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Leaving Portnew
Great Northern embarks on a treacherous voyage of labels, recording and funnel cake.
L.A. Alternative |
Lesley Bargar |
08-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Northern
In Search of 'Sexy'new
Early word from those that've heard an advanced copy of FutureSex: Timberlake no longer sounds like Michael Jackson -- now he sounds like Prince.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-28-2006 |
Music
Not Everyone Wants to Live Forevernew
Over almost a quarter century, psychedelic punks the Flaming Lips have evolved into messianic messengers of cosmic grandeur.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
08-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Flaming Lips
The Costa Famenew
A year ago, he was just Matt Costa, now he's a singing sensation -- can a mere man survive having his dreams come true?
OC Weekly |
Ellen Griley |
08-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matt Costa
Making It Up as They Gonew
With the Raconteurs, a rock star and a pop singer revel in a different story.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
08-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the Raconteurs
Brings the Randomnew
Matthew Herbert wants to change the way you hear things.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
08-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matthew Herbert
Eternal Returnnew
Don Caballero's music moved on from the singles era and returned to an original melodic form.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
08-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rock's Black Back Pagesnew
Black Fiction take us for a Ride.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
K. Tighe |
08-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Fiction
Get Busy Livingnew
The moans on Dylan's latest aren't exactly of the morbid death-rattle variety.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
08-23-2006 |
Music
Game Onnew
The Roots have made their best record ever -- but will anyone hear it?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Neil Gladstone |
08-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Roots
Buddy Plannew
Blues master Buddy Guy searches for a place in today's music industry.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Buddy Guy
The New Pop Princessnew
Paris, the album, may be evidence that one of the Hilton girls was put on this earth for reasons that go beyond the number of Swarovski crystals glued to her BlackBerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
08-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paris Hilton
Dead Flowersnew
Chalk it up to karmic coincidence that the deaths of Syd Barrett and Arthur Lee -- two of 60s psychedelia's most beloved and drug-damaged souls -- should bookend the recent publication of Robert Greenfield's Timothy Leary: A Biography.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
08-21-2006 |
Music
Soul Revivalnew
With a little help from Chicago, Birmingham's homegrown soul is back.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
08-21-2006 |
Music
Old Romantic
20 years on, Gartside's got a perfect way with love songs.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
