AltWeeklies Wire
Ahhnold Rocksnew
Is the world ready for comedy death-metal albums? Evidently As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis thinks so.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Enjoy Neil Halstead's Latest When the Girlfriend's Awaynew
The twilight-saturated folk-pop of Neil Halstead is a pleasure to listen to, even if, like soy products, his music diminishes manhood.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Halstead, Oh! Mighty Engine
Open Bordersnew
Noise-rocker Carla Bozulich's musical interests know no boundaries.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evangelista, Hello, Voyager
Merciless Death Invokes the Best of '80s Thrashnew
You'll have to look twice at this CD's liner notes to confirm you hadn't accidentally overlooked the purest of those speed-metal acts of yore.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
07-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Merciless Death, Realm of Terror
Kathy Mattea Revels in Freedomnew
This series of old-school country songs about coal-mining cuts like a diamond.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: coal, Kathy Mattea
Hemlock Offers a Perfect Antidote to Our Poisonous Eranew
With America sinking into an abyss of war and recession, this Las Vegas band offers aggressive, eardrum-mashing solace of the highest order.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hemlock, No Time for Sorrow
Sun Kil Moons Shows His Rawest Momentsnew
This album will leave you wondering: Why isn't Mark Kozelek more famous?
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: April, Sun Kil Moon
Mark Eitzel Pours His Heart into Every Tracknew
The Golden Age offers more of the same fatalistic and beautiful songwriting that has made Eitzel the Gen X answer to Leonard Cohen.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-07-2008 |
Reviews
Varied Formsnew
A Mad and Faithful Telling stalks the nebulous terrain between postmodern pastiche and a genuine passion for ethnic instrumentation.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Crowes on the Movenew
Maxim erred when it didn't review this album by giving it a mere 2 1/2 stars.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Crowes, Warpaint
The Joys of Teen Nihilismnew
The Teenagers explore the sonic terrain of young psychopathology.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Reality Check, The Teenagers
Wrote to Recoverynew
Beth Lisick can make you laugh when you least expect it, and take on the world around her is refreshing.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Classic Thrashnew
Warbringer will blow you away with acid-washed, jean-jacketed thrash metal minus progressive/punk influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: War Without End, Warbringer
Far From Uninspirednew
k.d. lang has produced a sensual yet thoughtful effort that's inarguably among her finest moments.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
The Psychedelic Bandwagonnew
Dead Meadow, deep in their patchouli-laden heart, are a formalist pop band that refuses to sacrifice a good hook in exchange for a greasy, hallucinogenic jam.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Dead Meadow, Old Growth
