AltWeeklies Wire
The Best Music of 2010new
From Arcade Fire to E-40 to The Walkmen, our critics recommend the best albums of the past year.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-24-2010 |
Music
Reliving the Pastnew
Longtime friends, bandmates gather for annual Hungry Farmer reunion.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
11-23-2010 |
Music
Why You Can't Hate Kanye Westnew
And love his new record, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, at the same time.
The Village Voice |
Zach Baron |
11-22-2010 |
Reviews
No Relationsnew
The Johnson Family Band gets ready to practice that old-time derision
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nick Chambers |
11-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Swans: My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Skynew
Swans' trademark low-end noise can be so literally visceral that it can shake a person's innards and cause cascading emotional reactions in the bodies of the listeners.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-19-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Swans
Vinyl Fetishnew
Lizzie Huffman resurrects the arcane art of country storytelling and 10-inch EPs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sarah White |
11-18-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Foreign Exchange Continues Its Unmitigated Risks on Authenticitynew
The new album from Phonte Coleman and Nicolay Rook is an often desperate, desolate album, complete with a country-and-western duet.
Tags: The Foreign Exchange
Time Is On My Side
St. Augustine ’60s survivor Rick Levy celebrates the release of his band Wax’s recovered classic, “Melted”
Folio Weekly |
Dan Brown |
11-18-2010 |
Reviews
Wiz Khalifa "Continues to Smoke" Two Days After Arrestnew
It’s hard to say how many of the hundreds of people slowly filtering through the doors of the cavernous Education Building were there after hearing of the rapper being hosted by a state correctional facility, but the sporadic chants of “free Wiz” gave some idea.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
11-18-2010 |
Music
Cult of Ghostfacenew
Zealous fans and a top-heavy entourage dominate the rapper's recent performances.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-18-2010 |
Concerts
Greg Reece's Redneck Band is a Georgia Gemnew
Mild-mannered family man Greg Reece splits his time between family and work while regularly booking shows as alter-ego "Redneck Greece" and donning his customized sequined jacket, cowboy hat, and six-string.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Greg Reece, Redneck GReece Deluxe
Suuns: Zeroes QCnew
With drums, bass guitar and minimal electronic effects, Suuns create an energizing monotone universe.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Suuns
Nobunny: First Bloodnew
Rock 'n' roll will remain dangerous for a while longer in the hands of a masked man known as Nobunny.
Tucson Weekly |
Billups Allen |
11-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nobunny
Double Negative's Daydream Nationnew
Double Negative's not just keeping up with the hardcore kids; they're lapping the field.
Tags: Double Negative
Maseratinew
Just over a year ago, Maserati was dealt a blow that would knock the wind out of the most iron-clad stomach when drummer Jerry Fuchs fell to his death in a Williamsburg elevator shaft.
Dig Boston |
Erik Ziedses Des Plantes |
11-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Maserati
