AltWeeklies Wire
Roger Daltrey Isn't Quite Ready for His Senior Discountnew
As of today, Daltrey's spent more than 65 years on the planet -- a benchmark that's even more noteworthy given the fact that he famously sang "I hope I die before I get old" in the early Who classic "My Generation."
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Breathe Carolina's Kyle Evans Discusses the Joys and Dangers of the Warped Tournew
July 13 is the first day off for Breathe Carolina bandmates Kyle Evans and David Schmitt since they hopped aboard the pop-punk juggernaut known as the Warped Tour, and they're determined to enjoy it. So they've headed to Delaware's Dewey Beach for an afternoon of Jet-Skiing, little knowing that their joyful excursion is about to go terribly awry.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Snoop Dogg is Ready to Embark on His 'Blazed and Confused' Tour, Jaccnew
Copy editors, grammarians and assorted other speakers of English: Apologies in advance for our email interview with Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, whose Blazed and Confused tour kicks off in Denver. Turns out Snoop is as big a fan of creative spelling and unusual word usage as he is of the sticky-icky ... almost.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
07-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Snoop Dogg
For Doug Martsch, Music is a Different Kind of Hoop Dreamnew
The Built to Spill frontman demonstrates the parallels between professional men's basketballers and guys in rock bands.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-15-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
For Kevin Devine, the Message Is the Mediumnew
Brother's Blood is an occasionally difficult but consistently rewarding album, ranging from gentle strums and sighs to the title cut's epic guitar histrionics.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Members of Los Campesinos! Know How Lucky They Arenew
The music scene is clogged with performers desperately seeking stardom. So Los Campesinos! guitarist/songwriter Tom Campesinos! sees the irony in the quick rise of his group, which quickly earned buzz-band status even though none of its members actively sought it.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Cuts Its Own Pathnew
Whatever doesn't kill the Trail of Dead makes it stronger.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fucked Up Pushes Punk Into the Future by Understanding the Pastnew
Instead of sticking to the standard punk template that far too many contemporary practitioners continue to employ, FU's members regularly stretch and twist their songs into intriguing new shapes, often with the help of some unlikely assistants.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
02-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcorenew
Although William Elliott Whitmore typically performs solo, with just a guitar or a banjo to keep him company, he got his start opening shows for the "craziest hardcore bands you've ever heard."
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Despite Four Grammy Nominations, Adele Is Figuring Out How to Be Herselfnew
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, who performs under only the first of her four names, has earned plenty of plaudits for 19, an album whose title corresponds to her age at the time of its release. As a result, she's earned four Grammy nominations.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Navigating the Host of Holiday Music Releasesnew
From New Kids on the Block to Jim Jones & Skull Gang, we break down some notable holiday releases.
Tags: holiday music, holiday albums
Colourmusic Searches for its Identitynew
Ryan Hendrix and Nick Turner, the founding partners of Colourmusic, aren't cut from the same cloth, and bridging the creative divide wasn't easy.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
12-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Orange, Colourmusic
After Tackling 'Politics,' Sebastien Tellier Gets Deep into 'Sexuality'new
Back in 2004, French singer-songwriter Sebastien Tellier released Politics, an album that took on what most people see as a critical topic. But with the release of Sexuality, his latest recording, Tellier says he's found a more important one.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
12-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sexuality, Sebastien Tellier
Dead Confederate Carries the Flag for a New Variation on Southern Rocknew
Wrecking Ball, the band's debut album for the imprint, is a heavy, feedback-drenched affair that finds Morris caterwauling over expressionistic tracks like "Flesh Colored Canvas." The results have earned Dead Confederate raves from publications like Rolling Stone and Spin, if not a life-changing amount of folding green.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ian MacKaye Talks About His Thoroughly Unconventional Careernew
He doesn't consider his meet-the-people events to be all that revolutionary, even if it's every bit as unusual as everything else he's done in his career to date. "The idea of the Q&A was just that people read interviews -- but if they're interested, I'm happy to talk to them directly," he says. "And that's straight up."