AltWeeklies Wire
The Breeders Return to Basics with 'Mountain Battles'new
"When you're on a major label, you have a responsibility to appeal to everybody. Sex sells, so get ready to pose; get ready to smile; get ready to show some skin," Kelley Deal says. "What I think is weird is if you’re on a major and you complain about that [responsibility], then you're full of shit because you know what that means."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Islands Sail into 'Arm's Way'new
Islands have transformed from Nick Thorburn and a revolving door of guest stars into a cohesive group with a stable future.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chaucer Barnes Creates Big Expectationsnew
As he describes himself while fronting the live hip-hop band Copacrescent, on their new release So Selective, "Chaucer Barnes is the new truth."
The Portland Mercury |
Graham Barey |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Return of Swervedrivernew
The seminal shoegazer band was coated with 10 years of dust when they took the stage at Coachella last month.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jamie Lidell Riffs on the Absurdnew
Though the native Englishman — who was once, believe it or not, vegetarian — is a goofy ad-lib machine in person, Jim is a fairly sober work.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westhoff |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Swardson: Working-class Heronew
His manly but sensitive songs remind some of Bruce Springsteen.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's Don't Separate Band Life and Personal Lifenew
The eight-piece Indianapolis-based group practices an ornately arranged and charmingly shambling version of pop-rock, alternately dubbed chamber pop and urban folk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catch the Legendary Dickies While You Still Cannew
Talking to the two remaining original members of the Dickies, America's longest-running punk band, is like taking a stroll through the punk-rock history books.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dickies
Be Your Own Pet Meets the Sophmore Cursenew
With Get Awkward, the band's songs are still bracing and efficient and singer Jemina Pearl is still an unhinged, full-throttle screamer who's unashamed to make a shouted "WHOOO!" part of a chorus.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Be Your Own Pet, get awkward
The Mad World of Miami's Torchenew
The blistering guitar work, the sludge-thick riffs, the hulkingly muscular rhythm section, even the hooks that eschew anthemic power for melodic effectiveness, make a listener feel like a meerkat in the middle of a mammoth stampede: It’s coming, it’s fast, and it will crush you.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meanderthal, Torche
The Danish Rock Council Helps Out Efterklang and Slaraffenlandnew
Through programs like the Danish Rock Council and Music Export Denmark, which back Danish bands' tours, the government wants to show the world Denmark has unique cultural exports worth importing.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Jealous Girlfriends May be the Only Reason to Watch 'Grey's Anatomy'new
But don't hold that against them.
New York Press |
Sam Roudman |
05-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Long Blondes are More Than Just Clothesnew
"It wasn't our intention to make a dark record. We maybe got a little bit annoyed with the press from the first album, who compared us to the Fifties and Sixties girl groups, [talked about] the fashion ... we wanted to get away from that, be recognized for musical achievement rather than the fact that some of us like to dress up pretty."
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
05-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: couples, The Long Blondes
The Gore Gore Girls Return to Detroit as Conquering Heroesnew
There's always that struggle of getting the public to take an all-girl rock 'n' roll band seriously. "I think girl rock bands will always be considered a novelty," says Amy Gore. "At this point, our band is one of the best all-girl bands around, of all time, within the rock 'n' roll genre."
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
05-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Becoming Deastro: How Randy Chabot Creates His Own Musical Worldnew
"Artists should be on the forefront of not being so wasteful," says Chabot. "I don't feel like people are excited about being alive and knowing what other people are thinking. Community is what we need -- especially now."
Metro Times |
Wendy Casey |
05-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deastro, Galaxy Eyes
