AltWeeklies Wire
Thao Nguyen's Third Record with Her Two Bandmates is Better and Fasternew
It's been almost two years since the release of We Brave Bee Stings and All, and their new record, Know Better Learn Faster, burns even more brightly.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Solid Gold's Fantastic Voyage: From Twin Cities Band to National Treasurenew
The band's slow and steady climb doesn't seem to surprise any of the members of the group. For Solid Gold, this latest leap onto the national radar is just part of their master plan that started at the beginning of the decade by a couple of party boys in Madison, Wisconsin.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bodies of Water, Solid Gold
Daryl Hall and John Oates Get the Box Set Tribute They Deservenew
Four discs, packed with 74 tracks -- including 16 previously unreleased rarities, about half of them live -- and a glossy 60-page book with track-specific information, details Hall & Oates' crossover appeal, longevity and somewhat unexpected resurgence in recent years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
Fuck Buttons Makes an Impressive Shift Without Sacrificing the Experimental Gritnew
Even as the buzz and mutant cut-ups on "Rough Steez" morph into obtuse beats, there's a soothing quality to the clutter that reaches in through your brain, grabs ahold of your guts and tugs you along ever so subtly.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Tarot Sport, Fuck Buttons
Nirvana's 'Bleach' is a Ramshackle Work of Perfectionnew
Before there was grunge, there was Bleach, Nirvana's harsh, '89 debut that dragged punk's contemptuous sneer through the mud to churn out one damn fine album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Bleach Deluxe Edition, Nirvana
U2's 'Unforgettable Fire' Documents an Early Shift in the Band's Soundnew
Best considered as a warm-up for U2's next album, the classic The Joshua Tree, 1984's The Unforgettable Fire finds the quartet retreating from the overt commerciality of War and, with the help of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, gradually shifting to a more ambient sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
11-10-2009 |
Reviews
A River Runs Through Coyote Bonesnew
David Matysiak jokes that if Bruce Springsteen's brooding Midwestern odysseys Nebraska and The River were meant to be part of a trilogy, the third installment is Coyote Bones' Niobrara.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Coyote Bones, Niobrara
Alela Diane Makes Herself at Home on 'To Be Still'new
The folk singer infuses sophomore album with a sense of place.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Hassiotis |
11-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alela Diane, To Be Still
The Sweat of Yow Returns, as Does the Jesus Lizardnew
The Jesus Lizard has been canonized in its own right as one of the greatest American rock bands of the '90s. This year, they're back on the road, restoring the band's legacy and reminding the world what a force of nature they really were.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-10-2009 |
Concerts
Tags: The Jesus Lizard
Go Phish: Hippie Music Is on the Downswing -- and That Sucksnew
Phish is and will continue to be the most vital jam band in the world -- but that title doesn't carry as much water as it used to. They're legends.
Phoenix New Times |
Martin Cizmar |
11-10-2009 |
Music
Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen Get Lost in the Supermarketnew
Through the magic of print and cross-referencing, we're taking this virtual shopping tour of a supermarket with the songbooks of Dylan and Springsteen as our shopping list, to see how they feel about the things that are really on the mind of the Everyman.
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
11-10-2009 |
Music
For Gucci Mane, the Quantity is the Qualitynew
He's not the best MC and he's not the worst, but Gucci Mane is crazy enough to put out four albums' worth of free material in seven days and that's good enough for me.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
11-09-2009 |
Music
Bang! Bang!'s Former Frontpeople Leap into Uncharted Waters as My Gold Masknew
Late last year Bang! Bang! just sort of fizzled out; after nearly a year of inactivity, they got together for one final show this past August. In the interim, Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo had formed a new band by the name of My Gold Mask. They released an album this past spring, and then got married in June.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
11-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bang! Bang!, My Gold Mask
How Bruce Eaton Uncovered the Story of Rock's Foremost Cult Band and Their Masterpiece Albumnew
Eaton's book Big Star-Radio City proves one of the most compelling and balanced in the 33+1/3 series to date.
The Post-Britpop Bastards in Art Brut Just Want to be Understoodnew
Eddie Argos is pretty much the last person you'd look to for sincerity. But the mastermind behind England's most archly melodic power-punk band insists we've got him all wrong.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut vs Satan, Art Brut
