Mark Sandman 1952 - 1999

On Saturday, July 3, Mark Sandman, leader of the trio Morphine, died in Rome. Phoenix music editor Matt Ashare looks back on Sandman's life and career and on his professional and personal relationships with the groundbreaking Boston musician. Carly Carioli offers a recap of the Phoenix's coverage of Sandman and Morphine over the years, and Jonathan Perry checks in with Sandman's fans, fellow artists, and friends for some personal reactions, tributes, and reminiscences.

Gone today, here tomorrow

The Souled American story
by Camden Joy

Higher powers

M People's Testify
by Michael Freedberg

Roots

Ali Farka Touré's are agricultural, too
by Ted Drozdowski

Good Stuff

Jazz violin starts here
by Ed Hazell

Monomania

Voice mail from the Lyres' Jeff Conolly
Dirty Water by Carly Carioli

Over there

David Toop's Exotica
Frequencies by Josh Kun

Goodbye kiss

Four musical farewells
Smallmouth by Douglas Wolk

Roadtripping

Nas and Puffy kiss and make up; Salem gets the blues
edited by Carly Carioli

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Levinhurst: Other Instruments
Angels of Light: Flashes of Brilliance

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Def Leppard, EUPHORIA
The Pretenders, VIVA EL AMOR
Suicidal Tendencies, FREEDUMB
Black Box Recorder, ENGLAND MADE ME
Todd Terry, TODD TERRY RESOLUTIONS
Badmarsh and Shri, DANCING DRUMS
Boom Boom Satellites, OUT LOUD
Polaris, MUSIC FROM THE ADVENTURES OF PETE AND PETE

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Read reviews from: | 07-01-99 | 06-24-99 | 06-17-99 | 06-10-99 | 06-03-99 | 05-27-99 | 05-20-99 | 05-13-99 | 05-06-99 | 04-29-99 | 04-22-99 | 04-15-99 | 04-08-99 | 04-01-99 | 03-25-99 | 03-18-99 | 03-11-99 | 03-04-99 | 02-25-99 | 02-18-99 | 02-11-99 | 02-04-99 | 01-28-99 | 01-21-99 | 01-14-99 | 01-07-99 | 1998 | 1997 & before |

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