AltWeeklies Wire
Skrillexnew
Run into a dance crowd, yell "Skrillex" and shield yourself from projectile vomiting, shrieking teens and arms-flailing party bro howls. Follow it with the question, "What is dubstep?" and throw on a flak jacket for the barrage of opinions...
Gambit |
Staff |
10-22-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Toots and the Maytalsnew
Toots and the Maytals, we call them, but to the island of Jamaica, they were and always will be simply the Maytals: the rah-Jah Temptations of ska, reggay champions before there was reggae music, the most soulful and sensational vocal group to come out of the Caribbean in the 1960s. Led by the restive rasp of Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, the original trio (Hibbert, Henry "Raleigh" Gordon and Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias) fell short of the stateside chart heights and pop-cultural impact of Bob Marley and the Wailers, though a handful of its Jamaican-record 31 No. 1 hits — chiefly "Sweet and Dandy," "54-46 (That's My Number)" and "Pressure Drop," all products of a fertile, rapid-fire recording period from 1968-70 — became ubiquitous cover selections and worldwide rocksteady standards...
Silversun Pickupsnew
A heavy downpour nearly canceled the Silversun Pickups' 2009 Voodoo performance. "We were in the bus, and we weren't sure if we were going to play because it was raining so hard," vocalist-guitarist Brian Aubert says...
Gambit |
Staff |
10-22-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
More Metal!new
The Southwest Terror Fest makes its debut this weekend with 32 bands
Tucson Weekly |
Casey Dewey |
10-17-2012 |
Concerts
Teeny Lieberson breaks out on her ownnew
Indie pop in 2012 is crowded with bands who sound like they want the closing track on an '80s Rom-Com.
San Antonio Current |
Matt Stieb |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tenacious, talented Vikki Carr nails her new album and pimps her mannew
"It's [Mitt] Romney for me," Vikki Carr (still looking and sounding great at 72) told the Current towards the end of our conversation about Viva la Vida, her first album since The Vikki Carr Christmas Album in 2001.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Muse: 'The 2nd Law'new
You gotta hand it to Muse — in the tongue-in-cheek era, they are proud to be fucking ridiculous.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-17-2012 |
Reviews
Tame Impala: 'Lonerism'new
For anyone who has taken on the burden of upholding a new band or artist, you've almost certainly been caught in the "they just don't make music like they used to" argument.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-17-2012 |
Reviews
Kiss: 'Monster'new
The new Kiss album is out and it's exactly what fans were expecting.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
10-17-2012 |
Reviews
Mumford & Sons: 'Babel'new
First, some numbers. Since its release in 2009, Mumford & Sons’ debut Sigh No More has moved 2.4 million copies in the U.S.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-17-2012 |
Reviews
Reign of Painnew
Sleigh Bells explore the art of catharsis.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Magically Ambitiousnew
Ireland's the Script takes a shot at Celtic hip-hop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Celtic hip-hop, The Script
Strange Amusementsnew
Caravan of Thieves give gypsy jazz a theatrical makeover.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caravan of Thieves, gypsy jazz
My Dark Passengernew
How The Afghan Whigs soundtracked my twenties and have stuck with me ever since.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Mike Breen |
10-17-2012 |
Music
Remembering Matthew Africanew
The legendary East Bay DJ was known for his encyclopedia knowledge of breakbeats.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
10-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
