AltWeeklies Wire
Anger Machinenew
Trent Reznor battles his depression with more conviction than ever on NIN's first album in six years.
Cleveland Scene |
Annie Zaleski |
05-04-2005 |
Reviews
Freed Willnew
An Imperial Teenster makes the dance pop scene with Hey Willpower.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
04-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Down for the Countnew
The fight's gone out of Tori Amos' music; what's left is too safe to matter.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beekeeper, Tori Amos
Linger Awhilenew
Larry Malmberg, the dean of Minnesota's accordionists, started playing in his teens after his parents died and has never really quit.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rod Smith |
04-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Larry Malmberg
Here Comes The Sun Kingnew
King Sunny Adé talks about war, Nigeria, and good juju.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: King Sunny Ade
Hit Itnew
One of the hip-hop bands emerging in the Bay Area is The Team, whose strong debut album The Negro League shows potential for greatness. Also reviewed are The Federation's The Album and The Frontline's Who R You?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
03-15-2005 |
Music
The All-Time Greatest White-Boy Rhymesnew
White rappers are the new black quarterbacks, with pundits still arguing whether they could have the skills and smarts to seriously compete in a game invented by black players. Here's the evidence they can.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-09-2005 |
Music
Le Tigre on the New Album, the New Label, and the 'L' Wordnew
While it may not inspire a sexual awakening in everyone, This Island captures Le Tigre at its most accessible and body movin' (to steal a term from Hanna's boyfriend Ad-Rock's group).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Le Tigre
Stir It Upnew
Low breaks pace from their past with The Great Destroyer.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
02-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Taking His Leave: Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst Finds Life Elsewherenew
If you’ve ever been to Omaha, you understand why Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst has spent the last 10 years being so damn depressed.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
01-21-2005 |
Reviews
Hagiography Doesn't Become Some Musiciansnew
The Spam Allstars may possess the chops to back up all the overheated praise they've been getting, but plenty of South Florida hopefuls have been coasting on pure hype. A reviewer names the overrated along with 2004's top 10 CDs.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
01-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Metal Fans Mourn Their Ownnew
Witnesses to the Alrosa Villa shootings in Columbus grapple with the fact they witnessed the deaths of kindred spirits at a club that feels like a second home.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
12-16-2004 |
Music
Prodigal Hijosnew
The Garza brothers have gone from being outcasts to the kings of rootsy Texas rock and roll.
Cleveland Scene |
John Nova Lomax |
12-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soul-Scorching Redemption in 48 Minutesnew
One of those rare groups that conjures up a host of impossibly disparate influences (Pavement, the Velvet Underground, the Talking Heads, Neutral Milk Hotel) without relinquishing its originality, the Arcade Fire contains multitudes. Also reviewed is Smoosh's She Like Electric.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-30-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: funeral, Arcade Fire
Burnednew
Delays in CD deliveries have some Colorado bands screaming mad. Some say it's one more example of the vulnerability of young bands in a cutthroat business, while others say it's just the bad economy. Welcome to the music-industrial complex.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-22-2004 |
Music
