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Jay Reatard Grows Upnew
Memphis' garage-punk rising star on rowdy fans, obsessive collectors, prospecting record companies, and a career-changing embrace of melody.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Intimate Confessions of Tegan and Saranew
The Quin sisters charm, mope and brood their way through the album, calculating each emotional ebb and flow to manipulate their romantic interests.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Returning Band Members Renew Testamentnew
Depending on how you want to score it, Testament ranks as either the No. 5 or 6 all-time-greatest thrash band -- the riff-roaring kings of the junior varsity, trailing behind Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and Megadeth.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nortec Collective's Bostich + Fussible Stay Groundednew
Nortec Collective Presents Bostich + Fussible: Tijuana Sound Machine is all about returning to roots and root inspirations, while constantly evolving as electronic composers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robyn Returns in Command of Her Own Careernew
While many of her tabloid-bait contemporaries have crashed and burned, today the 28-year-old Swede is a comeback queen.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Robyn
The Kills are on Targetnew
The duo weathered hurricanes, new-age hippies and tabloid hell to make Midnight Boom.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Kills, Midnight Boom
Ellen Allien Embodies the Sound of Her Citynew
Allien was born in Berlin. She lived in London for a year, but returned to Berlin with enthusiasm for acid house at a time when there was exactly one club catering to the new style of electronic music.
The Portland Mercury |
Ava Hegedus |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Pressure Boys and The Sneakers Cash in Their Reunions for Charitynew
Misfortune brought people -- in this case, six musicians -- back together to fight cystic fibrosis.
INDY Week |
Bryan Reed |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Swedish Singer El Perro del Mar Finds Inspiration From a Spanish Muttnew
Her music as El Perro Del Mar is somber enough to garner her comparisons to another solo singer named for a domesticated house pet: Cat Power's Chan Marshall.
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Session Superstarnew
Dobro legend Jerry Douglas is one of the busiest, most honored musicians you've never heard of.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Funk-Rock Mashupnew
White Denim, on their first big tour, want people to relate to their groove-oriented, assaultive music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Let's Talk About It, White Denim
Dolly Parton Rolls Out the Big Gunsnew
What's truly amazing about Backwoods Barbie is that it manages to pander to every element of Dolly Parton's fan base without sounding insincere or compromised.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
05-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dolly Parton, Backwoods Barbie
How Atmosphere Went Electronew
Why When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is like Tom Waits for Prince fans.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Electronic One-man Band Martin Dosh Steps Into the Spotlightnew
The catalog of Dosh's stage and studio collaborations reads like a record-store clerk's year-end best list: Andrew Bird, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Tapes 'n Tapes, Devendra Banhart, Peanut Butter Wolf, Happy Apple, the Bad Plus, the Jayhawks, Atmosphere -- it goes on and on.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Madge vs. Miminew
Madonna and Mariah Carey take their battle to the record stores and dance floors.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
