AltWeeklies Wire
The Best Music of 2010 (Part II)new
From Arcade Fire to E-40 to The Walkmen, our critics recommend the best albums of the past year.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-24-2010 |
Music
The Best Music of 2010new
From Arcade Fire to E-40 to The Walkmen, our critics recommend the best albums of the past year.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-24-2010 |
Music
Reliving the Pastnew
Longtime friends, bandmates gather for annual Hungry Farmer reunion.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
11-23-2010 |
Music
Wiz Khalifa "Continues to Smoke" Two Days After Arrestnew
It’s hard to say how many of the hundreds of people slowly filtering through the doors of the cavernous Education Building were there after hearing of the rapper being hosted by a state correctional facility, but the sporadic chants of “free Wiz” gave some idea.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-18-2010 |
Music
London, Axl, and Continued "Patience"new
Mere hours after landing at Heathrow I found myself onstage with a friend that I have been to hell and back with, and lived to tell the tale. Axl Rose and I just happened to be in hotel rooms next to each other. Unexpected? Oh, fuck yes.
Seattle Weekly |
Duff McKagan |
11-04-2010 |
Music
Tags: Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose
Le Weekend's DBLSCRT Tries Its Songs Both Waysnew
The trio's second album features five mismatched song pairs that present parallel-universe takes on a similar melodic idea.
Tags: DBLSCRT, Le Weekend
Termanology and Statik Take Lawtown Nationalnew
As the hip-hop world flattens, leveling the subterranean-versus-mainstream dynamic that's hobbled gimmick-free MCs for decades, Boston is emerging as a cultural centerpiece.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-25-2010 |
Music
When With Rome: Sublime's New face Accepts His Newfound Responsibilitynew
Drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson reunited for an unannounced show in early 2009 with the 20-year-old singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez under the Sublime name.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
10-22-2010 |
Music
R.I.P. Ari Upnew
Reggae-punk icon Ari Up has died, according to John Lydon. The Slits singer, born Ariane Forster, was 48 years old.
L.A. Weekly |
Chris Martins |
10-20-2010 |
Music
Latin Flairnew
Carnaval Latino festival celebrates growing Hispanic cultures in New Orleans with a festival of food and music.
Farm Aid’s Changing Crusadenew
The benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary in Milwaukee.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-01-2010 |
Music
Tags: Farm Aid
Big Boi Goes Solonew
OutKast emcee enhances larger-than-life persona, headlining the Regency Ballroom.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-29-2010 |
Music
Tags: Big Boi
Doug Walters Unveils Vagabondnew
Walters recorded the off-beat musical odyssey over the last three years, playing all the instruments and recorded it at his home lab.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
09-27-2010 |
Music
Tags: Doug Walters,
OK Go Ready Themselves For a Big Tournew
Known for their meticulous choreography OK Go's videos have become YouTube sensations, most notably the mind-blowing, treadmill video for "Here it Goes Again."
Charleston City Paper |
Dustin J. Pitts |
09-24-2010 |
Music
Tags: Music Farm, Ok Go
Remembering The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop Historynew
Fat Beats closed its New York branch on Saturday, Sept. 4th. For fans and underground artists, the demise of the store that dubbed itself "the last stop for hip-hop" feels like the loss of the music's spiritual home.
The Village Voice |
Phillip Mlynar |
09-08-2010 |
Music
Tags: Fat Beats, Gang Starr
