AltWeeklies Wire
The Portland Cello Project Strings Us Alongnew
Cello versions of indie, pop, metal and/or rock songs, can't be boring -- but The Thao and Justin Power Sessions is, sadly enough, a little boring.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Dinosaur Jr. Isn't Just Punching the Clock for Post-Reunion 'Farm'new
Farm, the band's ninth album and their first for the Jagjaguwar label, picks up where 2007's Beyond, a brilliant return from a 10-year hiatus, left off, even if it exchanges streamlined song structures for a varied attack.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
The Veils Bring Their Weird Yet Wondrous Music to the U.Snew
Finn Andrews says that he's flattered that anyone would pay attention to his work. "I sometimes wonder why anyone enjoys anything I do," says the singer-songwriter and leader of the London-based rock band The Veils.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Red City Radio Considers Democratic Pleasures and Punk Politicsnew
Red City Radio members have varied political views and musical tastes, all of which add up to a strong collaborative.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Skrunk Happens: We're Not Fans, But The Kids Seem to Like Itnew
The Warped Tour's 15th year sees a large number of acts that have embraced a combination of minimalist Southern hip-hop, Auto-Tune croons, techno breakdowns, barked vocals, and party-til-you-puke poetics. It's called scrunk, a bastardized combination of crunk and screamo, and it's the hottest thing since sliced bread joined Twitter.
Boston Phoenix |
Leor Galil |
07-15-2009 |
Music
Unagi Keeps Hip-Hop Reference-Richnew
Unagi takes hip-hop on a maximalist ride that jells with his geography. He talks up living in the birthplace of Del the Funkyhomosapien, Hieroglyphics, and DJ Shadow, and his drive to "go for more obscure references than [sampling] the obvious song."
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
07-15-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
So Many Dynamos Fight Complacency and Boring Music With 'The Loud Wars'new
The band is frequently compared with postpunk acts such as the Dismemberment Plan and Q and Not U, but the Dynamos' music is much more nuanced.
The Pitch |
Annie Zaleski |
07-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Loud Wars, So Many Dynamos
Beatles Memorabilia: Here, There and Everywherenew
Money can't buy me love, but for obsessed Mike Spurr, it's funded his incredible collection of Beatles memorabilia and music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
07-14-2009 |
Music
Snoop Dogg is Ready to Embark on His 'Blazed and Confused' Tour, Jaccnew
Copy editors, grammarians and assorted other speakers of English: Apologies in advance for our email interview with Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, whose Blazed and Confused tour kicks off in Denver. Turns out Snoop is as big a fan of creative spelling and unusual word usage as he is of the sticky-icky ... almost.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
07-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Snoop Dogg
NOFX Stick With The Warped Tour for the BBQsnew
NOFX has appeared at the Warped Tour a record-tying seven times. Singer/bassist Fat Mike says playing the annual punk spectacle isn't about an easy summer-job paycheck. The bands sign up because it's an opportunity to chill with their punk rock brethren.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
07-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Judas Priest Finds No Rust on 'British Steel'new
The band's 1980 release British Steel has legs. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the English heavy metal five-piece play it in its entirety on their current tour.
NOW Magazine |
Carla Gillis |
07-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Son Volt's New LP Has Deep Reverence for — And Curiosity About — Historynew
Son Volt's latest is notable for incorporating curls of pedal-steel, wistful strings and multiple nods to St. Louis' regional history.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
07-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Memorial Day: Michael's Staples Center Farewellnew
Roll your eyes at the spectacle if you want. You're right. It's insane, and says something about something. But, still, a man, once filled with supreme musical inspiration and overwhelming charity, has fallen, and that sucks, regardless of whether said man was a kook or not.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
07-10-2009 |
Music
Tags: Michael Jackson
Can a City Really Tell You When and Where You Can or Can't Play Music?new
As it turns out, a license for busking in Santa Fe costs $35 per calendar year. The license comes with a host of guidelines that include when buskers can play, where they can play and how long they can play there; it also specifies that there can be no amplification. All this raises somewhat existential questions.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alex De Vore |
07-09-2009 |
Music
Sonic Youth's 'The Eternal' is Near Perfectionnew
The group's 16th full-length album is a singular work, with idiosyncratic salutes, via song dedications, to obscure beat poet Gregory Corso and punk rocker Bobby Pyn (aka Darby Crash), and folk hero John Fahey, who painted the cover art.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
07-08-2009 |
Reviews
