AltWeeklies Wire
Element Gets What She Wantsnew
The Black Elephant singer/rapper goes solo.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Element, Life is a Heist
Robyn Hitchcock Revisits the Pastnew
Hitchcock came across exactly as his songs portray him: intelligent, witty, self-effacing and just a touch odd.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Go! Team's New Album is a Gonew
The Go! Team have learned a lot since forming seven years ago -- like get clearance for samples before releasing a record.
NOW Magazine |
Bryan Borzykowski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Proof of Youth, The Go! Team
Northern State: Happier Off a Major Labelnew
Although the New York-based hip-hop hybrid's first release for Columbia Records, made Rolling Stone's list of 2004's top fifty albums, the relationship between the band and its corporate master quickly soured.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meese Signs with Atlantic Recordsnew
Signing to a major label these days is a dubious proposition. Patrick Meese, whose namesake band just inked a deal with Atlantic Records, is well aware of what he and his mates are facing.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sally Jaye Finds a Future Pathnew
The singer-songwriter sifts through her past to celebrate her roots and Amarillo.
Pasadena Weekly |
Bliss |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amarillo, Sally Jaye
Meat Puppets' Long, Strange Tripnew
The world's most gifted fiction writer couldn't come up with a story as fascinating and tragic as that of the Meat Puppets.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beats Without Borders Make Responsible Worldbeatnew
The group's tag has an alliterative hook, and gives a clear indication of the four spinners' music and ethos.
The Georgia Straight |
Tony Montague |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beats Without Borders
The Locust Make New Symponies of Destructionnew
Formed in the mid '90s, the Locust used to specialize in short, shard-strewn blasts of terrifying, synthesizer-fuelled noise, but the group finds itself no longer satisfied with playing jarring salvos of bizarro punk.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Erections, The Locust
Maroon 5 Hits the Sweet Spot Between Money and Mojonew
Maroon 5 isn't one of the biggest bands on earth because of its content. Adam Levine's lyrics are primed for rhythm and sound; the subject matter doesn't extend much beyond breakup testimonials and soft-focus relationship angst.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Weakerthans Return With More Manitoban Probin'new
Singer John K. Samson sheds light on his Winnipeg surroundings through singing his "first person fiction," but also manages to sidestep being a musical Farley Mowat, or a Canadian playing with caricatures while sniggering up their hockey-jersey sleeve.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Weakerthans
Shame Club: Too Loud, Way Proudnew
The huge stack of Marshall amps leaning against the far left corner hints at what the four members of Shame Club specialize in: rock 'n' roll that's loud, fast and classic. Period.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Come On, Shame Club
What's Felix da Housecat's Sign?new
This time around, with Virgo Blaktro & the Movie Disco, Felix stirs a welcome dollop of electrofunk a la P-Funk into the retro-futuristic glam house that he and his ilk brought to prominence earlier in the decade.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The National Parcs: Grooves From the Great Outdoorsnew
The Montreal band breaks new ground with Timbervision, an audio-visual album of hinterland harmonies and beats from the bush.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The National Parcs, Timbervision
Hopeful Momentsnew
Montreal-based Stars imagines life after war.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
