AltWeeklies Wire
MCA's Legacynew
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch influenced and helped many as he evolved.
LEO Weekly |
Peter Berkowitz |
05-09-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
Pandora and Music Royaltiesnew
Pandora and other internet radio companies are paying Louisiana musicians more than conventional radio ever has.
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new
Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Vinyl Gets Another Spinnew
Showing it has more lives than a cockroach, vinyl has been reborn, resulting in some beautiful music. But sometimes production values in records and turntables are lacking.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: Vinyl Records
Costellologynew
Walking in the complicated shadows of Elvis Costello's storied past.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
04-13-2012 |
Music
Getting Thumpednew
Houston's role in the rise of dubstep.
Houston Press |
Shea Serrano |
04-05-2012 |
Music
The Ear Bud Generationnew
High school students talk about the music that moves them.
East Bay Express |
Kate Schatz |
03-09-2012 |
Music
Keep Us on the Roadnew
Sadly, you won't find Motörhead lifer Lemmy Kilmister on Twitter anytime soon.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
02-29-2012 |
Music
Tags: Motorhead, Lemmy Kilmister
Barack Obama’s 2012 Campaign Playlist — Spotify Stylenew
Our president has released his official 2012 campaign Spotify playlist via his Tumblr account — yes, you read that correctly, Tumblr.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Rebecca Forman |
02-13-2012 |
Music
Whitney Houston, R.I.P.new
Whitney Houston, the big-voiced belter who dominated radio in the 1980s and '90s and whose cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks at the top of the Hot 100, passed away tonight at the Beverly Hilton.
The Village Voice |
Maura Johnston |
02-11-2012 |
Music
Eagle vs. Sharknew
Grooveshark gets hooked by a $17 billion lawsuit — and brings the national debate over copyright infringement to Central Florida.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
02-01-2012 |
Music
Traveling Bands Do Not Crossnew
How music industry rules are blocking artists from playing in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing and Rachel Swan |
01-18-2012 |
Music
Tags: Live Music in Oakland
Beyonce, Nicki, and Merrill Get Optimisticnew
Finding the bright side of 2011.
The Village Voice |
Maura Johnston |
01-17-2012 |
Music
Two Glimpses Into the Often Overlooked Musical Diversity of Durham, N.C.new
Two music scenes thrived under (most of) our noses in 2011 -- a vivid belly dance picture and accompanying Middle Eastern and Arab live music both sacred and secular, and a young, eclectic jazz scene that increasingly makes its digs in downtown Durham.
Tags: Durham Music
Pay As You Choose: Why the eclectic Beehive label mattersnew
Since its founding in 2007 by Steve Nawara, Beehive has digitally released a consistent — and consistently eclectic — selection of sounds, a bona fide representation of Detroit’s fertile music scene, from funk to noisy-electro, country and folk to space rock. And it’s all available for download on a pay-as-you-choose basis.
Metro Times |
Chris Handyside |
12-02-2011 |
Music
