AltWeeklies Wire
Devastatingly Raw and Hard-drivingly Soulfulnew
Despite all of our swamps, bugs and crazy people, Florida's musical profile has always been surprisingly sedate.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-17-2007 |
Reviews
Sly of the Family Stone Gets What He Deservesnew
Seven discs of not-so-simple songs.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
A Whole New Worldnew
The Flaming Lips finally return to Orlando.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
04-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Flaming Lips
Sound of Certain Trouble: John Sellersnew
His musical memoir chronicles the redemptive powers of Guided by Voices.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Sellers
Comforts of Homenew
Ben Bridwell and Band of Horses find peace in the Carolina Lowcountry.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses
Epic Impressionsnew
How does Isis stack up against long-winded classics?
Orlando Weekly |
Andrew Miller |
03-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Isis
Mike Relm's Cinematic Mash-Upsnew
A couple of years ago, this West Coast turntablist made it fairly easy to have some people into your living room and turn a low-key social outing into a depraved, beer-ridden music trivia match with Radio Fryer.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
02-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Relm
Retro-holic Reimaginationsnew
This collection of 15 Kraftwerk covers immerses the listener in a strange, swirling temporal vortex of music.
Orlando Weekly |
Ian Monroe |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Mix Tape Mistakesnew
That song seemed like a good, romantic idea at the time, didn't it?
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
02-08-2007 |
Music
Death Metal, Viking Stylenew
The group's sturdy, propulsive percussion and epic, chunky riffage is at peak effectiveness on Oden, but the facility with which vocalist Johan Hegg switches between guttural death growl and melodic aggression is what makes them so impressive.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Amon Amarth, With Oden on Our Side
Fusing Jazz and Rock 'n' Rollnew
Hagalo Usted Mismo fuses elements of the various phases Los Tres experimented with in their prime -- traditional sounds, jazzy flourishes and straight-up rock 'n' roll.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hagalo Usted Mismo, Los Tres
Full Force Live Performersnew
As the Todd Rundgren–fronted New Cars have stalled out along the nostalgic cash-in freeway, this 70-minute collection of prime-era live footage produced by Ric Ocasek goes a long way to reminding fans of the original band's icy glory.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
'Overlooked'new
When the liner notes for a comprehensive boxed set have the heads of a record label confessing to having “overlooked” the artist, it's safe to assume that the band in question was, at the very least, ahead of its time.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Chavez, Better Days will Haunt You
Mexican Couple Get Big Breaknew
This lovely young Mexican couple busked their way into Damien Rice's heart by dishing up muscular and melodic instrumental tracks on acoustic guitars.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Rodrigo y Gabriela
An Hour of Unmatched Punk Rocknew
Something of a holy grail of hardcore, the Bad Brains' three-day run at CBGB in late 1982 is spoken of in hushed tones, referred to reverently and as the object of attendance fibs.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-02-2006 |
Reviews
