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Say Anything Throws Emo Caution to the Wind with Follow-upnew
Upping the ante is the fact that In Defense of the Genre is a dreaded double CD, and a concept album to boot.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steep Canyon Rangers Flex Bluegrass Chopsnew
The Rangers are one of the few young bluegrass bands die-hard traditionalists don't mutter under their breath about.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Art Brut's Frontman Makes His Conversations Publicnew
"All the lyrics are meant to be conversational -- I'm just having different conversations, I think," Eddie Argos says.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut
Henry Rollins Refuses to Relive the Pastnew
He proved that in 1997 when he broke up the original lineup of the Rollins Band because he thought the group had run out of creative gas. He did the same thing with the second edition in 2003.
San Diego CityBeat |
Alan Scully |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Henry Rollins
The Fathomless Beauty of Blank Bluenew
Blank Blue are still a very young group, but the songs they've completed so far possess a beatific, rococo lushness -- as well as an understated funkiness.
OC Weekly |
Dave Segal |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blank Blue
Adrianne Verhoeven's Smokin' Solo Debutnew
A radical departure from both the high-charging emo pop of the Anniversary, Verhoeven's former, name-making band, and her current Fourth of July and Art in Manila, Smoke Rings finds Dri singing over soulful, danceable arrangements that combine live playing and prerecorded tracks.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dri, Smoke Rings
Ivan Neville's World of Phunknew
It's well into midday on a Saturday afternoon, yet Ivan Neville, on the phone from his New Orleans home, sounds beat. The fact is, he's been practically tireless for the better part of the past two decades.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lee Zimmerman |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Metalhead Mezzo Jennifer Roderer Debuts with Opera Company of Philadelphianew
If you ask dramatic mezzo Jennifer Roderer, opera and heavy metal are blood brothers.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Shengold |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
On the Couch with Folk Rockers Girlymannew
Of the many changes afoot at Camp Girlyman, drums are the ones you notice right away. As in now there are some.
Philadelphia City Paper |
John Vettese |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girlyman, Joyful Sign
Johnette Napolitano's Post-Blonde Ambitionnew
The former Concrete Blonde lead singer has a unique way of dealing with her garbage: She makes it into art.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Johnette Napolitano, Scarred
Dafnis Prieto's Quintet Mixes Jazz, Latin and Classical Texturesnew
Alongside the equipment commonly found in a jazz drum kit -- toms, snare, kick drum, wood blocks, high hat, cymbals -- Cuban-born drummer/composer Prieto mounts an unorthodox percussive instrument: a frying pan.
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Absolute Quintet, Dafnis Prieto
Paramore Shows its Grrl Powernew
With Hayley Williams' pipes powering the band, Paramore could be the next No Doubt.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Divine Heresy Adds Bass Playernew
Now, the full lineup of Divine Heresy is touring with Static-X, Shadows Fall and 3 Inches of Blood, a schedule that has them performing almost every night.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lungren |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bleed the Fifth, Divine Heresy
Dweezil Zappa is Validating Dadnew
"Zappa Plays Zappa" pays tribute to the myriad dimensions of a master.
New Haven Advocate |
Bill Carbone |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dweezil Zappa
Gregg Allman Finds Solace in Rural Georgianew
These days, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Allman divides his time between The Allman Brothers Band and his solo career.
Birmingham Weekly |
Brent Thompson |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
