AltWeeklies Wire
Juicy J finds a second life rapping about the herbnew
Some music rains down on us from above in Bieber and Rihanna-sized droplets. Other sounds bubble up from the streets. That's where Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J got his start. Juicy J, a.k.a. Jordan Houston, worked his way up with his buddy DJ Paul (Paul Beauregard) the old-school way, beginning in the early '90s.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
11-21-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juicy J
Catching up with the Coupnew
Frontman Boots Riley debriefs us on the strange politics of party music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-21-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Racist Video Mars No Doubt's Return to Relevancenew
No Doubt released the video for "Looking Hot" off their comeback album, the band's first in more than a decade. Backlash was swift, with people rightly pointing out that it's racist and offensive to Native Americans.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-16-2012 |
Music
Diamond Rings: Free Dimensionalnew
When Toronto musician John O'Regan transformed himself from punk-band frontman to glam-rock diva on 2010's Special Affections, the results were a wonderful and skeletal album of electro-glam.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
11-15-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Diamond Rings
The Family Businessnew
Music has always been part ofthe life of Irish singer Mary Black.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-15-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mary Black
Mean Creek: 'Youth Companion'new
Boston's Mean Creek play a bold and exciting guitar rock that recalls both '90s alternative and '80s post-punk.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-15-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Mean Creek
A hardworking redneck rapper like Yelawolf can't get nowherenew
On his own, Yelawolf crossed into the realms of pop, R&B and party music just fine. But when Eminem unveiled the first single from Yelawolf's debut on Shady Records, the album that followed was a mixed bag of half-baked attempts at branching out.
INDY Week |
Brandon Soderberg |
11-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yelawolf
Hitting a New Highnew
The New Lows celebrate release of new album, I Couldn't Sleep
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
11-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
When will Madonna stop being relevant?new
When we stop asking if Madonna's still relevant.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
11-14-2012 |
Music
Life before Skrillexnew
Drum 'n bass star Dieselboy recalls a time when deejays worked for a living.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Return of the Cassette Tapenew
A new generation of music fans, artists and collectors revive the cassette tape.
Hartford Advocate |
Michael Hamad |
11-13-2012 |
Music
Tags: Cassette Tapes
Passion Pit's New Approachnew
Electro-pop group Passion Pit’s newest album addresses some heavy themes: “It’s more in-depth, and there’s a lot going on.”
Jackson Free Press |
Briana Robinson |
11-09-2012 |
Reviews
This Lande is our Landenew
If you think you've heard it all before, give Funko Moderno five minutes and see if your mind changes. Or melts.
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Callahan |
11-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Funko Moderno
The Wayne Drury Project: Save the Musicnew
The Wayne Drury Project is a modern-day folk song revival. Twenty musicians from around the country (and one from London) joined together in Eugene, Ore., to save the music of Wayne Drury, the musician who brought alt-country music to the Willamette Valley.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
11-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meomena: Momsnew
Portland, Ore.'s Menomena is a modern group yet to release a truly forgettable or misdirected album—more than can be said for most of their peers. Given the rather acrimonious departure of Brent Knopf, one might think Justin Harris and Danny Seim would have had to reinvent their sound...
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-04-2012 |
Reviews
