AltWeeklies Wire
The 50 Cent/Kanye West Horse Racenew
The competition between the two rappers has become the driving force of the hype for their upcoming albums -- 50's Curtis and Kanye's Graduation.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
08-29-2007 |
Music
Oakland Art and Soul Festival is Labor Day Weekendnew
Three days with nearly 100 musical acts from all over the sonic spectrum, like Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Against Me, Lucinda Williams, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the Zydeco Flames, Jeffrey Osborne, the Lovemakers, and Fillmore Slim.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Aaron Sankin |
08-29-2007 |
Music
Halleluwah Festival of Enthused Arts Returnsnew
This year it's at Holocene, for three days instead of two, but with one stage -- many of the old favorites are back, including White Rainbow, Valet, Evolutionary Jass Band.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
08-29-2007 |
Music
The Fames (And Shames) of Kanye Westnew
Next month sees the release of his third album in as many years, Graduation, and as the music world awaits the next attention-getting twist in the West saga, let's take a look back at some highlights and lowlights from Hurricane Kanyeezee.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Tags: Kanye West
Deep Fried Tapes Label Embraces a Bygone Mediumnew
Cassette tapes lack the hipster cachet of vinyl, the clean precision of the CD and the digital-age convenience of the mp3, but a Philly label and its experimental music scene embraces the medium in all of its flawed glory.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Back In The Closet: Tracing The Roots Of R. Kelly's Operanew
A look at the origins of Trapped in the Closet as Kelly releases 10 more chapters.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Everybody's Single: Internet Leaksnew
Listen to mp3s from new albums from Galactic, Rilo Kiley, Phish and Talib Kweli.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Billy Corgan, Assholenew
With his shameless self-promotion and his blatant cash grab covenants with box stores, it's no secret that Corgan has fallen from grace from the indie rock elite -- that was confirmed by his behavior at the La Route du Rock festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Raf Katigbak |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins
Clash of the Digital Music Titansnew
In a bid for leverage in the digital marketplace, Universal unlocks some of its catalog -- and cuts iTunes out of the action.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Tags: DRM
Nikki Sixx is Back, Minus Smacknew
Reading lengthy excerpts from his memoir, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, and listening to its accompanying soundtrack by his band Sixx: A.M. is like running up to the scene of some horrible accident.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-21-2007 |
Music
Tags: Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue
In R&B, Get Big or Go Homenew
Brooke Valentine's innovative major-label debut posted numbers any indie would kill for -- so who wants to put out her next record?
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
08-20-2007 |
Music
The CD Bootleggersnew
One night in the life of two Chicago street hustlers.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
08-20-2007 |
Music
Tags: bootlegging
Incredibly Strange Wrestling, Indeednew
Flying tortillas and choking chickens: Incredibly Strange Wrestling is San Francisco's craziest punk cabaret.
Oliver Morgan, Earl Turbinton, & Eluard Burt: RIPnew
New Orleans music suffered a compound loss this past week with the passing of three fine artists from our treasure chest of soul -- maybe even more sadly, because of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, all three musicians died far from home.
Chevrolet is Not the New Commercial Radionew
Shilling for soul-crushing multinationals is totally antithetical to underground music's DIY code, right? But Of Montreal and many more of today's best indie bands are willing to think outside the box if you've got a suitcase full of cash.
San Diego CityBeat |
Jed Gottlieb |
08-15-2007 |
Music
