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Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dustynew
Whether it is prurient raps by T.I. on the vamping sex-jam "Tangerine," or emotionally wrought singing by Jamie Foxx on the dramatic "Hustle Blood," or naturally far-out exchanges from George Clinton and Too $hort on the plinking "Fo Yo Sorrows," Big Boi gets plenty of mileage from his guests.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Big Boi
Where the Song Demandsnew
Tim Baker started the band Hey Rosetta! because he had "a pile of songs, no money and no jobs on the horizon."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Rosetta!
Roll Acosta: The Dawnnew
Jacob (Roll) Acosta is a singer-songwriter and classically trained guitarist who fronts an acoustic folk-pop trio that bears his nickname.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Walter Gibbons: Jungle Music: Mixed With Lovenew
Walter Gibbons was there back in the day, at disco's inception, in the legendary dance clubs of New York City.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Sia: We Are Bornnew
In a just universe, our reigning queen of pop would be Sia Furler, not Lady Gaga.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soulnew
Dark Night of the Soul has finally been released, four months after Mark Linkous took his own life.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-31-2010 |
Reviews
Hillstomp: Darker the Nightnew
The third studio album by this raw country-blues-punk duo from Portland starts with "Hammer Ring," which sounds like a field chant filtered through a beat-up old transistor radio, with shots of shallow bucket drums walloping through the distortion.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Hillstomp
Ministry and Musicnew
Richie Furay, with help from friends old and new, is enjoying a career renaissance.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
08-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richie Furay
Arcade Fire: The Suburbsnew
If you can find it in your heart not to begrudge the spinning of mythology out of suburban sprawl, then you're cleared to fall for The Suburbs.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Arcade Fire
Seeking Standardsnew
The San Francisco-based country-rock band Or, The Whale is trying to create music that will be appreciated decades from now.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Or, The Whale
The Grownup Noise: Shall We? (Self-Released)new
Boston's The Grownup Noise are anything but noisy For them, maturity means a contemplative focus of sound They're a band that revels in the beauty of a simple melody delivered with minimal enhancement for maximum emotional effect—it's grown-up in its precision...
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-11-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Grownup Noise
Carissa's Wierd: They'll Only Miss You When You Leavenew
Though Carissa's Wierd's arrangements got more complex as they progressed and added members, there is a hushed beauty that runs throughout these songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-06-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Carissa's Wierd
Seashell Radio: Not the Same Old Thingnew
Call it a democracy: Seashell Radio is the product of its members varied and diverse musical backgrounds
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seashell Radio
The Love Language: Librariesnew
Recorded entirely by Stuart McLamb and producer/engineer BJ Burton, 'Libraries' shimmers with the same intricate aura of a Bruegel painting, a symphony or a novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Love Language
Setting Sun: Fantasurrealnew
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Gary Levitt, who plays most of the instruments on the latest full-length CD from his project Setting Sun, is adept at contrasts.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Setting Sun
