AltWeeklies Wire
Steady As She Goesnew
Joan Jett has always loved rock 'n' roll -- and always will.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Royal Flushnew
Kool Keith is the Shitman, coming back atcha with an album to bring "funky-ass records" back using "public toilet power."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Slash the Competitionnew
Ben Allen represents an increasingly prevalent force in the recording industry: the all-in-one entity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Allen
Artistic Pursuitsnew
London's Art Brut always has a new song brewing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll
That Shit is Dope!new
Ghostface Killah returns -- bigger, longer and uncut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghostface Killah, Fishscale
The New Crop of DJsnew
The new millennium's DJ vanguard, like New York's James F!@#$%^ Friedman, has more in common with sommeliers than chefs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Strike a Juxtaposenew
Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto renders himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meat Beat Manifesto
Minstrel With Mayhemnew
At the heart of the album is conflict -- the thin line between consumer and critic, hip-hop's soul vs. hip-hop sold -- and Little Brother isn't immune to the syndrome.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Little Brother, The Minstrel Show
Blood on the Wall Isn't As Dark As You Thinknew
Brother and sister team Brad and Courtney Shanks -- two of the three points that support the Blood on the Wall triangle -- know all about complementary genes and nostalgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
12-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood on the Wall, Awesomer
Less Is Morenew
Broadcast is adept at combining aspects of retro pop with futuristic pops, which makes the comparison of Tender Buttons' static-basted machine beats and scuffed synth melodies with Alphaville -- featuring a mecho-organic computer at its heart -- all the more appropriate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: broadcast, Tender Buttons
Hasidic Reggae Artist Doesn't Playnew
Hailing from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Matisyahu is a Hasidic reggae artist who rocks a mic the way he rocks a yarmulke: tight and straight from the dome.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matisyahu, Live at Stubb's
Brooklyn Duo Turns Dicey Beginnings Into Solid Rollnew
On its fourth full-length, Black Dice hasn't exactly gone NWA, but a renewed emphasis on rhythmic structure has resulted in a metamorphosis from dislocated filter-buffeted abrasiveness to head-bobbing lope.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Dice, Broken Ear Record
Indomitable Band Reunites, Rerecords, Reminiscesnew
Since returning from the ether, Gang of Four has remastered and reissued its import-only debut, Entertainment!, and prepared a rerecorded and remixed classics album, Return the Gift.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gang of Four, Entertainment!
British Band Doesn't Shy From Post-Punk Immediacynew
Bloc Party is navigating musical adolescence and contemporary relevance commendably while its members remain relatively nondescript.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
Scandinavian Psych-Folk-Rock Finds Wide Appeal With Dungennew
Dungen is neither mythical nor antiquated; though on first listen some might swear its latest album was recorded while rock 'n' roll was still in its experimental teens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dungen, Ta Det Lugnt
