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Pimpin' Ain't Easynew
Much like the artwork for Best Thang Smokin', its songs establish that Young Dro defines himself as a gutta, rough-hewn player.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Best Thang Smokin', Young Dro
Royal Flushnew
Kool Keith is the Shitman, coming back atcha with an album to bring "funky-ass records" back using "public toilet power."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band on Edgenew
Snowden tries to pull away from the pack.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Get to the Good Stuffnew
Her cut-to-the-chase demeanor and clear-eyed narratives make the Lindsay Rakers Band's live shows and debut album, Less Asleep, intimate and highly caffeinated experiences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Starsky and Jonesnew
Cadillac Jones plays instrumental jazz-funk in the mode of Medeski, Martin and Wood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cadillac Jones, The Big Takedown
Slash the Competitionnew
Ben Allen represents an increasingly prevalent force in the recording industry: the all-in-one entity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Allen
Goin' Electro-Countrynew
Geoff Reacher makes strange and wonderful music.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
He Just Don't Stopnew
Charles "Wigg" Walker sticks to what he does best: belting out super soul and funk songs that resonate with the sound and passion of an era that's long forgotten.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charles Walker
Long Time Gonenew
Graham Nash talks about CSNY and the importance of speaking your mind.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
08-03-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Walker: Atlanta Producernew
Modeled after The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, this album is loud and bombastic, with lots of multi-tracked harmonies and hammy riffs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
07-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Call Them Gospel Rappersnew
Grits may be the biggest hip-hop group you've never heard of.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
07-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grits
A Return to Rootsnew
Superpop Venezuela gives Los Amigos an opportunity to showcase part of their culture wherever they play.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alejandro Leal |
07-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Returning from Funk Rock, Ga.new
In truth, the greatest strength of Mother's Finest also turned out to be its greatest enemy -- it was a predominately black band that had a rock sound in an era when black groups were not played on rock radio unless their name was Jimi Hendrix.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
06-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sidestepping Sophomore Slump?new
Sometimes needlessly complicated, other times ingeniously quirky, News and Tributes requires repeated listening.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
06-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: News and Tributes, The Futureheads
The Athenian Dreamnew
Dubconscious has established a dependable circuit of clubs in which to play that extends up the Eastern seaboard.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
06-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dubsconscious, Realization
