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Normal Love and Satanized Tamper in God's Domainnew
Both genre-splicing Philadelphia bands deftly combine modern classical, heavy metal and audacious experimental techniques.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Everyone But You' Captures a Struggling Musician's Frustrationnew
An equal-opportunity offender, Eric Shiveley takes aim at music journalists, college-radio DJs and record-store owners in his new film.
Westword |
Dave Herrara |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eric Shiveley, Everyone But You
UNDEROATH's Former Frontman Channel Goons for Godnew
Dallas Taylor is a proud Christian who's devoted his life to family and faith. But rather than hammering listeners with these views in a dogmatic manner, he prefers to create scenarios that acknowledge, and sometimes even glory in, the temptation to do wrong.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ghosthustler Resurrects '80s Synth Beatsnew
Ghosthustler does not have a publicist, a website, a label or even a record. What they do have is attitude, luck, the internet, one hell of a video and one hell of a song.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghosthustler
Tally Hall Turns on the Charmnew
The band plays quirky indie-pop that embraces everything from calypso to rap to synth-rock to ballads.
Isthmus |
Rich Albertoni |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tally Hall
Annie Lennox Combines Pop Magic and Political Purposenew
Lennox has created the most personal and revealing music of her career on her two most recent albums.
Boulder Weekly |
Alan Sculley |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Annie Lennox
Tegan and Sara's Double Lifenew
Commitment and break-up. Love and loss. The duo brings diverging but connected perspectives to The Con.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tegan and Sara, The Con
Matthew Good is In Good Companynew
Only the outspoken provocateur could turn an overdose, divorce and bipolar diagnosis into Hospital Music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hospital Music, Matthew Good
The 1900s Make a Great Leap Forwardnew
With its wealth of unforgettable hooks and its intricate, sensitively executed arrangements, Cold & Kind feels like a classic on first listen.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold & Kind, The 1900s
Broad Appealnew
While all the members of Sister Funk are openly queer, their sexuality hardly defines the band. After nearly a decade on the band circuit, the members of Sister Funk agree that female musicians are being taken more seriously lately, which they attribute to increased visibility and skill.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sister Funk
Duo Makes Justice for Allnew
Justice, with backgrounds in graphic design, is a middle finger to anyone who takes their dancing too seriously.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: justice
The Black Lips Keep It Lo-finew
"Fuck it" might as well be the unofficial slogan of the Black Lips, who've been anointed by Rolling Stone as one of rock 'n' roll's must-see acts.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil
SCC Likes to Share His Love of God with His Audiences
If Christian music had an Elvis, this would be the guy.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
High on Fire Strokes Metal's Flamesnew
With its fourth record, Death is This Communion, the Oakland, Calif., trio hit new heights of heaviosity, but never stray too far from their true essence -- a heavy-as-fuck metal band.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Brother Ali's Appetite for Instructionnew
As hard as it is to be a white albino Muslim in the States, Ali never backs down in the face of pressure. With his latest release, The Undisputed Truth, he quenches his thirst for knowledge while nourishing his fans with undiluted honesty.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Ali, The Undisputed Truth
