AltWeeklies Wire
Tom Petty Comes Back Home
Petty’s third solo album and 13th overall is a glimpse into the soul of a musicman.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
10-07-2006 |
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Tags: Highway Companion, Tom Petty
Over the Edge
Mars Volta has dived head first into the abyss of self-indulgent, brain-fried, mad-tapping wankery -- but this you already knew.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
10-07-2006 |
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Tags: the Mars Volta, Amputechture
Creep Out
The Knife is rewriting the definition of electro-pop.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
10-07-2006 |
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Tags: Silent Shout, The Knife
Amy Millan Goes Solo
Amy Millan, the elfish voice behind Stars and collaborator with Broken Social Scene, worked for three years on her debut solo album -- surprisingly, Honey From the Tombs is the furthest thing from indie rock.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
10-07-2006 |
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A Zen-Masternew
Aficionados of way out-there dub music, IDM, and broken beat will likely note some similarities in Krush's abstract style, which has made him one of the true masters of trip hop, or whatever they're calling it these days.
Tags: DJ Krush, Stepping Stones
An Hour of Unmatched Punk Rocknew
Something of a holy grail of hardcore, the Bad Brains' three-day run at CBGB in late 1982 is spoken of in hushed tones, referred to reverently and as the object of attendance fibs.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-02-2006 |
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Aesthetic Fusionnew
Two new DVDs bridge the gap between visual art, music and filmmaking.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-02-2006 |
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Reggae Gangsta Gets Flippantnew
When it comes to Jah, Stephens cuts through all the holy, self-righteous bullshit tainting the lyrics of some roots music.
The Village Voice |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-02-2006 |
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Tags: Rebelution, Tanya Stephens
The Wild, the Innocent, and the iPod Shuffle
We look to the Killers for thrills, not wisdom, and more often than not, Sam's Town delivers.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Richardson |
09-29-2006 |
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Tags: The Killers, Sam’s Town
Shag-a-dull-ic
When you're barely outselling Paris Hilton, you've got trouble.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
09-29-2006 |
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Tags: Jessica Simpson, A Public Affair
My Art Belongs to Daddy
Beyonce fields a new team but comes up short.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
09-29-2006 |
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Riddle Me Thisnew
It's No. 8 for Richard Buckner, and he sounds like, um, himself.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
09-29-2006 |
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Tags: Meadow, Richard Buckner
The Hold Steady Slipsnew
This album extends Craig Finn's Bruce Springsteen-meets-Jack Kerouac babbling into anthemic, piano-anchored choruses but with as much -- if not more -- lyrical malady as melody.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-28-2006 |
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A Few Singles, Not Two Discs' Worthnew
The archivists at Hip-O Select have released the first in a series of limited edition double-disc sets collecting all of James Brown's singles. Knowing the goodness that lies in store when they get to the voluminous non-LP singles of the late '60s and early '70s, it’s easy to forgive the contents of this set.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-25-2006 |
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FutureFake Timberlakenew
FutureSex/LoveSounds is such a transparent gambit that you can see right through the disc if you hold it up to the light.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
09-25-2006 |
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