AltWeeklies Wire
Soulja Boy: One-Man Armynew
Young rap upstart marches to his own beat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Soulja Boy
Being Devendranew
Tickle fights, Neil Young and pubic hair -- it's just another year for music's court jester.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Smoothvega: Unbreakablenew
He's been through a lot, but this Fort Worth rapper has a ways to go.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smoothvega
Les Savy Fav's Controlled Chaosnew
Frontman Tim Harrington is a gentle giant and a mad shaman of a faithful rock tribe.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Les Savy Fav, Let's Stay Friends
Between the Buried and Me Find Cohesion in Kitchen-Sink Arrangementsnew
The collision of punk, hardcore, and extreme metal has sent factions splintering in every direction and the Buried & Me's latest release, Colors reunites them all.
San Antonio Current |
Chri Parker |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Between the Buried and Me, Colors
Jack Johnson's Label Hosts Rogue Wave's Moody New Albumnew
Asleep at Heaven's Gate, the group's surprisingly hopeful new record, marks a fresh luck streak and a release from the band's collective emotional damage.
SF Weekly |
Jenifer Maertz |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robert Smith Needs Helpnew
The lipsticked frontman grapples with writer's block as the Cure prepares for a rare Bay Area appearance.
East Bay Express |
Gelu Sulugiuc |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Cure
Fast Forward to the Pastnew
Free jazz has become an increasingly fringe art form, but Ike Levin is a lifer.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ike Levin
Sweden's Jose Gonzalez Looks 'In Our Nature'new
While the pieces surely add up on paper, it's difficult to categorize Jose Gonzalez simply as a singer-songwriter.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Our Nature, Jose Gonzalez
Mourning Glorynew
The Happy Talk Band's new CD There, There includes a collection of eulogizing songs about bohemian New Orleans performed by an evolving band.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Happy Talk Band, There, There
Four Men and Your Babiesnew
New Orleans kid-band sensations the Imagination Movers begin taping their new show for Playhouse Disney this week.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Imagination Movers
Hot Hot Heat Simmers Downnew
The group's latest effort was released on September 11 — the same day Kanye West's Graduation and 50 Cent's Curtis arrived in stores, kick-starting the most heavily hyped CD-sales slugfest in recent memory. Steve Bays had no illusions about knocking off the hip-hop icons.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Happiness Ltd., Hot Hot Heat
Mash-up Star Gregg Gilliss May Be About to Blow Up — Literallynew
For two months, the mash-up prodigy more commonly known as Girl Talk lived the wild life of a touring musician. Now he was about to meet a fiery end on the tarmac of Dallas Love Airport.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girl Talk, Night Ripper
Everywhere He Goes, Devendra Banhart Sees Trailsnew
Trying to pin the man down for a normal interview is a bit like trying to send him a postcard -- by the time your message arrives, he's already somewhere else.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Devendra Banhart
The Pipettes Connect the Dotsnew
For a group that prides itself on attempting to recapture the ideal girl group sound of the 1960s, Brighton’s Pipettes have a very modern take on striving for pop perfection.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pipettes, We Are the Pipettes
