AltWeeklies Wire
Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown now winds it up on highnew

The loss cannot be measured, especially by Chocolate City natives-in-exile.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Kandia Crazy Horse |
05-29-2012 |
Music
Tags: Chuck Brown, godfather of go-go
The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride, 20 Years Laternew

Currently touched up for 20th-anniversary reissue treatment, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde was a rap gateway drug, a powerfully psychedelic expansion.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeff Weiss |
05-24-2012 |
Music
Pennies From Heavennew

The new streaming economy is here, with or without royalties.
Austin Chronicle |
Doug Freeman |
05-21-2012 |
Music
Tags: Music Business, Streaming Music
Motown Revivalnew

Remembering the Marvelettes and the hit factory's beginnings.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
05-16-2012 |
Music
Scratch and Stitchnew

The well-tailored line between hip-hop artists and the streetwear companies hustling to promote them.
Chicago Reader |
Leor Galil |
05-14-2012 |
Music
Tags: Chicago hates you, ShowYouSuck
Namaste, M.C.A.new

Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, was the conscience of the Beastie Boys.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
05-10-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
MCA's Legacynew

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch influenced and helped many as he evolved.
LEO Weekly |
Peter Berkowitz |
05-09-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
Pandora and Music Royaltiesnew

Pandora and other internet radio companies are paying Louisiana musicians more than conventional radio ever has.
Carolina Chocolate Dropsnew

In this age of beats, electronic manipulation and Auto-Tune, there is a refreshing quality to the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Its old-timey fiddle and banjo music has lively energy and bright musicality...
Janelle Monaenew

"Are we walking dead now?" Monae asked Voodoo Music Experience audiences two years ago before crescendoing into an operatic wail and a zombie-like gyration...
Record Store Day is around the corner. What are you getting?new

Saturday, April 21 marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, that special time of year for vinyl-nuts and casual collectors, scalpers, and super-fans alike to come together and salute both the independent record store and the glory of the physical format release.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new

Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Vinyl Gets Another Spinnew

Showing it has more lives than a cockroach, vinyl has been reborn, resulting in some beautiful music. But sometimes production values in records and turntables are lacking.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: Vinyl Records
Shedding Light on Record Masteringnew

Engineers give advice on the final step of the recording process.
East Bay Express |
Will Butler |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: record mastering
Reason to Crawlnew

The case for the arts: It's only rock 'n' roll, but we like it.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-19-2012 |
Music