Mary Hanson was born on November 1st of 1966 in Australia. Hanson is most well known as a singer, guitarist, keyboardist, & percussionist for Stereolab. She joined the band in 1992. Stereolab has not been a hugely successful band commercially (their highest charting album is 1997′s Dots and Loops which hit #111 in the US [...]

It is Christmas in the Land of Stereolab, you delicious little devil-dogs! The new gem has arrived and Marquis De Sade is finally on your side, filled to the brim with prescription-drug pride. “Chemical Chords” is like a healthy bundle of raspberries slammed against your bosom in a most powerful manner. The party starts with [...]

I do not know if this Stereolab cut from the new album “Chemical Chords”, which is to be released in August, is in reference to the Robert Altman film “3 Women” or not. The lyrics, however, are sung entirely in French and not enough interviews have been conducted as of yet to get this question [...]

Who could not like this? I do believe, dear boy, that after roughly a decade to digest, that this here record is emerging as something quite special in the overall Stereolab discography; absolutely no question whatever. The consistent and satisfying tone that Stereolab head henchman Tim Gane achieves on his rhythmic guitar parts is no [...]

Every now and again a record comes along that changes your haircut for roughly two minutes, and for me, that record is no doubt Stereolab’s rather tasty “Emperor Tomato Ketchup,” I believe that this album title is based upon an experimental film, is it not? And if it is experimental it basically means that it [...]