AltWeeklies Wire
The Wandas Rediscover the Simple Beauty of Great Rocknew
One of the more exciting indie bands to emerge in the last couple years, the Wandas are inspired by British Invasion rock and the catchy power-pop of Big Star.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
10-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Wandas
Ghastly Home Companionnew
The Haunted Windchimes' Mike Clark finally gets in touch with his inner ghost
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
That Extra Classic Soundnew
An up-and-coming reggae band wrestles with charges of "cultural appropriation."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spencer Krug, Dri, SF Weekly, Make-Out Room, The Independent, Papercuts, Moonface, Aaron Deer, Adrianne A. Verhoeven, Alex deLanda, Bitch Media, Ghosty, Ian S. Port, Josh Adams, Josh Miller, Manimal Vinyl, PopMatters, The Anniversary, The Horns of Happiness, The Impossible Shapes, Extra Classic
A look at Flaming Lips rock-doc The Fearless Freaksnew
In the 2005 documentary, The Fearless Freaks, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne gives viewers a tour of his backyard, before setting out into the neighborhood to introduce us to where he grew up and still lives, in a relatively downtrodden area of Oklahoma City.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wandering Starsnew
Downtempo visionaries Portishead slip back into focus.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
TV on the Radio Fine-Tunes the Receptionnew
TV on the Radio's latest, Nine Types of Light, seems to mine deeper into their funky substratum. It feels crisp and direct with a strong backbeat. Kyp Malone, however, doesn't see it like points on a trajectory.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
10-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: TV on the Radio
Interview: Soundgardennew
A talk with Soundgarden's Kim Thayil about what's next for the band after the Voodoo Music Experience
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
10-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Voodoo Experience, Soundgarden
Gangrene Machine Puts Junk in Their Funknew
Gangrene Machine is a quintet of intellectual punks with the clamor of a Frank Zappa ensemble and the solemnity of a Monty Python skit. It's a parade of unorthodoxy in full costume, an approach that would have many straight-laced spectators asking, "Why?" -- to which they'd respond with a cavalier shrug of "Why not?"
Charleston City Paper |
Abigail Darlington |
10-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gangrene Machine
Mixing It Upnew
Spencer Krug has left behind Wolf Parade and his other bands to focus on Moonface.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mickey Avalon Brings the Partynew
The party rapper with a shady past embarks on a California tour.
Chico News & Review |
Meredith J. Graham |
10-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mickey Avalon
From the Ground Upnew
The War on Drugs' Adam Granducielmakes big music by starting with little snippets.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: adam granduciel, war on drugs,
Pillow Talk Embraces the Suck with an Easy Country Temponew
Generally, musicians and music fans fall into two camps: those who believe that creativity has a shelf life and those who don’t. In the case of Pillow Talk’s Jerid Morris, 29, losing one’s creative edge is just part of growing up.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wesley Wolfe's Pursuit of His Own Finished Productnew
"If I buy a new pedal that can inspire a new song right there because you're working with a new pedal or a new effect. Or if you buy a new guitar to have in the studio, you end up playing it for a little while, and there's different song fragments," says Wolfe.
INDY Week |
Jordan Lawrence |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meeting of the Mindsnew
Adapting past to present, hip-hop's Blue Scholars take their best shots at home, history and myth
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Night of the Living Creepnew
The Voodoo Organist brings his ghost town to your town
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
