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Attractive Eighties Women's Live Show Humor Doesn't Translate to its Albumnew
It's hard to hate on a group whose mission is to have fun playing deranged, cartoon rock about things that annoy them. But when removed from the atmosphere of a bar, the jokes are good for one listen at best.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-25-2009 |
Reviews
As a Party Record, '8Dazeaweakend' Can't Be Beatnew
Serving as the soundtrack to Dallas Austin's new film of the same name, 8Dazeaweakend tells the story of a confused, trust-funded Atlanta girl who decides to party her brains out over the weekend before going in to see a psychiatrist on Monday morning.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
08-25-2009 |
Reviews
After a Lauded Major Label Debut, Hush Hits Rock Bottom and Rises Againnew
Within two years, he'd gone from Detroit hip-hop's other "white meat" to an unemployed, grieving father of three with a family and a mortgage. Hard up for cash, he took a job working the night shift at a factory that was an hour-plus drive away. He'd get home and during the hours before his sons got up for school, he'd make music.
Metro Times |
Hobey Echlin |
08-25-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Iggy Pop Chips in to Help Indie Miami Record Storenew
The godfather of punk will appear at a benefit for Sweat Records, which has faced reduced hours and activity since its air conditioner broke earlier this summer.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Arielle Castillo |
08-25-2009 |
Music
Peter Bjorn & John Aren't Afraid to Change Artistic Coursenew
Last year the trio followed their almost fluke of a hit album Writer's Block with an under-the-radar instrumental album, Seaside Rock, followed by this year's Living Things, a darker, more minimalistic take on New Wave revisionism.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Mike Prevatt |
08-25-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chrissy Murderbot Has Dance Music in His DNAnew
Under that plaid blazer is one of the midwest's sharpest dance-music vectors.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chrissy Murderbot, dance music
Mos Def Gets Back into Hip-Hop With His New Albumnew
While The Ecstatic doesn't cash in the promise of those first two albums, it is a worthwhile listen, and it is a hip-hop album, which is cause to celebrate.
Boulder Weekly |
Dan Hinkel |
08-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Three Hot Nashville Acts Present a New Breed of Female Songwriternew
Those Darlins, Caitlin Rose and Tristen are songwriters who draw on decades-old traditional folk, country and pop to tell provocative tales from an unabashedly female perspective.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
08-21-2009 |
Music
Modest Mouse's Latest Compilation is a Surprisingly Solid Offeringnew
No One's First and You're Next is a collection of b-sides and singles that didn't quite make it onto a LP. But the songs aren't just mere outtakes. Included with a couple of new tracks are full re-recordings of the previously shelved tracks, making the album feel far from a group of oddities thrown together.
Justin Townes Earle's Solitary Americananew
"I always refer to my music as an experiment in Southern American music," he explains. His third release, 2009's Midnight at the Movies, touches on a range of styles spanning country blues and rollicking honky-tonk to plaintive ballads and finger-picking rock.
Shepherd Express |
Harry Cherkinian |
08-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hogjaw's Southern Rock Finds its Own Target Audiencenew
Steeped in the Southern rock tradition of Lynyrd Skynyrd and fortified with crunchy metal goodness, the band has found its niche among the internet gun rights set.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Godson of Garage Soul Takes His Swing at Successnew
United by an affinity for old soul, older blues and timeless yacht rock, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears share deep musical inspirations.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pissed Jeans Sound Hardcore but Have a Gooey Centernew
It's the sound of '80s hardcore punk all grown up, with a halfway decent job and maybe a kid or two; the anger is gone, but Pissed Jeans are still in love with hardcore's sound and energy, so instead of concocting rage for its own sake, the band sings about regular life without turning down any of the volume.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: King of Jeans, Pissed Jeans
Forget Bushwick: NYC's Next Big Band, The Beets, Hails From Queensnew
Just over a year old, the band plays so many shows that it barely has time to practice. That kind of effort, along with a recent stint in a TV ad for clothing designer Cynthia Rowley's Fall 2009 line, consistent buzz from all the right press and recent dates supporting Oxford Collapse has put The Beets at the top of several lists of bands to watch.
New York Press |
Andrea Bussell |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Neurosis' Scott Kelly Taps East Bay Musicians to Helm His Internet Radio Stationnew
While Kelly's numbers are nowhere near sites like Pandora, he hopes one day for the site to become profitable. For now, the show is sponsored solely by donations and Kelly's pocket. But despite the fact that the station is "just noise," as Kelly describes it, it is gaining popularity -- in the true spirit of "good ol' fashion punk rock."
East Bay Express |
Paula Lehman |
08-19-2009 |
Music
