AltWeeklies Wire
Eminem's Latest Shows Lots of Talent and Lots of Gaynew
Eminem delivers a strong new record that reminds us of his incredible talent--while also reminding us that gay people exist.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-04-2009 |
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Get Out the Neck Brace for Warbringer's Latestnew
Warbringer nails another pure thrash-metal bull's-eye that evokes the classic '80s sound pioneered by bands like Metallica.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
06-04-2009 |
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'I Was a King' Is a Beautiful Tangle of Influencesnew
I Was a King is a beautiful tangle of influences woven together in a patchwork of post-modern pop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-03-2009 |
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Tags: I Was a King, indie rock
'We Be Xuxa' Is a Superior Albumnew
We Be Xuxa kicks Mika Miko's infectious grooves up a notch, by fine-tuning the art of what happens when primitivism and high-energy grooves collide.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-03-2009 |
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'10,000 Apples' Is Energizing and Intelligentnew
St. Louis MC Gotta Be Karim recently relocated to Atlanta, and he brought his brand of gritty, inventive, underground rhymes with him. On 10,000 Apples he gives listeners a primer on his style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
06-03-2009 |
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Bluegrass Fiddler Simultaneously Takes a Giant Step Forward and Backwardnew
At times Oog sounds a bit confounding and somewhat overwhelming, but once it's over the impulse strikes to play it again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-03-2009 |
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Green Day's Latest Is a Sprawling, Potty-Mouthed, Pop-Punk Masterpiecenew
21st Century Breakdown is framed as an arch response to the post-Bush landscape of contemporary America, proving that Green Day has never lost their genre's tradition of snide social critique.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-27-2009 |
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Black Dice Creates an Assaultive Variation on IDMnew
Black Dice have been celebrated as sonic pioneers and dismissed as bellicose and annoying. Either way, this band challenges and subverts what is generally considered music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
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Doug Walters' Solo Debut Digs Deepnew
Unexpectedly polished and carefully produced, Doug Walters' ambitious new solo album Into the Light reveals a different side of his usual rock 'n' roll spirit.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-27-2009 |
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Isis' Fifth Full-Length Moves with Glacial Metal Ambiancenew
Atmospheric tension overpowers cathartic brutality on Isis' Wavering Radiant.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-21-2009 |
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A Chris Gaffney Tribute Brings Near-Perfect Mix of Blue-Eyed Soulsters and Roots-Rockersnew
What started out as a rallying cry to help a sick friend in need turned into a post-mortem tribute album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
05-21-2009 |
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The Field's Latest Is Aural Wallpapernew
Yesterday and Today, the follow-up to the Field's 2007 debut full-length, finds Swedish producer Axil Wilner further mining the elegantly minimal techno formulas that divided listeners the first time around.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-21-2009 |
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These Are the Halcyon Days of Dirty South Hip-Hopnew
Bubba Sparxxx and DJ Greg Street succeed by showcasing the materialistic, giddy grooves that have come to characterize the current rap era on The New South.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
05-21-2009 |
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Orlando's Prince of Peculiar Nails His Sound with Help from a Friendnew
Idiosyncratic local musician and former Heathen Sean Moore's latest effort strips away every crutch from his melodic arsenal and bravely stands on its own, enveloped by gorgeous digital amplification, while the narrative builds.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
05-21-2009 |
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Manchester Orchestra's Latest Is Personal and Densenew
On its second full-length album, Manchester Orchestra layers guitars and more guitars, like flights of angels or squadrons of fighter planes.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-20-2009 |
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