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20 Greatest Non-Hits by the Rolling Stonesnew
Everyone knows that the Rolling Stones are a bunch of greedy amoral bastards. (Pick your anecdote from rock lore to illustrate this fact.) The geezers keep flogging their fame into the 21st century, long past sell-by date of their flesh and musical inspiration. Do they need to tour and release more memoirs to make more millions? It hardly seems like it, yet they've been doing it for 50 years now, and they probably don't know what else to do with themselves.
New Haven Advocate |
John Adamian |
10-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Classic Rock, The Rolling Stones
The Drowning Men: All of the Unknownnew
The Drowning Men are trying for a lot of things at once: The Oceanside, Calif., quintet blend folk, stately indie rock, dark subject matter, occasional bursts of punk energy and more.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-11-2012 |
Reviews
Monkish Moans and Skittering Guitarnew
Inside Chicago's Mako Sica's international stew of rock, jazz and noise.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
10-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mako Sica
The Tough Shits: "The Tough Shits"new
On the debut by Philadelphia's The Tough Shits, one is treated to a cartoon by comic artist Avi Spivak, depicting a cast of characters partying on a seedy boardwalk. It's an indicator of lyrical themes...
Tucson Weekly |
Billups Allen |
10-10-2012 |
Reviews
Sunshine State of Mindnew
Levek's newest album, Look a Little Closer, explodes onto the national indie scene
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-10-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Soul of a Jazzmannew
Sax legend Houston Person transcends the test of time.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-10-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Houston Person
Ugly Ducklingnew
1980s punk act sketches the sweet chiaroscuro between light and dark.
Orlando Weekly |
Chris Parker |
10-10-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Swans
Social Experimentnew
Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier finds her own pulse.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stereolab, Laetitia Sadier
Manifest destinynew
Indie-hop phenom K.Flay makes her way to the majors
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
10-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The twisted tale of how two killer clowns brought Skwirl Grinda togethernew
What in the bloody hell is a Skwirl Grinda, you know, aside from one of the Holy City's heaviest heavy metal acts?
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mysterious Mummiesnew
A group of enigmatic, somewhat horny ancient ones is descending on the Rialto.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Helio Sequence: Negotiationsnew
Nobody does shimmering cool quite like the Helio Sequence. [image-1]
With sparse instrumentation—guitars, keyboards and drums—and a sense of all-enveloping reverb, the Oregon duo of Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel essentially spins gold from hay...
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-04-2012 |
Reviews
Kreayshawn: Somethin 'Bout Kreaynew
Cultural consensus tells us that some artists have little to no value. They're the musical equivalent of junk food—all empty calories and chemical additives. Kreayshawn, in context, belongs to the same brain-dead girl gang as Ke$ha and Dev and Uffie...
Tucson Weekly |
Staff |
10-04-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Kreayshawn
A Hobby Heightenednew
After gaining acclaim thanks to MySpace, Washed Out expands into a full-fledged band.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
A 'Big Menu' for Blues Fansnew
Blues in the Delta is still alive, and now it's getting organized. Over the past 10 years, the promotion of blues in the region has grown, including new museums and festivals.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
10-01-2012 |
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