AltWeeklies Wire
Interpolnew
For a band that's brought a post-punk cognitive dissonance to DVD-piracy warnings and terrorism watch lists the world over, Interpol sure isn't surprising anyone these days.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-08-2010 |
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Valient Thorr's Strangernew
Valient Thorr still finds its distinction by directing its menace at deserving targets via social commentaries charged by precision and power.
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Jivin Scientists/Defacedproperty: Autumnnew
If this album is any evidence, Tucson's hip-hop underground is thriving.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-01-2010 |
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Juan Calle and His Latin Lantzmennew
Many American Jews, particularly in New York City, caught mambo and cha-cha fever during the 1950's.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
09-01-2010 |
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Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dustynew
Whether it is prurient raps by T.I. on the vamping sex-jam "Tangerine," or emotionally wrought singing by Jamie Foxx on the dramatic "Hustle Blood," or naturally far-out exchanges from George Clinton and Too $hort on the plinking "Fo Yo Sorrows," Big Boi gets plenty of mileage from his guests.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
08-31-2010 |
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Roll Acosta: The Dawnnew
Jacob (Roll) Acosta is a singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist who fronts an acoustic folk-pop trio that bears his nickname.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2010 |
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Jim Avett's Tribesnew
With six of its seven songs being Avett originals, Tribes can be considered Avett's proper debut as a country music singer-songwriter.
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Walter Gibbons: Jungle Music: Mixed With Lovenew
Walter Gibbons was there back in the day, at disco's inception, in the legendary dance clubs of New York City.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
08-31-2010 |
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Slum Villagenew
Enthusiasm for Slum Village's latest album has been considerably dampened by revelations that it is likely its last album.
East Bay Express |
David MacFadden-Elliott |
08-31-2010 |
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Sia: We Are Bornnew
In a just universe, our reigning queen of pop would be Sia Furler, not Lady Gaga.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-31-2010 |
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soulnew
Dark Night of the Soul has finally been released, four months after Mark Linkous took his own life.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-31-2010 |
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Freddie Gibbsnew
Only Freddie Gibbs could rightfully boast about gracing magazine covers without a record label Or call himself "Gangsta Gibbs" with no sense of irony Or crib a beat from Masta Ace and one-up the original rap...
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-27-2010 |
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'Hawk': The Best Sort of Throwbacknew
Former Belle & Sebastianite Isobel Campbell and her collaborator, Mark Lanegan, channel the smoldering boy/girl duos of the cool 1960s.
North Coast Journal |
Mark Shikuma |
08-19-2010 |
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Andre Williams: That's All I Neednew
The 74-year-old Detroit soul legend assembles a Motown supergroup for a sly, satisfying, bluesy garage-rock release.
North Coast Journal |
Mark Shikuma |
08-16-2010 |
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Hillstomp: Darker the Nightnew
The third studio album by this raw country-blues-punk duo from Portland starts with "Hammer Ring," which sounds like a field chant filtered through a beat-up old transistor radio, with shots of shallow bucket drums walloping through the distortion.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-13-2010 |
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