AltWeeklies Wire
Taking 'Outsider' Outdoorsnew
A campfire focus group of Joe Sixpacks balks at DJ Shadow's latest release.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: DJ Shadow, The Outsider
Smash-Riff-Bash Stoner Rocknew
Surrounded by mountains of amps stacked and cranked to unhealthy levels, Jucifer can shatter the fibulas of most modern-metal fans by feedback alone.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: If Thine Enemy Hunger, Jucifer
Old's Cool
This is exactly the kind of disc that should come from a smart, veteran band that loves hacking up a solid-gold tune, has played with everyone from Ray Davies to the Sun Ra Arkestra, and has found more and more work lately scoring films.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
09-08-2006 |
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Sticking to His Rootsnew
Dual releases on Yep Roc Records find Lauderdale covering old territory, but he does it so well that the redundancy is negligent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
09-07-2006 |
Reviews
Blood at the Rootsnew
A new label and newfound rage bear strange fruit for hip-hop's everymen.
The Village Voice |
Will Dukes |
09-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Roots, Game Theory
Welcome to Florida. Here's Some Cocaine.new
Hip-hop is like wrestling, and Miami's Rick Ross has muscled his way in with a big personality.
The Village Voice |
Makkada B. Selah |
09-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Port of Miami, Rick Ross
When Kiwis Take Flightnew
Phoenix Foundation's latest is definitely worth the wait. Also reviewed: M. Ward's Post-War.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
09-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Horsepower, Phoenix Foundation
Sweet as Candinew
This may be the most accurate portrayal of Staton's career since she quit drugs and alcohol and embraced God in the early 80s.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-31-2006 |
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Tortoise Reemerges From Its Shellnew
Until this three-disc CD/DVD box came along, much of the band's material was lost.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Tortoise, A Lazarus Taxon
Neither 'Here' Nor Therenew
This album is just an assortment of talented guests without a consistent voice to complement Nicolay's productions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-31-2006 |
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Get Your Goatnew
What Get Lonely lacks in drama, it makes up for in quiet artistry. Also reviewed: Jennifer O'Connor's Over the Mountain, Across the Valley and Back to the Stars.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Get Lonely, Mountain Goats
In an Austin Minutenew
Perhaps I'm an idiot for expecting more than 60 seconds worth of content from a program called the "Austin Music Minute," but I listened to this podcast for the first time wondering why it was over so quickly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Noah Gardenswartz |
08-24-2006 |
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'Kast in a New Lightnew
"A Bad Note" ends the beguiling and ambiguous Idlewild adventure, and if it isn't a fuck-off song, then I don't know what is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
It's All In Herenew
Gene and Dean Ween take another stab at the music world's fat underbelly.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
08-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ween, Shinola, Volume 1
A Giant Messnew
Get these motherfucking emo bands off this motherfucking album.
