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Public Display of Defectionnew

Interpol sheds its 'dead weight' and turns the bright lights back on.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Interpol
Coo de Gracenew

Underground hip-hop eccentric Pigeon John gets ready to detonate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pigeon John
Mac to the Futurenew

Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider trips the electric light fantastic.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Apples in Stereo, Robert Schneider
Last Year's Mennew

Not quite out of high school, Last Year's Men have made one of the year's most addictive records.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Last Year's Men
Big Boi and MSTRKRFT Throw a Dance Partynew

Georgia native Big Boi and fellow Outkast collaborator Andre 3000 put the South on hip-hop's map. .
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dig the Trashcansnew

A neglected Brit-pop band showcases its unfulfilled ambitions.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trashcan Sinatras
George Clinton's Trip To The Mountaintopnew

The big payback, why crack is wack, and the future of the Funk.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
10-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Relay for Death Lives Onnew

Oakland noise duo finds a muse in mortality.
East Bay Express |
George Chen |
10-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mac Leaphart fronts a new Waylon-inspired bandnew

Charleston-based songwriter Mac Leaphart enjoys good company these days with bandmates Wilson Pippin, Reid Stone, John Picard, and Charlie Thompson.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
10-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mac Leaphart
Interview With Melissa Auf der Maurnew
On her new CD and movie — and Billy, Courtney, and Danzig.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
10-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shad Keeps Shiningnew

The acclaimed Canadian hip-hop artist looks at life's bright side, its serious side and its Pharcyde.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip-Hop, Exported and Importednew

Canadian k-os tours the country that birthed his art form.
Boulder Weekly |
Quibian Salazar-Moreno |
10-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Peter Rowan is the Real Thingnew

Much of veteran singer/guitarist Peter Rowan's new album Legacy is gospel in style — including songs like "The Night Prayer" and "God's Own Child" — but his spiritual worldview has widened considerably.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Bitter Honeys Stage a Sweet Sixties Revivalnew

Vintage suits and high, teased hairdos are just part of the band's appeal.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bitter Honeys
Junk Joint Serenadenew

After all these years, Social Distortion main man Mike Ness still manages to clean up pretty good.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-14-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Social Distortion