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Doomsdaynew
MF Grimm attacks the man in the iron mask.
Cleveland Scene |
Ben Westhoff |
02-27-2006 |
Music
Cajun Revivalnew
Musicians everywhere are making noise for New Orleans.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Josh Johnson |
02-25-2006 |
Music
Everybody Understandsnew

Since workaday citizens need the ideal of the angst-ridden and suicidal artist, the scramble for a useable Smith is on.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
02-24-2006 |
Music
Tags: Elliott Smith
Hitsville UK?new
Art Brut, the Cribs and Brakes spearhead Britain's new underground.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
02-22-2006 |
Music
Start It All Over Againnew
Post-punk historian Simon Reynolds examines tracks from 1969 to 2006 with an agitated mind and a rigorous approach.
Seattle Weekly |
Andy Battaglia |
02-22-2006 |
Music
Band Suicidenew
Why do so many Houston music groups self-destruct right on the brink of having it made?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-21-2006 |
Music
Twee Outlasts Ladnew
If rock 'n' roll really is just high school with money, longevity is the revenge of the nerds -- that's why Belle and Sebastian is making great pop records while Fred Durst is making porn tapes.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
02-15-2006 |
Music
Jay Dee, 1974 - 2006new
The good news is that the hip-hop community never forgets -- so twist one and spill some for J Dilla.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-15-2006 |
Music
Celebrity Spinnew

Rock stars are not DJs -- but DJs are rock stars.
The Village Voice |
Tricia Romano |
02-15-2006 |
Music
Easy Rankingnew
Does anyone other than music critics care about year-end "best-of" lists?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-14-2006 |
Music
Punk Like Menew
Though now on slightly different tracks, Archer Prewitt and Mott-Ly were two of a kind back in their Kansas City Art Institute days.
A Drunken Android Eulogynew

Grandaddy's legacy will be as the band that playfully examined the way technology demystifies and destroys nature.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
02-13-2006 |
Music
Tags: Grandaddy
Man in Black Imitators Clubnew
BRMC's "just folks" makeover goes down in flames.
Cleveland Scene |
Rob Harvilla |
02-13-2006 |
Music
A Cure for VDnew
Here are a few love- and lust-themed playlists -- as well as some post-relationship comfort mixes -- to jump-start the process.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-09-2006 |
Music
XO XO XOnew
On To: Elliott From: Portland, musicians write a love letter to Elliott Smith, using his own words.
Willamette Week |
Mark Baumgarten, Michael Byrne, Casey Jarman, Amy McCullough and Jason Simms |
02-07-2006 |
Music