AltWeeklies Wire
Looking for the Resurrectionnew
Trumpeter and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra founder Irvin Mayfield lost his father -- but found a new purpose -- in Katrina's floodwaters.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
04-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chingo Bling: They Can't Deport Us Allnew
Vandalism, gunshots and hate mail mark a local entertainer's transformation from comedian/rapper to rapper/activist.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chingo Bling
Truest G's Eulogynew
With his most recent release, Hip Hop Is Dead, acclaimed MC Nas delivered a bitter requiem for rap -- but is it truly a time for mourning, or is a bright new morning around the corner?
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nas
Choogle Your Own Adventurenew
The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound paints a bright apocalypse.
SF Weekly |
Frances Reade |
04-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dark Starnew
Wrong image, wrong religion, wrong city: Meet Brother Ali, hip hop's unlikely savior.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Ali
Bad Habitsnew
NunZilla's punk-rock catechism will leave you praying for more.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: NunZilla
The Sound and the Furrynew
A tiger suit, found dress, ukulele, beatboxing, and transfixing simplicity -- meet the Santa Dads.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
04-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Santa Dads
Blood Suckersnew
Say Hi To Your Mom explores the imagination with an album inspired by vampires.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Conor Oberst Peers into the Magic 8-Ball and Finds the Answers in His Own Backyardnew
Cassadaga, the new album by Bright Eyes slated for release next Tuesday, is Conor Oberst's one-man journey through a thousand doors with nothing but hope on the other side.
The Reader |
Tim McMahan |
04-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fantastic Twonew
Indie duo The Superfantastics pops up into consciousness with a savvy sense of the offbeat, a zest for DIY and a great debut LP.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
04-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Superfantastics
Bossman's Kingdom Comenew
He conquered his hometown of Baltimore, though not without a fight -- is he ready to take on the world?
Baltimore City Paper |
Al Shipley |
04-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bossman
A Wintry Tone-poemnew
This Too Will Pass is, if not a somber affair, a reserved one -- the electronic beats pulse rather than skitter, never breaking above a gentle mid-tempo.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The One AM Radio
Colin Grigson, the Quitternew
Why Portland's most prolific punk would rather play the suburbs than become a star.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Defect Defect
Bits and Bullets Over da Baynew
Oakland's Native Guns win MP3.com's "Get Exposed," spray "Stray Bullets" on the street, and keep on grinding.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Native Guns
Better Mennew
With Santi, The Academy Is... is ready for the big time.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Academy Is...
