AltWeeklies Wire
Drama Kingnew
Billy Corgan's ego aside, maybe Smashing Pumpkins should have called it quits back in 1997.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan
The Way We Werenew
With Black Happy getting back together, some people are really excited. Others are really pissed.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Happy
Black Keys: 'Brothers'new
The duo sounds more like an orchestra on this extraordinary album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Keys, Brothers
Henry Rollins the Yes Mannew
Henry Rollins was a punk. Now he's a punk with Nelson Mandela on his side.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Selections from Leave Your Sleep,' Natalie Merchantnew
The best of Merchant's new double record — a concept album exploring the ins and outs of childhood.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Leave Your Sleep, Natalie Merchant
RVIVR Resuscitates Punk Music That Has Intention and Meaningnew
In some senses, the four-piece punk outfit is that friend you wish would write you letters -- the one who understands you, who wants to know how you are and tells you that you are loved.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RVIVR
Insane Clown Appetitenew
Insane Clown Posse’s tour pairs them with an all-girl death metal band, a ’90s rapper and a band of weed-smokers. Why, God, why?
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Insane Clown Posse
'Geneva': Russian Circlenew
Thinkers, dreamers and brooders will enjoy the third full-length record by Russian Circles, an instrumental album full of epic rises and torrential falls.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Geneva, Russian Circles
Erykah Badu is an Islandnew
Five albums in, Erykah Badu is still playing and experimenting.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
'Here Lies Love': David Byrne and Fatboy Slimnew
Two musical geniuses write a powerful musical about the life of Imelda Marcos.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
March Fourth Marching Band is a Happy, Explosive Musical Extravaganzanew
“We’re really a bunch of regular dorks from next door who like to dress up like superheroes and pretend that we’re playing on top of a volcano in front of millions of screaming fans.”
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Best Soundtrack to an Italian Horror Movie You've Ever Heardnew
Though it doesn’t specifically tell you what happens in the film H2Odio (it's entirely instrumental), you can gather a lot about it from the music on Harvestman's 'Trinity.'
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Harvestman, Trinity
'July Flame' by Laura Veirsnew
An otherwise impressive record gets bogged down by Veirs' nature obsession.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
'Bridge Carols' is a Kooky but Refreshing Little Recordnew
The newest offering from beloved Portland folkie Laura Gibson is a kooky but refreshing little record.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Xiu Xiu Pulls Off the Theatrical, Self-Loathing Thing Pretty Wellnew
Look past the twittering electronic blips and beeps on Xiu Xiu’s latest record and you find some pretty heavy, caked-on, manic-depressive drama (not to mention just plain batshit-crazy weirdness).
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-05-2010 |
Reviews
