AltWeeklies Wire
Stand Up and Say Yes!new
The Divorce aims for success the old-fashioned way.
Seattle Weekly |
Kate Silver |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Divorce
Flying Highnew
With a smash single and a little gold trophy, this is Three 6 Mafia's year.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Three 6 Mafia
Party People, Activate!new
Brooklyn's Bling Kong brings it on.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
05-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bling Kong
Bright Knight of the Analog Soulnew
The characters that inhabit Vanderslice's music are not him -- but, then again, maybe they are.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Duncan Scott Davidson |
05-03-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Vanderslice
Gems From the North Countrynew
Dan Bejar makes language bloom.
Seattle Weekly |
Rod Smith |
05-03-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Destroyer
Polar Oppositesnew
The Antarcticans rip up our maps and chart their own sonic landscapes.
L.A. Alternative |
Evan George |
05-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Antarcticans
Bones Brigadenew
Eyeball Skeleton is the brainchild of a precocious couple of kids: Charlie Brown (11) and his brother JJ Brown ("10 next month"), with help from dad, Bill Brown (31).
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Howard |
05-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eyeball Skeleton
Mothers' Daynew
Acid Mothers Temple have been on a long, strange trip.
Houston Press |
Michael Roberts |
05-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Acid Mothers Temple
The Life of Rileynew
With a brand-new album and a brand-new baby, the Coup's leader discourses on the dichotomy of bullets and love.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Coup
Think Pinknew
Pink Martini combines Japanese film-noir aesthetics with the rhythms of a Brazilian marching band, performed with the genuine gusto that you might find at a Bohemian cafe or a late-night Parisian cabaret.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
04-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pink Martini
You’ve Come a Long Way, Maybenew
The days when the Mirror was his only press are long past, but Sam Roberts hasn't let it go to his head.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
04-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sam Roberts
Kid-Tested, Oldster Approvednew
Mittens have finally grown into their mature music: smart and simple pop that's totally inoffensive.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mittens
Extinction of The Unicornsnew
The Islands sound almost nothing like their Montreal-based predecessor.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
04-26-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Islands, Return to the Sea
Brit-Hopnew
Mike Skinner's shambling, off-beat delivery -- mistaken by first-time listeners as a defect -- is the perfect voice for his tales of sex, drugs and mortality.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Nelson |
04-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mining a Golden Agenew
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs celebrate 60s pop.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steven Rosen |
04-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
