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Rockin' in the Free World: Soundtracks for Election Night Shindigsnew
Just as you can't have a Red State Mix Tape without Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA," neither can you have a Blue State tape without Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
11-02-2004 |
Music
Wigged Gigs: The Wildest Shows in Houston Historynew
One reason people go to live music shows is to see some real, live, good old-fashioned mayhem. Coupling music and egos with drugs and alcohol leads to creepy scenes, anarchy and violence.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-12-2004 |
Concerts
Stand by Your Mannew
As this November's election approached, bands began to get political, urging youth to exercise their right to vote. But why aren't more of the bands producing songs that are directly political?
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-08-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pity the GOP Hipsternew
Even Republicans -- if they could get over the fact that 100 percent of sales proceeds go to godless, tree-hugging, wealth-redistributing deviants -- might actually like this CD. Also reviewed is Keren Ann's Not Going Anywhere.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
09-23-2004 |
Reviews
A Compilation More Safe Than Sorrynew
If anyone deserves a tribute album, it's the criminally underappreciated Escovedo, whose idiosyncratic songwriting -- a deeply personal amalgam of ragged roots-rock, haunted chamber-folk, righteous Tejano, corrosive country-punk, and countless other genres that haven't been identified yet -- is in a class of its own.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
08-26-2004 |
Reviews
Mohawks and Mullets Butt Heads on Ozzfest 2004new
The annual headbanger bacchanalia has undergone something of a sea change in 2004: Spearheaded by Superjoint, hardcore-influenced metal has taken over.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
08-23-2004 |
Concerts
Tags: Various Artists, Ohio, Columbus, McGrath, Ozzy, Sabbath, Andy Williams, Black Sabbath, Buffalo metalcore quintet Every Time I Die, guitarist for Massachusetts metalcore bruisers Unearth, Judas Priest. Singer Rob Halford, Ozzfest 2004, Phil Anselmo, Symphonic black-metallers Dimmu Borgir, Vincent Price, concerts
