AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the New Mgmtnew
This band wants a youth revolution ... or something.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeremy Butman |
02-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
Seeing Rednew
Supported through Drexel Univeristy's groundbreaking music industry program, Mad Dragon is an award-winning, fully functional independent record label that teaches students the business side of the music industry.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
02-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Welsh Phenoms Super Furry Animals Still Got Itnew
Almost 12 years after their wonderfully warped debut Fuzzy Logic, and it's hard to think of any U.K. contemporaries who've been able to match the Super Furry Animals for sheer consistency, ambition and twisted pop thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Neil Ferguson |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
King of Queensnew
Right now it couldn't be more about Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Big Mouth Strikes Againnew
Who knew Morrissey was an idiot?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
M.I.-Yay!new
"I put people on the map that never seen a map," M.I.A. boasts on "20 Dollar," her rebel yell accompanied by a distorted New Order sample, borrowed Pixies lyrics and thunderous South Asian beats that swirl behind her proclamations of dissent.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Frontman Takes a Breaknew
Instead of reflecting on the past, Alec Ounsworth chooses to simply remember. And sometimes the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman doesn't even do that very well.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Anthony Layser |
11-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Aqueduct Shuns Pretensionnew
"People are always making comments at shows that we’re a very approachable band and we look like regular people and we’re nice like regular people," says David Terry.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aqueduct, Or Give Me Death
Deborah Harry on New Album, Biopicnew
A Jersey girl in a folk band doesn't become canonized as "the Marilyn Monroe of punk" without more than a little moxie.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deborah Harry, Necessary Evil
Eve Discusses Album Setbacksnew
Once the West Philly girl known for getting into trouble on the block, or running up to the Bronx for a stint dancing in a strip club, the grownup Eve is mature, polished and glamorous. But don't be fooled -- this Hollywood honey remains a feisty Philly girl at heart.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
10-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beta Band Members Create Aliensnew
While the Aliens don’t use the same sonic collage approach employed by the Betas, the songs still bubble with a broad cross-section of ideas.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Chris Parker |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: aliens, Astronomy for Dogs
Keep It Gaynew
By calling their brand of hip-hop music "fag rap," Sgt. Sass hope to reclaim "faggot" in the same way female rappers like Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim reclaimed "bitch" in the late ’90s.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sgt. Sass
What's Up With DJ Brother Jamar?new
He's been showcasing the soulful, more organic side of Philly's music scene on Tiffany Bacon's Inner City show on Power 99 for the last six years.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dirty South Joe |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Frankie Avalon Remembers 'American Bandstand' As The Show Turns 50new
Before American Idol, American Bandstand showcased pop culture, but featured artists with talent and relevance.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lordi is Kissed Offnew
The band battles a missing bus and Gwar comparisons at Ozzfest.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lordi
