AltWeeklies Wire
Abbey Road: Some Good Memoriesnew
The Abbey Road EMI Studio in London, no doubt the most famous recording studio in the world, has been in the news a lot recently. So Lionel Rolfe waited a few weeks before telling his stories about the place without the contamination of trendiness.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-24-2010 |
Music
Tags: Abbey Road, Beatles
Love hurtsnew
Recent deaths put an unhappy face on some of the world's biggest dance music festivals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Mixed Signalsnew
A field guide to the fragmented world of electronic dance subgenres.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Marc Weidenbaum |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Brave New Worldnew
Record labels look to diversification as a way to stay viable.
VUE Weekly |
Bryan Birtles |
08-02-2010 |
Music
New Karyn Paige Single Leakednew
Karyn Paige's 'Want To' is available for download.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-07-2010 |
Music
Tags: Karyn Paige, Want To
Oakland Okays the Sale of Henry J. Kaisernew
Plus Yoshi's SF finally makes money and a new studio aims to make the Bay Area a recording mecca again.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Wentz |
06-30-2010 |
Music
New World Music Ardornew
Much like globalism's more widely discussed political and economic aspects, the World Music movement, if you can call it that, is in constant flux.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-10-2010 |
Music
Tags: Bomba Estéro, World Music Festival
Future Islands: 'In Evening Air'new
Future Islands returns with a compelling record of its progress. It's dance music with a dark muse, New Wave with new weight.
Tags: In Evening Air, Future Islands
Punk & Metal Bands Go Low Fidelitynew
The ongoing retro trend of punk and metal labels releasing cassettes is the result of an influx of music fans who appreciate a more lo-fi approach and who favor analog’s warm sound over digital’s crispness.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alex De Vore |
05-06-2010 |
Music
The Rise of the iMusiciansnew
iPhones and iPads are revolutionizing beatmaking, piano playing, and symphony conducting.
Animal Collective and Danny Perez Present 'Oddsac'new
Twisted images and Kubrick-like abstraction color new visual interpretation of the band.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-27-2010 |
Music
Tags: Oddsac, Animal Collective
B.o.B's Bogus Journeynew
Debut from Atlanta genius Bobby Ray makes him sound like a doofus.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-27-2010 |
Music
Is D.C. Shoving Go-Go Aside?new
Natalie Hopkinson’s article in last Sunday’s Washington Post Outlook section, “Go-go music is the soul of Washington, but it’s slipping,” has generated some discussion thanks to its provocative title, its subject and contentions. But some of the piece’s contentions, specifically those suggesting a causative relationship between gentrification and the diminished presence of go-go within the city, raised my eyebrows, and I wasn’t alone.
Washington City Paper |
Steve Kiviat |
04-16-2010 |
Music
Meghan Remy's Big Dreams and Strange Adventures in Lo-Finew
A young veteran of the music scene, Meghan Remy performs under the curiously plural moniker U.S. Girls. The "band" is just her and a whole mess of equipment: microphones, a busted drum machine, a failing four-track, an old reel-to-reel player and other less-than-cutting-edge electronic devices.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
04-13-2010 |
Music
Tags: Meghan Remy, U.S. Girls
