AltWeeklies Wire
Ashia Experiments on 'Pay to be Loved'new
The new artist Ashia has a unique sound that is not really in any category. It's not jazz or improvisation, and it has more sounds than experimental music.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ashia, Pay to be Loved
Bloodkin Gets Retro on 'Lovesongs for Losers'new
The band has a rock 'n' roll sound with jangling guitars and retro sounds to each track on this CD. You can hear styles and influences of Aerosmith, White Stripes, LA Guns, Tom Petty etc.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bloodkin, Lovesongs for Losers
Janet's 'Discipline' is Her Routinenew
With Discipline, Janet Jackson's tenth album, it is quite obvious that she's not budging from her usual formula. From a thorough listen, we find that she still likes to dance, she still likes to talk about sex, and she still likes to give off this coy, and seductive demeanor.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: discipline, Janet Jackson
Fear Nuttin Band Get Spiritualnew
Evoking the spirit, if not quite the soul, of such reggae heavyhitters as Buju Banton and Toots and the Maytals (both of whom they've toured with) – not to mention the guitar-metal stylings of Living Colour's Vernon Reid – the Fear Nuttin Band hold their own within a crossbreeding genre that most certainly prides itself on breaking down the barriers of musical intolerance.
Metro Spirit |
Dwight Bemisderfer |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
The Gun and Doll Show Frontman Goes Solo with 'Celebration Songs'new
A quick peek at the official website of San Francisco's apparently infamous rock 'n' roll band reveals that they "have appeared before standing-room-only crowds since 1993" and that they’ve "built a devoted following" due, in part, to "an outrageous stage presence." However, you'd never know it by hearing the recent solo release of Killian MacGeraghty's "Celebration Songs."
Metro Spirit |
Dwight Bemisderfer |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
New Found Glory Channels Pop-Punk of the Near Pastnew
Hit or Miss has a very contemporary sound with driving guitars and bare-chord riffing throughout. The sound of this band is similar to Blink 182, Sum 41 and Green Day.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hit or Miss, New Found Glory
Collin Herring Gets Unique on 'Past Life Crashing'new
Herring has a unique sound that is a new form of folk rock and a smidgen of psychedelia.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Past Life Crashing, Colin Herring
Louie and Clark: Keeping Jazz Alivenew
Louie Bellson and Clark Terry are jazz legends. The sound of these two unmistakable legends is phenomenal.
Metro Spirit |
Rich McCracken II |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
From 'Hee Haw' to Hip-Hopnew
Augusta music producer Sean Clyde moved from country music to urban sounds and created a studio that attracts the likes of Alicia Keys and Lil' Kim.
Metro Spirit |
Charles Tremblay |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sean Clyde
Pyg Outnew
Lock up your spandex, hairspray, Blow Pops and sisters, the Velcro Pygmies are coming.
Metro Spirit |
John Cannon |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Velcro Pygmies
Plague Bringer: True Grindcorenew
The whole of Life Songs is like a death-grind equivalent to "Janie's Got a Gun" -- brimming with hooks, savagery, and even (beneath the filth and industrial murk) a touch of redemption.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Fuck Button's 'Street Horrrsing' Makes My Heart (and God's) Weepnew
It funnels births and murders, dreams and reality, failures and successes through the same clockmaker's lens, forcing upon the listener implications of madness, hope, cosmic mystery, technological horror, and spiritual awakening.
Metro Spirit |
Josh Ruffin |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing
'Latin Reggae' Serves a 'Feel Good' Devicenew
Putumayo World Music never ceases to amaze the world. With numerous releases to its name, the label continues to bring forth a mix of music that defies genre.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Various, Latin Reggae
This Rubik's Cube of Unrelated Instruments Melds Nicelynew
The only down side to the album, is the fact that its too short, but for such a brief introduction, it packs a wallop.
Metro Spirit |
Frazia Lee |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Pop Artnew
It will be "Some Enchanted Evening" when pop legend Art Garfunkel pairs with symphonies.
Metro Spirit |
John Cannon |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Garfunkel, pop art
