AltWeeklies Wire
Dark Starnew
The new Deftones album is as black and beautiful as the cosmos itself.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Molly Priesmeyer |
12-14-2006 |
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Tags: Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist
Eccentric Sensibilitynew
Dolby seems to have found a second wind as a live performer and imagineer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-14-2006 |
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Music Manianew
Perhaps a box set or two would look good under the tree.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-14-2006 |
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Primal Beatsnew
Clipse's second album is receiving the kind of universal critical acclaim reserved for sacred cows like Wilco and Bob Dylan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
Emerging Themesnew
The former teen idol's first proper album in 11 years is an acquired taste.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Walker, The Drift
Skit Chatternew
The overall production attempts insistent swagger more yet emotionally connects less.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghostface Killah, More Fish
Vacuous Pleasurenew
Trail of Dead have sadly gone the way of ... Kenny G?!?
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
12-14-2006 |
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Acid Jazznew
At the start of the electronic dance music scene as we know it, Gilles Peterson provided an alternative to "acid house" with "acid jazz."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lily Moayeri |
12-14-2006 |
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Better but Worsenew
The Lemonheads may be healthier, but their music has suffered for it.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lemonheads, The Lemonheads
Diminishing Tupac's Legacynew
Without Pac's death, Pac's Life would never have existed -- too bad the gunman was such a good shot.
Tags: 2Pac, Pac's Life
On the Right traCnew
Whereas many jam bands play loose with their grooves, these guys are tighter than the skin stretched across Joan Rivers' cheekbones.
Tags: 8traC, Falling Up
Between Sentimental Mush and Genuine Potentialnew
If Craig exercised just a little more artistic restraint, his navel-gazing might be a little easier to digest.
Baroque and Brokenew
This high-spirited re-creation of a 1974 album by the criminally underworshipped Harry Nilsson is the band's best work since their 2002 debut.
Riverfront Times |
Jason Harper |
12-11-2006 |
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Five Songs Longnew
Joanna Newsom's enchanting voice is overwhelmed on Ys.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Joanna Newsom, Ys
Eternal Flameoutnew
Jay-Z goes from Marcy to Farce-y.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jay-Z, Kingdom Come
