AltWeeklies Wire
Ohio Musicians Celebrate the Weirdness of Devonew
Northeast Ohio has spawned its shared of iconic rock groups, but the world has still never seen or heard anything quite like Devo -- an art-rock group in a bar-band area that used primitive synthesizers and electronic drums of its own design to perform irradiated new wave and mutated rock covers.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
08-23-2005 |
Music
I Raq and Roll vs. We Can't Make It Herenew
Two Houston-based musicians -- Clint Black and James McMurtry -- offer different takes on the war in their music. On veteran says which he thinks is more accurate and why.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-22-2005 |
Music
Won't Be Worried Longnew
Friends and family gather to mourn the suicide of St. Louis' Hunter Brumfield III, aka Toast, who was, depending on whom you ask, a great rapper, bassist, drummer, DJ, graffiti artist, lover, poet, breakdancer, bookworm, conversationalist, drunk or folk guitarist.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Music
Tags: Hunter Brumfield III
Payola on the Cheapnew
Bribing DJs used to be expensive, but now mere trinkets will do the trick.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Brett Sokol |
08-09-2005 |
Music
Tone Deathnew
The murder of Kansas City rapper Anthony Watkins, aka Fat Tone, made perfect sense, at least to his fans.
Metal Has a Big Headnew
A cable show that worshipped the metal gods even when grunge chased them off the big stage is now being shunned by those same bands.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
07-18-2005 |
Music
Kids Against Combs Nail Sean Hannitynew
Brooklyn indie-politicos Kids Against Combs have fallen into possession of Fox News blowhard Sean Hannity’s home phone number. And they’ve made it the title of their forthcoming album.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-18-2005 |
Music
This Goes to 11!
The punk is still there at the Warped Tour, fortified with an infusion of the harder stuff and a stronger presence for female rockers and underground hip-hop evolution. Here are 11 lists and 11 bands not to miss.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
07-08-2005 |
Music
Tags: Various Artists, Vans Warped Tour
Rebirth of Slicknew
The reorbiting Digable Planets are "cool like dat" once again. More than a decade after winning a Grammy, the trio makes its comeback.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-27-2005 |
Music
Musicians Learn to Bendnew
When rockers perform at a Dallas yoga studio, they discover an audience that is connected, serene and engaged.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
06-22-2005 |
Music
When Wild Musicians Attacknew
Ryan Adams' current tour is disaster one night, sublime wonder the next. Where does he fit in among the great meltdown artists of yore?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-13-2005 |
Music
Minnesota's 50 Greatest Hitsnew
From the Castaways and the Trashmen, through The Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Prince, Soul Asylum and Atmosphere, City Pages counts down the Top 50 hit singles made in Minnesota.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
City Pages staff |
06-08-2005 |
Music
Portrait of the Inventor as a Humanistnew
A newly released DVD documentary offers a rare conduit into the world of Robert Moog, inventor of the synthesizer.
Mountain Xpress |
Chris Toenes |
06-06-2005 |
Music
Tags: Hans Fjellestad, Moog
Music Stores Mad at Starbucksnew
Starbucks has a six-week exclusive right to carry an acoustic version of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill. The deal has angered members of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
The Village Voice |
Andy Gensler |
06-01-2005 |
Music
Band Names: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Columbia Free Times looks at noteworthy band names, pondering the meaning of everything from "...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead" to "Widespread Panic."
Columbia Free Times |
Dan Cook and Kevin Langston |
05-18-2005 |
Music
