AltWeeklies Wire
A Mystical Warnew
Oklahoma's psych-pop bombers battle Bush from Texas to Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flaming Lips
Yarr Yarr Yarrnew

Karen O is singin' like a pirate, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are lookin' for a song.
L.A. Weekly |
Chuck Clayton |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
State of The Countrynew

Will country's conservative core soften as the genre enters more politically correct territory and becomes even more mainstream?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
03-30-2006 |
Music
Tags: Martina McBride
Unseen Forcesnew
The Unseen can't decide what it hates more -- trendy political punk or the current administration.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
03-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Unseen
Both Sides Nownew
From the underground to the chart tops, Just Blaze aims to save New York hip-hop.
The Village Voice |
Tom Breihan |
03-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Just Blaze
Soul for Salenew

Mary J. Blige and Van Hunt trade on their idiosyncracies on their new albums.
Seattle Weekly |
Rickey Wright |
03-29-2006 |
Reviews
Ace of Spaidesnew

This St. Louis rapper thinks he's got a winning hand to play.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
03-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.
You Must Learn to Shaddapnew
KRS-One sullies his rep with a bizarre, violent outburst.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
03-27-2006 |
Music
Wild Cardnew

Destroyer's Dan Bejar is no joker.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Destroyer
Wizard's Words, Woman's Wilesnew
After weaving a worldly form of Finnish folklore for 23 years, Varttina tackle Tolkien and duel with their own dark sides.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
03-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Varttina
Cut the Micsnew
Stavros Anthony believes rap music can kill -- and he wants rap groups banned from Nevada's college campuses.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
03-23-2006 |
Music
Stratocaster Collagenew
Glenn Branca describes his Hallucination City as "large, almost architectural blocks of sound that move around each other, inside of each other, on top of each other."
L.A. Weekly |
Alec Hanley Bemis |
03-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Glenn Branca
Jazz Ambassadornew
Legend Dave Brubeck keeps on going -- with some help from his kids.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Brubeck, Convergence
They Did Itnew

The Cuts are chaotic, crazy, and making a great noise -- could they be the Bay Area's last rock band?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
03-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Cuts