AltWeeklies Wire
Rock 'n' Roll Without an Edgenew
It's indie-rock glucose that, if not administered properly, can send you into insulin shock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
Crowd-Pleasernew
Singer/songwriter Paul Sanchez, joined here by Cowboy Mouth comrades Sonia Tetlow and John Thomas Griffith, is captured in a low-fi but handsomely packaged DVD chronicling a long evening of music from last July at Schubas Tavern in Chicago.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
01-18-2007 |
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From the Great American Songbooknew
Luckily, this collection finds the performer blurring the boundaries of bygone decades.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Carly Simon, Into White
Not Gorillaznew
This latest project from Damon Albarn doesn't have a "Feel Good Inc." on it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Conflicted Psychesnew
A look at the conflicted New York Jewish psyches tangled in nihilist, post-Holocaust exile mentalities, stylized snot-nosed blaspheme and guitar cables.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
01-17-2007 |
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Outside Looking Innew
The melodies are simple, brilliant and dripping with the kind of raw emotions and ambiance that are inherent in planting the seeds of a burgeoning body of songs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: JuJu B. Solomon
Not for Childrennew
Nas passionately argues for his relevance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Nas, Hip Hop Is Dead
Short on Dimesnew
Chemically Imbalanced is often a watered-down rehash of the Twins' most trill shake club bangers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
01-17-2007 |
Reviews
Reflections Incompletenew
Reflections is billed as the first greatest-hits disc for Blige, one of the greatest R&B stars of the past decade.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
'Real' Country Musicnew
Sweeney delivers a near-perfect collection of two-stepping, Lone Star State dancehall numbers in her pure, high, honky-tonk vocal style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-04-2007 |
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Potent New Stylenew
Hyphy Hitz helpfully collects several popular singles rarely heard outside the West Coast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
Provocateurs to Profiteersnew
The North Carolina-based Sugar Hill Records was founded in 1978 by Barry Poss to record modern music that was grounded in traditional styles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
01-04-2007 |
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Trailblazing Queen of Crunk & Bnew
This album strikes an easy and less-remarkable middle ground, forgoing weird electro and crunk beats for palatable urban pop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ciara, Ciara: The Evolution
Ride Off Into the Sunsetnew
Even though Gill's biggest days as a top-selling country superstar may be behind him, he has taken the change of the guard in stride, with grace and a bit of humor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
12-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Vince Gill, These Days
A Snapshot of Ruthann Friedmannew
Her magically wholesome voice exudes an innocence and beauty in these reel-to-reel demos that is of another time and place.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
12-28-2006 |
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