Mumps' Fatal Charm: eggBERT press release (1994)
"a pie in the face of all musical waves"
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Mumps' Fatal Charm: Splatter Effect, June '94
"greatness above and beyond almost anything else from that generation"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore and Fatal Charm: Alternative Press Review (1994)
"a subdued delivery, floating on acoustic guitars"
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Mumps' Fatal Charm: The Rutgers Review (April 12, 1994)
"never gave in to whatever style was in vogue"
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Mumps' Fatal Charm: Mojo (July, 1994)
"everything the New York Dolls pretended to be"
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Mumps' Fatal Charm: Yellow Pills (1994, issue #6)
"sort of like Sparks fronted by Jonathan Richman"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: BAM Concert Review (May 1994)
"twisted, jaded sort of optimism"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: The Bob Interview (1993)
" 'that very dangerous genre - the singer/songwriter - see a young man with acoustic guitar and run screaming in the other direction' "
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: Ben is Dead Review (Issue #25)
"the melodies are bright, catchy, and refreshingly hook-laden"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: Genre Review (Feb./Mar. 1994)
"left-field lyrics and splendid, classic pop style"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: Yellow Pills Review (Issue 5)
"good songwriting, clever production and unexpected depth"
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I Don't Love My Guru Anymore: Bucketfull of Brains Review (Nov. 1993)
"melody at the heart of the matter"
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MID-1980s PRESS: KRISTIAN HOFFMAN WITH BLEAKER STREET INCIDENT
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L.A. Weekly, August 1984:
"avant-garde cabaret"
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L.A. Weekly, February 1984:
"this power trio is more politically relevant than a high-school sit-in"
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L.A. Weekly, April 1984:
"witty, amusing and charming"
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L.A. Times, February 23, 1984:
"the funniest group yet to offer harmonies of discontent"
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L.A. Reader, April 1984:
"faith is out, peace through doubt"
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Folk City press release
"a folk backlash for a dying generation"
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Talk Talk
"alternately mocked and celebrated pop culture"
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Good Times, 1984:
"a folk protest against war, chemicals, indifference and McNuggets"
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EARLY 1980s PRESS: KRISTIAN HOFFMAN WITH SWINGING MADISONS
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Trouser Press 68, December 1981:
"sardonic social commentary"
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Musician, 1981:
"a sound somewhere between George Thorogood and Television"
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Creem, November 1981:
"I'd buy it for the satire if I were you"
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Spectator, November 26-December 2, 1981:
"camped up with no note left unturned"
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Stereo Review, October 1981:
"one of the funniest (and most thought-provoking) rock bands"
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New York Rocker, September 1981:
"one of the most sublimely fun records"
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Cashbox, August 1981:
"loud unadulterated fun"
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Goldmine, August 1981:
"heavy metal noise rock that segues into a mutant folky pop-rock"
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East Village Eye, Summer 1981:
"one of the most underrated talents in NYC"
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Greetings From NY, July, 1981:
"'Seeing as the world is going to end in two weeks, we might as well have a little bit of fun'"
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Music Connection, June 25-July 8, 1981:
"highlighted by Robert Mache's Chuck Berry riffs"
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S.B. News and Review, June 18, 1981:
"tight, tough playing from bass, drums and especially guitar"
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New York Post, May 9, 1981:
"lyrically wild and danceable"
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Stereo Review, August 1980:
"screamingly, howlingly funny"
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1970s PRESS: MUMPS WITH KRISTIAN HOFFMAN
and Other Antiquities
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Klaus Nomi interview, July 1979:
"a pale shimmering genius"
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Mumps Play the Bowery: Circus Magazine 53
"a five man band that bristles with vast potential"
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Mumps CBGB: New York Rocker December 1978
"who can resist them when they sound like the Kinks?"
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E.P. announcement: Perfect Records poster
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Perfect Records poster
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Crocodile Tears: New York Rocker Singles Review
"utterly irresistible song"
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Mumps - CBGB's: Soho News Weekly July 1978
"a hard-driving, tightly pulled together powerhouse package with a genuine teen idol out front"
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Mumps: Triad June 1978
"charming and catchy tunes"
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Swinging Singles: Soho News May 1978
"Mumps are funny and cute"
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Finding Talent in the New Wave: Daily Trojan Feb. 1978
"mature, often ingenious themes"
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L.A. Beat Feb. 1978
"bashing chords, crisp crescendos, and strong vocalizing"
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Crocodile Tears/I Like to Be Clean: Sounds Jan. 1978
"everything fits into place"
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Crocodile Tears/I Like to Be Clean: Melody Maker Jul. 1978
"smart Anglophile power pop"
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Crocodile Tears/I Like to Be Clean: Slash Dec. 1977
"boppin' along before the first chorus"
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Record World New Wave Hit Parade: 1977 Year End
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Los Angeles: I Wanna Be Your Dog Magazine
"sounding better every time they hit the stage"
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Decidedly Good: L.A. Free Press
"imaginative, wholesomely humorous approach"
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At the Hot Rod Club: Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Oct. 1977
"songs are cleverly and dynamically structured"
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Mumps: New York Rocker
"an eccentric outfit"
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The Sounds of New York: Phonograph Record May 1977
"intricate and literate songs"
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Mumps the Word: Aquarian December 1976
"a flair for brilliance"
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New York Street Bands: Top 10: Phonograph Record September 1976
"wit, ingenuity, good visuals, charm and energy"
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Mumps: Childhood Disease Affects Glands - Twisted
"ever so slightly tainted good clean fun"
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