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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 12, 2008 11:38 am
Former Guided By Voices frontman Robert Pollard's latest musical project sees him singing 14 of his songs with backing from longtime collaborator Chris Slusarenko and The Decemberists' John Moen. It's a pretty strong return to form after the hit-and-miss quality of Pollard's past few solo efforts, and it gets off to a flying start with The Who-...
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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) August 12, 2008 11:24 am
The ever-prolific Pollard keeps on coming up with new material, and both of these albums share the same release day. Their combined 33 songs clock in at around 77 minutes, so they could have fit on one disc, but the former Guided By Voices main man insisted on separating them because "one focuses on his super-catchy pop side, the other his...
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Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love and Standard Gargoyle Decisions

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) June 3, 2008 3:03 pm
The former Guided By Voices frontman launches his new label of that name with this disc, and it appears that he's slowing down a bit, too. The ever-prolific artist claims this will be the only proper "Robert Pollard" full-length of 2008, but perhaps that just means we should expect a lot more side-projects. These 10 songs are longer than...
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Robert Pollard Is Off To Business

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By Vish Khanna (CHARTattack) October 3, 2006 11:51 am
Known for his prolific power-pop output, Robert Pollard is surprisingly economical over the 16 short songs that make up Normal Happiness. With most songs clocking in under two-and-a-half minutes, Pollard's succinctness ensures that these relatively inane pop songs don't overstay their welcome. "Accidental Texas Who" is a pronounced stab...
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Robert Pollard — From A Compound Eye

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) January 24, 2006 10:30 am
Guided By Voices may be finished, but it's clear the seminal group aren't far from Robert Pollard's heart. The singer's Merge debut sounds, unsurprisingly, exactly like a GBV album from the mid-'90s — complete with lack of any sense of self-editing. The trouble is that while those records had material worthy of a 23-track treatment, From A...
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Guided By Voices - Half Smiles Of The Decomposed

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By Joel McConvey (CHARTattack) August 24, 2004 1:38 pm
He could probably go on forever (and might still as a solo artist), but the venerable, wily Robert Pollard has decided to close the book on his iconic indie juggernaut, Guided By Voices. A coherent, grandiose statement of farewell would be out of character, so instead, GBV’s swan song is more of what Pollard’s given us for the past 20 or so years...
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Song Of The Day: Robert Pollard's "In A Circle"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 26, 2011 3:30 pm
Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard's had quite the prolific solo career before and since the band split in 2004. He's released a total of 16 solo albums, and has already put one out this year. Then there's also, you know, that whole GBV reunion tour, which also kept him busy last year. Lord Of The Birdcage, his second disc of 2011, comes out June 7...
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I Read The News Today... For May 2, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 2, 2011 3:26 pm
Wow, there were some pretty epic asses on display at the Big 4 show in California last week. Meanwhile, a Big 4 show has been announced for the Bronx in September. Suck it, Brooklyn! Ian Mackaye says Fugazi may end their hiatus to play again sometime, but don't hold your breath. Selena Gomez is co-hosting and performing at the MuchMusic Video...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 4, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 4, 2010 1:14 pm
Crash Karma were recently in Afghanistan to perform for Canadian troops stationed there. Now that they're back, they'll head out on a cross-Canada tour this month. —MySpace Lil Wayne is a free man today after being released from New York's Rikers Island prison, where he was serving a gun possession charge. Apparently this is the biggest thing to...
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Robert Pollard's Rock Show: The Devil Went Home And Puked

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) February 10, 2010 4:58 pm
This 67-minute DVD from the personal archives of Guided By Voices singer Robert Pollard features lots of low-quality video footage of the frontman and his bandmates from GBV and his other musical projects, both on and off the stage. Vintage film, television and animation clips — which have nothing to do with anything else — are often interspersed...
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GBV Seduced By Cleopatra

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) October 28, 2008 1:06 pm
Director Steven Soderbergh is apparently planning to make a 3-D, live action, rock 'n' roll musical about Cleopatra. Catherine Zeta-Jones has been approached to play the ancient Egyptian queen, while Hugh Jackman is the first choice to play Marc Antony, according to Variety.com. While they sound appropriate for the roles, the folks allegedly...
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Robert Pollard Is Guided By Voices Towards Two Releases

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By Jessica Lewis (CHARTattack) April 3, 2008 5:00 pm
Robert Pollard has left Merge Records, the fourth label he's been on within two years, and created his own Guided by Voices, Inc. imprint to issue his solo work. The label, named after Pollard's best known band, will release a three-song EP in April and a full-length solo album in June. The prolific Pollard has released solo albums since 1996,...
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Robert Pollard's Single Series Schedule Set

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By CHARTattack Staff June 21, 2007 6:00 pm
Robert Pollard's Happy Jack Rock Records Single Series launches on Friday, and you can plan your purchases from now until next May. The series will feature one seven-inch single per month for 12 months, with the A-side featuring a song from one of Pollard's two Oct. 9 releases through Merge, Standard Gargoyle Decisions and Coast To Coast Carpet...
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Robert Pollard Releasing Two New Solo Albums In October

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) June 15, 2007 4:30 pm
Weeks after announcing that he was putting out new albums with the Circus Devils and The Takeovers, Robert Pollard is at it again. Like Bruce Springsteen and Guns N' Roses have done in the past, the former Guided By Voices frontman will put out two new albums on the same day. According to Pollard's official website, the 17-track Standard...
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The Takeovers Want You To Listen To Some Bad Football

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By CHARTattack Staff May 25, 2007 3:30 pm
The Robert Pollard musical juggernaut continues to roll on. The next album from the prolific singer/songwriter will be the second from The Takeovers, Bad Football. The group's other core member is Pollard's former Guided By Voices bandmate Chris Slusarenko, while lots of guests contributed to the new disc. Among those lending a hand were:...
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Robert Pollard Goes Disco With Circus Devils

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) May 9, 2007 5:00 pm
Former Guided By Voices lead singer Robert Pollard will release a new album with the band Circus Devils on July 24. Sgt. Disco, the follow-up to 2005's Five, was produced by Todd Tobias. It features 32 songs, including three instrumentals: "Puke It Up," "Hot Lettuce" and "Do This." Guided By Voices: Austin City...
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Robert Pollard Knows His Silverfish Trivia

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By Jason MacNeil (CHARTattack) February 28, 2007 5:30 pm
Former Guided By Voices singer Robert Pollard has never been afraid to release new material, and he's not about to stop that trend now. Pollard will issue Silverfish Trivia, a seven-song mini album, on his own Prom Is Coming label on April 17. According to Pollard's website, this first release on the label is "lush with the beautiful...
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Robert Pollard Wasting No Time With New Solo Albums

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 26, 2006 5:00 pm
Robert Pollard is continuing to keep up the rapid pace of releases he set while fronting Guided By Voices. He has another solo album ready to go, and Normal Happiness is set for an Oct. 10 release on Merge Records. Pollard is also busy selling his artwork, some of which has appeared on GBV album covers. He has begun hawking collages on eBay...
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