AltWeeklies Wire
Jimmy Eat World: The Past is Historynew
While Chase This Light may not be the band's most inspiring work, there is something comforting in the simplicity and earnestness with which the band members, some 15 years after their start, still approach their craft.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chase This Light, Jimmy Eat World
The Place Where He Belongsnew
Daughtry enjoys plenty of success in post-Idol life.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daughtry
Rawest Rushnew
Chitlin-circuit R&B king Bobby Rush takes a detour.
NOW Magazine |
Time Perlich |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby Rush
Disco Love Affairnew
Andy Butler connects the classics with contemporary club sounds.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Music Journalist Remembers the Old Dewey Coxnew
Cox clocked me and then I puked.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
MC Lars' Star Tracknew
The already ambitious MC further expands his sound.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Lars
Son of a Preacher Mannew
Thorn's albums are grounded by gravelly blues vocals, experimenting with country, rock 'n' roll, blues and gospel.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Thorn, Long Way From Tupelo
Elegant Minimalismnew
Music-nerd trio Antelope offer stripped-down "meditative punk."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Moment with This Moment in Black Historynew
It's easy to assume that a band name like This Moment in Black History is the work of a few trust-funded white hipster kids, tongues firmly planted in their cheeks, fishing for some desperately craved attention. They aren't.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Soda Pop Kids' Perfect Popnew
The Kids aren't a party band; the Kids are a party.
The Portland Mercury |
Viva Las Vegas |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Teen Bop Dream, The Soda Pop Kids
Skeleton Key is Machine-Madenew
Erik Sanko explains the way he (literally) sees the band's sound.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skeleton Key
Yeasayer Blends Influencesnew
All Hour Cymbals is a direct descendant of Brian Eno and David Byrne's collaborations and stands alongside Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance's experimental work. Written in the wake of the second Bush election, it features Middle Eastern strings, African drums, complex harmonies and some very bleak lyrics.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
When Assets Become Liabilitiesnew
Athens-bred model's ample figure generates fame and flack in rap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Buffie the Body
Squidbilly Troubadournew
He put the "hick" in hickey, but country vampire's bark is worse than his bite.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Grant Britt |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Unknown Hinson
DJ Assault is Strictly Bootynew
Regardless of what it's called, Assault's high-energy style, which mixes elements of Detroit and Chicago techno, Miami booty bass and the sex rhymes of acts like 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, lands him in about 100 different DJ booths across the globe each year.
Dig Boston |
Dave Wedge |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
