AltWeeklies Wire
Paul Westerberg Drops the Biggest Format-busting Format Buster of the Digital Agenew
Westerberg released 49 through TuneCore, a digital-music delivery service, and since TuneCore charges artists only $9.99 a year per track (and 49 is technically only one track), Westerberg could simultaneously be looking at the lowest sales price and the greatest profit margin in the history of the music industry.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-30-2008 |
Music
Thoughts on Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl'new
"I Kissed a Girl" (currently the number-one single on Billboard) is a love-it-or-hate-it proposition, but if you’re not careful, it'll shatter your critical faculties.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-02-2008 |
Music
Mambo King Cachao Diesnew
Israel Lopez, the great Cuban bassist, composer, and bandleader passed away in Miami on March 22 at age 89 from kidney complications.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-02-2008 |
Music
Can We All Agree Scott Weiland is a Tool?new
At a March 20 Velvet Revolver concert in Glasgow, Scotland, he surprised the audience -- and his band -- by announcing that this is VR's final tour.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-26-2008 |
Music
Tags: Velvet Revolver
Define Suckcessnew
Say Si students give San Antonio band Pinata Protest (and SXSW) a music video to rock them to the core.
San Antonio Current |
Sonya Harvey |
03-19-2008 |
Music
Tags: Pinata Protest
Black Crowes vs. Maximnew
Let's get the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform working on the Black Crowes vs. Maxim case.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
03-12-2008 |
Music
The Problem With the Rock and Roll Hall of Famenew
Dave Clark Five over the Replacements? Color us unimpressed.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
01-02-2008 |
Music
The Kids Were Alrightnew
Whatever happened to the seminal figures of San Antonio punk? You might be surprised.
San Antonio Current |
Mark Jones |
01-02-2008 |
Music
Ill Communication Goes Beyond the Beatsnew
On a drizzly November afternoon in the Alamo City, a handful of local and national hip-hop enthusiasts gathered with community members for a two-day conference to explore the music's dichotomies.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
11-28-2007 |
Music
Tags: Ill Communication
Piracy Warsnew
New Congressional legislation stirs debate about illegal file-sharing on campus.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
11-21-2007 |
Music
San Antonio Symphony Debuts New Local Worknew
As California grapples with the ravages of wildfires, the San Antonio Symphony begins rehearsals for the world premiere of "Something Miraculous Burns," the newest work by local composer David Heuser.
San Antonio Current |
Diana Roberts |
10-31-2007 |
Music
Latin Grammys vs. Grammy Grammysnew
To accuse the Latin Grammy of being a "discriminatory" award (you know, if Latino artists are good enough, we should sweep the "Grammy Grammys" instead of having a separate ceremony) is so passé.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-19-2007 |
Music
San Antonio’s Hip-hop Hope Signs with Epic Recordsnew
Back at the studio, Question and his fiancee/life manager Nora "Phyre" Abrary look back on recent hardships and the brighter days ahead.
San Antonio Current |
M. SOlis |
09-05-2007 |
Music
Tags: Question
Poor Little Dutch Boy: DJ Tiestonew
DJ Magazine's number one DJ in the world brings his Springsteen-ian scale performances to Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-20-2007 |
Music
Tags: DJ Tiesto
Prhymemates, Hip-Hop Collective, Celebrate 5 Yearsnew
The crew is responsible for bringing a slew of amazing acts to the Alamo City which otherwise never would have stopped through.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
07-20-2007 |
Music
Tags: Prhymemates
