AltWeeklies Wire
Three of a Kindnew
Deborah Harry, Annie Lennox, and Siouxie Sioux all released strong solo albums this month, which succeed on various degrees of clout and cunning.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Mark Olson is Kind of a Bummernew
This debut solo album reflects on the former Jayhawks frontman’s divorce from singer-songwriter Victoria Williams, with whom he spent the late ’90s and early ’00s making records as the Creekdippers.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
08-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Olson, The Salvation Blues
Stockholm Callingnew
The new invasion of Swedish pop bands are poised to storm America this spring.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
03-01-2007 |
Music
Hitsville UK?new
Art Brut, the Cribs and Brakes spearhead Britain's new underground.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
02-22-2006 |
Music
The Emo Corpsnew
Some young bands dream of the day they'll write a beautiful, searing bundle of truth that persuades parents to have kids, inspires armies to stop fighting, and conjures puppies and kittens from thin air.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
02-02-2006 |
Reviews
Verve Jazz for the Youngnew
Hip international beatmakers are invited to have their way with material from the jazz giant’s vault.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Planet Rocknew
Upstate New York’s Coheed and Cambria refuse to come down to earth. Yet despite their lack of obvious hit-single material, they are inhabiting major-label arena-rock.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Deft Punknew
With loud rock guitars, buoyant melodies and touches of electronica, former Husker Du frontman Bob Mould wrestles with his muse in his new solo album.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
08-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Mould, Body of Song
Over There: New Jersey’s A Girl Called Eddy Heard London Callingnew
New Jersey native Erin Moran grew up listening to albums by English women with a knack for singing about immense emotion without necessarily sounding like it. So when she signed a deal with a publishing company based in England a few years ago, Moran, who performs under the name A Girl Called Eddy, thought it was a great excuse to move to London.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Girl Called Eddy
