AltWeeklies Wire
Stereophonics: Not Taming Any Unicorns Just Yetnew
The Stereophonics equally pride themselves on writing hits and hemorrhaging fans.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
05-13-2005 |
Music
The Burn Unit: My Beef With P.M. Dawnnew
50 Cent's feeble capping cop-out shows just how low the state of rap rivalry has sunk lately. David Thorpe takes us back to the early '90s, to the height of his bitter beef with P.M. Dawn’s Prince Be.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
05-05-2005 |
Music
Tags: P.M. Dawn, Various Albums
SF Conservatory Preps Students for Quiet Marketplacenew
The arcane system of conservatory education floods the tight market with one fairly unemployable graduating class of single-minded violinists and bassoonists and flutists after the next, and audiences for classical music have been shrinking for years.
Cyber Hook-ups With the Love Gorillanew
Looking for an industrial/punk chick who knows all the words to "Dancing Queen"? Try Gorilla Pop, a music-based match-making, friend-finding Web site.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-25-2005 |
Music
T.I. and Lil' Flip Rumble in Houstonnew
One of the great rap feuds of recent years came to a head at a joint in Houston.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-11-2005 |
Music
Tags: rappers, Various Rap Artists
Internet Spawns Wave of Roboscalpingnew
While rubes are waiting in line for tickets to U2 and other hot concerts, scalpers' robots are buying up all the best seats from Ticketmaster online.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-06-2005 |
Music
Am I Emo?new
An identity crisis involving post-neo-punk withdrawal.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-04-2005 |
Music
Tags: High Decibel, Vince Darcangelo
Where Are the Women DJs?new
Female DJs try to explain why there are so few of them and the pressures they're under.
Houston Press |
Michael Serazio |
04-02-2005 |
Music
After the Partynew
Three of our weary music writers share their unique South by Southwest impressions.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
03-31-2005 |
Music
Tags: Various Artists, SXSW
Getting Buzzed at SXSW 2005new
Austin's music festival is like The Apprentice for indie rock bands, says one of a gajillion performers.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
03-29-2005 |
Music
Understanding in a Car Crashnew
A stolen stereo results in an audio archiving project of epic proportions -- and leads to an exploration into the psychology of the mix tape in the MP3 era.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
03-23-2005 |
Music
Tags: High Decibel, Vince Darcangelo
Burning Brightlynew
From the center of the Montreal indie rock firmament, Stars issue a fiery imperative.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jimmy Draper |
03-23-2005 |
Music
Tags: indie rock, The Smiths
The Real Dirty Miaminew
S.F. house label Dirtybird Records gets off the ground and heads to the Winter Music Conference.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Peter Nicholson |
03-23-2005 |
Music
Rapstreet Boys: 50 Cent and the Game Diss and Tellnew
The question is this: Outside the WWE, what’s the last time such a massively unimportant feud occurred between two jacked dudes with stage names, shifty alliances, and self-mythologies that are way more entertaining than their actual skills?
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
03-21-2005 |
Music
The Post-2Pac Packnew
Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
03-16-2005 |
Music
