AltWeeklies Wire
Birds Banquet: A Tour Diarynew
Birds of Avalon took Raleigh to the road last year.
Tags: Birds of Avalon, Bazaar Bazaar
Chris Walla on Seized Hard Drive and Solo Worknew
His solo debut, Field Manual, garnered attention well before its release: In October, the Department of Homeland Security seized the album's master files during their transport across the Canadian border.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
01-23-2008 |
Music
Tags: Chris Walla, Field Manual
Bruce Burch and the Business of Musicnew
A former hit songwriter develops a new program at UGA that teaches students how to succeed in the music industry ... without being musicians.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
01-23-2008 |
Music
iPod Backlashnew
And the hidden costs of your portable security blanket.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
01-22-2008 |
Music
Sour CREEMnew
The life, death and strange resurrection of America's only rock 'n' roll magazine: the first of two parts.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
01-22-2008 |
Music
Hannah Montana's Body Double Raises Critical Questionsnew
Is Miley Cyrus a fraud -- Hannah Nontana, Hannah Faketana or Miley Vanilli, as internet hecklers have taken to calling her? Or is she just impressively committed to wardrobe diversity?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
01-17-2008 |
Music
Wu-Tang Clan Revolts Against Its Mastermindnew
Clearly emboldened by the fact that he doesn't need the Clan to move units, Ghostface Killah attacked RZA and 8 Diagrams with vigor.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
01-15-2008 |
Music
Tags: 8 Diagrams, The Wu-Tang Clan
Willy Northpole and the Phoenix Hip-hop Scene Explodenew
Northpole is one of three Phoenix MCs from this scene who've landed major label deals in the past year, and he's at the forefront of what many see as an impending Southwest takeover of hip-hop.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
01-15-2008 |
Music
Fred is Deadnew
It's officially a new year, and it's usually at this time that I comb through the tribute and farewell sections of magazines' year-end issues to see which greats left us and exclaim, "Oh shit, he’s dead!"
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
01-14-2008 |
Music
ASCAP Can Cripple Small Venuesnew
Denton's Rubber Gloves was told to pay up more than $8,000 to the industry giant.
Dallas Observer |
Noah W. Bailey |
01-14-2008 |
Music
Willie Nelson: Alive and Singing the Truthnew
Willie's daughter Amy co-wrote "A Peaceful Solution" with him last year -- the song declares that the real war we all need to be fighting is the war to reclaim our own country.
The Texas Observer |
Thomas Palaima |
01-14-2008 |
Music
Tags: Willie Nelson
Follow That Dreamnew
Elvis Presley Estate is proposing a $250 million Graceland expansion on Elvis Presley Boulevard. What will it mean for Memphis?
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
01-11-2008 |
Music
Close to Homenew
A transgendered Clevelander enlists indie-rock icons for autobiographical CD.
Cleveland Scene |
Michael Gallucci |
01-11-2008 |
Music
Tags: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day
Those Old Wisconsin Bluesnew
Most residents of southeast Wisconsin, even music fans, are still surprised to learn that Port Washington and Grafton were home to a significant blues label in the 1920s, Paramount Records.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-11-2008 |
Music
Suspended Disbelief Dissednew
Masked MC's latest victim? Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
01-10-2008 |
Music
Tags: MF Doom
