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Keep It Gaynew

By calling their brand of hip-hop music "fag rap," Sgt. Sass hope to reclaim "faggot" in the same way female rappers like Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim reclaimed "bitch" in the late ’90s.

Philadelphia Weekly | Kate Kilpatrick | 09-10-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sgt. Sass

Slash the Guitar Hero III Avatarnew

Scandal seekers would find a disappointing lack of in-fighting in Velvet Revolver's ranks, he says.

The Georgia Straight | Adrian Mack | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Velvet Revolver, Libertad

Deakin Bowes Out of Animal Collective Tournew

The guitarist also known as Josh Dibb hasn't quit, he's just sitting this one out as the rest of the group tours to support Strawberry Jam.

Montreal Mirror | Lorraine Carpenter | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam

?uestlove Discusses Hip-hop, Party Music & Flavor Flavnew

"Hip-hop isn’t really allowed the range that rock music and other types of music are allowed to get away with," he says.

Montreal Mirror | Scott C | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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M.I.A. Turns a Difficult Year into a Strong Second Albumnew

After breaking up with Diplo, being barred from the States and facing the pressures of the "difficult second album" (for a major U.S. label, no less) made for a very turbulent 2006. But it also produced Kala, and a work ethic that's become M.I.A.'s manifesto.

Montreal Mirror | Lorraine Carpenter | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: M.I.A., Kala

The 'In' Sound From Far Outnew

Started by the longtime guitar tech of Widespread Panic, Sam Holt, Outformation is anything but Widespread Junior.

Jackson Free Press | Jason Bugg | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Panther City Bandits Party Like Irishnew

The lively Texas five-piece boasts a unique blend of punk, country, and Irish drinking songs; kind of The Dropkick Murphys-meets-Operation Ivy, with a little "All For Me Grog" mixed in.

Fort Worth Weekly | Eric Griffey | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Is There More to Interpol than Fancy Matching Suits?new

The band's latest disc abandons the oppressive claustrophobia that had become their aesthetic cliche -- the songs have breathing room, stretching out along more expansive arrangements of keyboards and shimmering guitars.

NOW Magazine | Sarah Liss | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Interpol, Our Love To Admire

Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy Finds Herself at the Pianonew

"I still don't consider myself a pianist, but I can definitely get through it. It's like learning to swim by getting kicked into the deep end. You either sink or you swim."

Los Angeles CityBeat | Steve Appleford | 09-07-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Crowded House: A Room With a Viewnew

Looking at Australia's national band from the inside out.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Besha Rodell | 09-06-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Crowded House, Time on Earth

The Meat Puppets Rely on New Drummer for New Albumnew

The group returns to its '80s sound with Rise to Your Knees, the first new Pups release with both Kirkwoods since 1995's No Joke!

INDY Week | T. Ballard Lesemann | 09-06-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Rise to Your Knees, The Meat Puppets

Donny Hue and the Colors Almost Never Practicenew

But the nebulous music collective went into the studio and came out two days later with Folkmote, a debut that blends the huge swells of Spiritualized with the bittersweet bounce of Elephant 6's finest.

INDY Week | Rich Ivey | 09-06-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Donny Hue and the Colors, Folkmote