AltWeeklies Wire
Perhaps the Band Should Find Some New Hobbiesnew
U2 may not have the power to change the world with its music, but it still has the power of its celebrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: U2
Band Wasn't Built to Last, but They Havenew
Whether the New Pornographers became your preferred glass of wine in 2001 or 2003, you thought you were listening to a band whose showcase talent was the alter-ego of alt-country chanteuse Neko Case.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
Atlanta Bands' Adventures at CMJnew
It's the same every year at the CMJ Music Marathon: Bands are checking out each other, labels are checking out bands, college radio kids are looking for new additions for their playlists, and everyone is looking for free booze.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
09-22-2005 |
Music
Tags: CMJ Music Marathon
Band Wraps Messages in Sillinessnew
System of a Down marries the in-your-face moxie of Chuck D., embraces its Middle Eastern cultural legacy like Frank Zappa, and fancies itself a musical wannabe junta similar to Rage Against the Machine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hypnotize, System of a Down
Sleater-Kinney's Trek From Riot Grrls to Power Trionew
Words like "raw," "explosive" or even "heavy" describe Sleater-Kinney's seventh album, The Woods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Comets on Fire Bring the Ruckusnew
Like the Mars Volta (another band constantly associated with mind-alteration), Comets on Fire's sound is the distillation of a wealth of knowledge about music and an idea of the boundary-less plane it can inhabit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band Gives You Something to Hold Ontonew
To handle noise and form it into composition is not easily done, and despite the many groups making the effort these days - Wolf Eyes, Black Dice, etc. - few do it as pleasurably as the Brooklyn quartet Gang Gang Dance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gang Gang Dance, God's Money
Canada's The Dears Are Looking for Lovenew
Though it wasn't released in the U.S. until October of last year, the album had been generating buzz since its Canadian unveiling for its sheer pomposity in arrangement, vocals and lyrics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dears, No Cities Left
Band Shoots for Success (Again)new
Britt Daniel's songs have one constant: Spoon's music is imbued with a reverence to soul and R&B beneath the surface of straightforward pop and artsy experimentation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Band Traded its D.C. Art-Punk Roots for Brooklyn Stylingsnew
Formerly the three-piece musical deconstructors El Guapo, Supersystem takes the minimalist rhythms of the former band, adds a new member and festoons its sound with ample clamor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Always Never Again, Supersystem
Band Rides to Underground Fame on the Back of Two Co-Talesnew
Andy Herod's repeated viewings of the movie Dark City following a break-up eventually provided The Comas' collection of songs with a sci-fi storyline -- the death of love perpetrated by intergalactic robots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tales Are Most Tuneful Band Has Yet to Tellnew
Colin Meloy surrenders his near chokehold on Victorian Europe and moves into more modern constructs for the backdrops of some of the songs on his band's new album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Decemberists, Picaresque
The Mars Volta Launches a Fight Against Pop and Orgasmsnew
While the Mars Volta challenges the rules of pop song structure, the band also challenges the listener to stick with them through a vast work that's so cerebral, it can be off-putting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the Mars Volta, Frances the Mute
Sophomore Release Begins With a Gallopnew
It's the sound of near-emptiness, with the guitars turned down and the clink and clang of cymbals quelling the constant thump of the automated bass drum. The most notable change, however, is that VV appears to have learned a few vocal tricks over the last two years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Le Tigre on the New Album, the New Label, and the 'L' Wordnew
While it may not inspire a sexual awakening in everyone, This Island captures Le Tigre at its most accessible and body movin' (to steal a term from Hanna's boyfriend Ad-Rock's group).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Le Tigre
