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Hatchet: The Bay Area Thrash Boy Bandnew
In San Francisco, the original home of American thrash, a new movement is forming a daisy chain of Levi's-clad warriors and Flying V commandoes, and none of these groups are more poised to break out of the wolf pack than the barely legal act Hatchet.
The Portland Mercury |
Nathan Carson |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hachet
Adonis Rose Pumps it Upnew
The drummer keeps taking giant steps toward putting the Fort on the jazz map.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adonis Rose
Wu-Tang Forever and a Day!new
All that stuff about Wu-Tang's genius and influence aside, they are a notoriously dismal live act.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 8 Diagrams, The Wu-Tang Clan
We Resolve ... 2008new
The wishes and New Year's resolutions of some of North Carolina's musicians. Includes Tift Merritt, Scotty Irving, Roman Candle and more.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Young Vet Bow Wow Advises the New Young Rappersnew
Bow Wow, the pint-sized novelty act who made preteen girls swoon with his 2000 debut, Beware of Dog, has somehow evolved into an elder statesman in the hip-pop genre.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westhoff |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Texas' James McMurtry Takes it Personallynew
"The popularity of a song has more to do with the listener than the writer," he says. "People have to identify. A bunch of people identified with this, which is good for me, but kind of scary for the rest of the country."
Chicago Newcity |
K. Tighe |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James McMurtry
Will Hoge: The Man Behind the Curtainsnew
For a guy who's spent two-thirds of each year for the last 10 on the road as a working musician, Will Hoge maintains a refreshing sense of humor about it all.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
12-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Draw the Curtains, Will Hoge
The New Face of Milwaukee Emo?new
The Response fits the bill (in a good way).
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Twig Breakingnew
Rising star Slim Twig's Suicide kick.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slim Twig
Dr. Feelgoodnew
Tommy Lee teams up with DJ Aero to give electro house a rock-star edge.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tommy Lee
Sixtoo Lifenew
Man of many names and projects, Robert Squire, AKA Sixtoo, continues to buck trends and surprise fans.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sixtoo
Back In The Saddle Againnew
Shelby's Acoustic Syndicate returns to touring after brief hiatus.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Acoustic Syndicate
Going The Distancenew
Charlotte's The Noises 10 has a bright future ahead.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Noises 10
Dillinger Escape Plan Break Bones, Not Stringsnew
All the anger and musical complexity with which the New Jersey band almost single-handedly changed the face of metal on 1999's Calculating Infinity returns, but that album sounds a petulant tantrum compared to the teeth-gnashing fury they now bring to the table.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dillinger Escape Plan, Ire Works
Rarest of the Rarenew
For an artist who died at the age of 26, Gram Parsons' musical legacy has stretched almost as far as it can go.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
