AltWeeklies Wire
Stephen Malkmus on Drunken Jim Morrison & the Red Soxnew
"It's too tiring to be wasted. I know it's not what you want to hear from a rock band, but you need to keep it together. When you're younger you experiment but, when you're 42, getting wasted all the time is sort of desperate ... Either that or you got a problem."
Dig Boston |
Craig Terlino |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Daniel Johnston's Purgatorynew
Dependent on meds and family members, an icon slowly drifts from the indie rock world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jason Notte |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
You Can Take the Boys Out of the Country ...new
Eschewing their hard-rock beginnings, the Avett Brothers find success sticking to their roots.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Avett Brothers
Sonny Rollins, the Homecoming Kingnew
The tenor saxophonist returns to the town that helped make him a titan.
East Bay Express |
Andrew Gilbert |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sonny Rollins
Alina Simone Recovers Russian Folk Musicnew
She's interpreting the late folk-punk icon Yanka Dyagileva's folk songs for a new generation.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aloha Embraces the World of Creature Comfortsnew
The band's radiant new EP, Light Works, conjures all the sweet contentment of home: it's a sentiment that isn't terribly surprising coming from a quartet whose name is the Hawaiian word for "love," as well as "hello" and "good-bye."
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aloha, Light Works
The Schizo Metal of UnexpecTnew
The group makes everything-but-the-kitchen-sink, circus-carnival-snuff-film mash-up made famous by merry prankster Mike Patton and his bands Mr. Bungle and Fantomas.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: UnexpecT
Heavy Metal Cowboynew
Fans of metal-core group Brotherhood might be surprised to learn that frontman Rod Nichols devoted his teen years to competing as a semi-pro bullrider, achieving local-phenom status by the time he graduated from high school.
San Antonio Current |
Nicole Chavez |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brotherhood, Despised
Keep It Like A Secretnew
New Bloods unearth roots, but hold the marrow sacred.
Willamette Week |
Anika Sabin |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: News Bloods, The Secret Life
A Guidance Counselor Like No Othernew
Ian Anderson catches dreams and makes 'em danceworthy.
Willamette Week |
Nilina Mason-Campbel |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Guidance Counselor
Autechre: Listening Deeply to Future's Pastnew
With this month's release of Quaristice, the Manchester electro pioneers have proven once again why they remain the most vital experimental force of the Warp generation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Erik Morse |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Autechre, Quaristice
Just Keep Walkennew
Multiple maniacs won't deter these metal vets.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Walken
Nada Surf Reminds Itself to be Happynew
Matthew Caws speaks quietly at a measured pace, not unlike how he sings one of his ballads. A tender tone persists just this side of protected laziness -- he puts you at ease, even if he isn't.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Country for the Old Men of Bon Jovinew
After Lost Highway came out, many fans began referring to it as the group's country record. Guitarist Richie Sambora maintains that's a misnomer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
04-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lost Highway, bon jovi
When I Turn 21new
Even Jagermeister reps give Black Tide hassle for being young.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Scott Lieber |
04-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Tide, Light from Above
