AltWeeklies Wire
Thank You for Not Sharingnew
Arizonans are being forced to defend themselves against high-dollar illegal-music lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-28-2008 |
Music
Fending Off Piratesnew
Can independent labels fight file sharing more effectively than the majors?
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-28-2008 |
Music
UrSession Is the New MySpacenew
A new musical online network hires some old Oakland pros to give it street cred.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-28-2008 |
Music
Street Dreamsnew
Atlanta's mixtape game still moves the crowd -- and the industry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-27-2008 |
Music
A New Official State Song for Texas?new
A case for a new -- or different, anyway -- state song.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Main Squeezenew
Two artists strike an accord for the unloved accordion.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
02-26-2008 |
Music
How Garage Rock Enduresnew
The irony is that while simple four-chord garage rock is now celebrated as an underground, community-driven punk-like movement, in its heyday it birthed more mainstream rock standards than soft-rock or synth-pop ever could.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
02-26-2008 |
Music
The New Sound of Old Garage Rocknew
Newly unearthed recordings prove that Connecticut rocked in the late 1960s.
New Haven Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
02-26-2008 |
Music
Sort Of Records Gears Up for Sort-of Two Year Anniversarynew
And if Sort Of's current expansion is any indication, as major labels' financial woes make headlines month after month, it's a good time to be the little guy.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
02-25-2008 |
Music
Dallas Music Finally Getting National Attentionnew
It may not be Austin-level love, but we'll take it.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
02-25-2008 |
Music
A Hipster's Guide to Afro-Indie Rocknew
Here's eight records. Now go start a riot.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
02-25-2008 |
Music
The Big Hurt: Hello, Goodbyenew
Music columnist David Thorpe welcomes himself to the Boston Phoenix and reveals why PETA got off Britney's case.
Boston Phoenix |
David Thorpe |
02-21-2008 |
Music
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
Detroit's Female Musicians Pick Their Horniest Tunesnew
There was no real criterion, aside from fave tunes that get the ol' juices flowing -- though we did find it a tad scary that not one but two of our female musos chose Ted Nugent tunes.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
02-19-2008 |
Music
Big Bad Tadnew
Grunge's true hero is exposed in the new documentary Tad: Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
02-19-2008 |
Music
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