AltWeeklies Wire
Merle Haggard has Served His Time Making Musicnew
Haggard turned 70 in April, but he hasn't slowed down a whit: Over the past year and a half he has released five albums of new music in addition to a flood of reissues.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
09-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Merle Haggard
Stereo Total's Quirky Pop Aestheticnew
Francoise Cactus and Brezel Goring have been exploring trans-European sound for over a decade now.
Chicago Newcity |
Sean Redmond |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stereo Total
Hall & Oates: No Such Thing as Ironic Hipster Kryptonitenew
Ten years after the Yacht Rock incident, the first mashup album is here.
Seattle Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz and Ben Westhoff |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall & Oates
M.I.A. Turns Visa Woes into Dancefloor Glorynew
Of all the collaborators and guests on the post-colonial hip-hop hot shot's new album, one looms a bit larger than the rest -- the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
08-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sparks Fly as So Many Dynamos Generates Indie Buzznew
The Dynamos' music is difficult to pigeonhole -- surrealistic, smart lyrics anchor vibrant tunes, which combine speedy punk tempos, post-punk's abrasive riffs and prog-rock's intricate arrangements.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
08-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: So Many Dynamos
Camera Obscura: Shy No Morenew
The band gets momentum --- and a little louder this time.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
08-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Camera Obscura
Pelican Switches Gears with 'City of Echoes'new
At least the band's unafraid of pissing everyone off.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
08-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pelican, City of Echoes
Dead Moon Rockers Return as Pierced Arrowsnew
Everyone knew Fred and Toody Cole couldn't stay quiet for long.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pierced Arrows
Perry Farrell Heals the Worldnew
And he also gets a little kinky.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hot Springs: Scream, Sigh, Simplifynew
Libidinous energy and alcoholic anger fuel the band's debut album, Volcano.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hot Springs, Volcano
Dark Meat: A 'Psychedelic Carole King'new
The Athens band's acid-adventure deluge of sound is anything but tranquil.
INDY Week |
Margaret Hair |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Meat, Universal Indians
MC Router: Wearing the Geeksta Crownnew
Riding the nerdcore wave from Texas to ... who knows?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rage Against the Routinenew
Tom Morello's day job is to assault large crowds with heavy riffs, but on the side he channels Springsteen and Strummer as the Nightwatchman.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Nightwatchman
Say Hello to Au Revoir Simonenew
The band responds to leering critics, communicates telepathically and latches on to David Lynch.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Au Revoir Simone
Only Crime is Doing Timenew
Drawing its members from the ranks of Black Flag, Descendents, Good Riddance and Converge, the band adds up to more than the sum of its parts.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Only Crime
