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Articles and Reviews

2005

Songs I Wish I Had Written (Sweden) - March 31, 2005
Sunny, beautiful, charming – it’s summery indie pop! The happy guitar tunes has been on our minds the last couple of weeks. The song “Campground Daughter” is absolutely amazing and has already achieved the “best-sunset-song-2005”!


The Valley Advocate - March 28, 2005
Henning Ohlenbusch of Noho faves School For The Dead says that his March 28 Iron Horse performance with Robyn Hitchcock has him feeling like he's been sucked into a time-altering black hole.


The Republican
- March 24, 2005
Ohlenbusch is thrilled to be opening for Hitchcock, who he counts as one of his musical heroes.


The Brattleboro Reformer
- March 24, 2005
"One of the first shows I ever saw at The Iron Horse was Robyn Hitchcock solo, and I remember thinking that it was the best venue I'd ever been in," recalled Pioneer Valley singer-songwriter Henning Ohlenbusch in an e-mail exchange.

Shmat.com - March 22, 2005
School For The Dead sound anything but "dead". Ah, a horrible lead in sentence. But so true. Their bouncy and happy pop songs bring a smile to your face

Apple-Crumble - January 15, 2005
Like the illustration * ??? which the < re-arrival > frog has travelled, with easygoing and tight of the ? of the ? catch - the man 5 group which plays the in D * pop.

The Republican - January 6, 2005
School for the Dead "The New You" - Henning Ohlenbusch may have put together the quintessential Northampton record with this release.


Indiepages.com
- January 4, 2005
This is the second album from Henning Ohlenbusch's project, School For The Dead, and the first to feature the full band.

2004

The Daily Hampshire Gazette - Hampshire Life - December 17, 2004
If you want the longer version of Henning Ohlenbusch's bio, you could check out the Web site for his Northampton-based power-pop band, School for the Dead

The Republican - Thursday, December 09, 2004
Sometimes Henning Ohlenbusch has trouble playing on stage with his band School for the Dead. It's not because of ego, in-fighting, or spotlight envy.

Amazon.com Customer Reviews - October 30, 2004
Turning twenty-four was a sad day for me. Everything I ever loved and thought I would become scurried into the murky grey unreachable crevices of the past.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette - September 2004
School for the Dead's new CD, ''the new you,'' kicks off with a tour de force tune called ''Photobooth Curtain.

Masslive.com - June 2004
Recently, I sat down with man-about-town Henning Ohlenbusch,* to discuss the show...

The Noise - February 2004
It is the last night of the International Pop Overthrow, meaning that I will only be asked to give it up eight more times...

The Portland Phoenix - January 23
The two-day Coaxial music festival (showcasing bands from Portland and Northampton, Massachusetts) ends today.
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2003

International Pop Overthrow -
December 2003
School for the Dead - One of the high points of IPO for me. Leader Henning Ohlenbusch has an appealing...

Heath Row's Media Diet - November 2004
I arrived just in time to catch the last few songs by School for the Dead, a clever and catchy foursome from Northampton...


JamBands.com
- October 2003
Okay, these guys are some serious music dorks, and I can respect that. Seriously. When I checked their website, they had a link to their blog, with a recent entry about the top five XTC albums or some shit. Impressive...

The Valley Advocate - July 2003
Do these guys look like they would take advantage of the world's largest record label? ...

Masslive.com - June 2003
This week, the Blog Beat Interview turns its spotlight on Henning Ohlenbusch...

Northeast Performer - February 2003
School for the Dead: A Lesson Plan for Rock...

2002

The Valley Advocate - September 19, 2002
I'd start to wonder if maybe Henning Ohlenbusch has too much time on his hands if that weren't entirely impossible.
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Daily Hampshire Gazette - July 25, 2002
LISTENING to "Henning's School for the Dead," a CD of songs by Northampton musician Henning Ohlenbusch, I was struck this week by a simple truth: I like contemporary rock a lot more than I used to.
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Springfield Union News - May 5, 2002
School for the Dead was supposed to be a one-time thing. Henning Ohlenbusch promised as much to those who worked on his solo album and played the CD release show.
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The Chicopee Herald - February 6, 2002
Nothing says, "forever," quite like a diamond, and nothing says, "Wow! A new Henning album," quite like a new record from Henning Ohlenbusch.
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2001

The Valley Advocate - October 25, 2001
This album's retro sensibilities and comfortable pop songwriting invoke a melancholy past.
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