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The Axe Mannew

Why rock stars love Jon Hill's custom guitars
Cleveland Scene  |  Jeff Niesel  |  08-16-2012  |  Music

Carry Him Forwardnew

Remembering the life, art and inspiration of influential indie musician Jason Noble.
LEO Weekly  |  Peter Berkowitz  |  08-15-2012  |  Music

Baseball Opened Doorsnew

Ex-Yankee Bruce Robinson finds himself in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
San Diego Reader  |  Dave Good  |  08-09-2012  |  Music

Can reissues stretch fans too thin?new

As ever-frank heavy metal critic Kim Kelly recently wrote, "Quit reissuing things. Not everything is a fucking 'classic.'"
INDY Week  |  Grayson Currin  |  08-09-2012  |  Music

How Not To Write About Female Musicians, Part 7,081new

Sweeping generalizations about women's intelligence, work and art based strictly on their appearance aren't new, but I've been noticing it more, especially a few awful sentences relating to girls "in heat" and "chick rockers."
Dallas Observer  |  Audra Schroeder  |  07-31-2012  |  Music

Bromance and Great White Buffalonew

An Orinda band finds success in LA, and an ardent following in the Bay Area.
East Bay Express  |  Christopher Danzig  |  07-19-2012  |  Music

Canadian Music is Boringnew

Canadian music is stagnating, thanks to the perception of a winning formula and outdated government regulations meant to protect the industry from American dominance.
Fast Forward Weekly  |  Josiah Hughes and Mark Teo  |  07-19-2012  |  Music

Nicolette Good's 'Monarch' kills Americana deadnew

At this point in her career, to say Nicolette Good is an "Americana" artist is not only inaccurate, but insulting. She uses Americana as a starting point, but not necessarily a destination. With the stunning Monarch, her full-length debut, she breaks all genre limitations for good.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  07-13-2012  |  Music

The Reluctant Super Sonidonew

After amassing a huge collection of rare Latin music, Joe Franko rendered himself a de facto ambassador.
East Bay Express  |  Rachel Swan  |  07-06-2012  |  Music

Just Me and the Boybandsnew

Or... omygod, why One Direction is, like, totally awesome!
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Mark Kemp  |  06-21-2012  |  Music

Key Albums of the Summernew

Hacienda's third album came out June 19 and it's "a perfect lead-off for summer driving in the city.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  06-21-2012  |  Music

Music streaming revenue is finally an industry reality. So where's all the money?new

How much money does the music industry make when streaming music is the only way anyone is streaming revenue?
Orlando Weekly  |  Doug Freeman  |  06-19-2012  |  Music

Imagine 'Oceania'new

Oceania, the seventh studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins, will be out June 19, and the band wants you to come up with images for each one of the 13 songs, based only on the song's title.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  06-08-2012  |  Music

The Great Integration: A New Kind of Hip-Hoperanew

How one long-haired Asian guy speaks to the future of hip hop and classical music.
East Bay Express  |  Luke Tsai  |  06-06-2012  |  Music

May the Circle Be Unbrokennew

A tribute to Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs, two Carolina legends.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Mark Kemp  |  05-30-2012  |  Music

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