AltWeeklies Wire
Gaslight Street Unleashes Their Smooth But Dirty Southern Rocknew
No member of Gaslight Street has ever smoked salvia divinorum. None claim to be influenced by the music of Widespread Panic. Give a listen to "Black and Blue Salvia" on their brand-new full-length album, Blue Skies for Fools, and you might wonder otherwise.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hard-Traveling, Well-Connected Emcee Big Stat Goes Solonew
It has been said that the road to success is a long and winding one. Connecticut emcee Big Stat has seen his fair share of obstacles on his, from the murder of his mother, when he was only 12 years old, to coming to the decision to dissolve the duo he spent the past half decade building.
New Haven Advocate |
Adam Bernard |
01-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lesbian Hip-Hoppers Yo Majesty Are Looking for an Alternate Route to Successnew
It's hard enough being a woman in hip-hop. The misogynistic lyrics from the male MCs. The objectifying audiences who keep coming back for more. Being a lesbian in hip-hop? That's double trouble, a minority within a minority.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
01-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
William Elliott Whitmore Stretches the Definition of Hardcorenew
Although William Elliott Whitmore typically performs solo, with just a guitar or a banjo to keep him company, he got his start opening shows for the "craziest hardcore bands you've ever heard."
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Despite Four Grammy Nominations, Adele Is Figuring Out How to Be Herselfnew
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, who performs under only the first of her four names, has earned plenty of plaudits for 19, an album whose title corresponds to her age at the time of its release. As a result, she's earned four Grammy nominations.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Floetry May Be Over, But the Floacist Goes Onnew
Sometimes you just have to face the music. You have to bite down and come to terms with the truth, no matter how painful or unbelievable it may be. Most recently I had to finally accept what I’ve been denying for a while now: Floetry has, indeed, broken up.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Better Off Led: Mockstars Are the New Rockstarsnew
Ironically, through performing the music of Led Zeppelin, almost-famous Paul Sinclair is closer than ever to grasping rock 'n' roll's elusive brass ring. He's gone from rockstar to mockstar and back again. And in this day and age at least, the difference is becoming more and more slight.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
01-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: tribute bands, Get the Led Out
Anarchy in the Ozarks: A Hardcore Punk Scene in the Missouri Backwaters?new
Springfield and Joplin once served as Missouri's primary nexus for punk. Those relatively populous cities harbored the region's most popular bands and, despite their remote locales, national touring acts considered them a perfect stopping point while driving from, say, Chicago to Dallas.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Silk-E Established Herself as Bay Area Rap's 'Hit Woman for Hire'new
Erica Reynolds grew up singing in the church choir in Richmond, fell in love with hip-hop as a young girl, and began rapping under the stage name Silk-E. She's managed to balance the rigors of parenthood with a vocation that requires her to have an iron-hand demeanor, just to keep from getting burned.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Five Years, Brent Randall Returns With His Magnificent Pineconesnew
Randall's ideas and motifs, with their kinship to British psychedelic pop and the classic mid-'60s American version, remains intact, as does his band, which Randall believes will deliver these big songs in a way to make pop royalty proud.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Polka Dot Lives on for Animal Collectivenew
Animal Collective make music that’s sometimes discordant garage rock, sometimes more like the most unrestrained Beach Boys, sometimes nothing like rock or pop at all. Their albums are a welter of found sounds and instruments, each treated and warped and rolled inside-out until they’re unrecognizable. But there’s beauty and joy and life there, too.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Trinie Dalton |
01-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chomp and Circumstance: Crocodiles Escape Their Pastnew
If there is hope of getting the elusive second chance that so few performers ever do, Crocodiles might have a shot. The deconstructed punk duo parlays their newfound appreciation for melody into a kind of modern-day Suicide, complete with a minimalist rock sound saddled with doomed electronics.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Our Troubles Are Over: The Tender Punches of the Walkmennew
When you hear that your favorite band is using strings and horns on their new album, you can pretty much assume the salad days are over. But when the Walkmen employed strings and horns on last fall's remarkable You & Me, they did it in the most subtle way conceivable, and it seemed to open up a door to a warmer and fuller sound.
The Portland Mercury |
Nick Jaina |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Playful Design: Obi Best Is All Dressed Up With Everywhere to Gonew
Obi Best invokes the usual suspects--'60s and '80s pop, indie-rock preciousness and musical theater--but make no mistake: Lilly is a talented songwriter and producer who can craft a song with focus, precision and an incredible attention to detail.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pictures Alive: Wovenhand Gets Spiritual in Order to Communicatenew
When David Eugene Edwards, leader of the gothic-industrial-Americana band Wovenhand, turns his profoundly deep voice to a biblically inspired lyric, he's not just exercising potent metaphors.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
