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Fifteen Years After Kurt Cobain's Death, Would-Be Nirvanas Share His Broken Crownnew
Ever since Kurt Cobain, Seattle's seminal grunge hero, shot himself in the head, slews of would-be successors to Nirvana's sonic throne have come and gone.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-08-2009 |
Music
Kelly Hansen Joins 'Hot Blooded' Rockers Foreignernew
After more lineup changes than the average Astros season, Mick Jones reconvened Foreigner in 2004 and enlisted Kelly Hansen, formerly of the '80s L.A. heavy-metal band Hurricane, to sing lead.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
04-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A New Study Storms the Barriers Between Punk and Metalnew
Whether you agree with the author or not, This Ain't the Summer of Love considerably raises the bar for engaged exploration of music subcultures.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
03-31-2009 |
Nonfiction
'Just Like Heaven': Pleasant Enoughnew
This compilation is fun, if a little lightweight, and serves as a reminder of the power of the pop song, Cure-style.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
Trail of Dead's 'Century of Self'new
Although Trail of Dead's latest falls shy of the glory days, it suggests a brighter future.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
03-19-2009 |
Reviews
Deaf Guitarist Does Not Go Gentlynew
Since the age of 10, Steve DiCesare has slowly been losing his hearing. It is now almost completely gone, but the band plays on.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
03-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Post-Hardcore Titans Thursday Headline the Taste of Chaos Tournew
With Common Existence, Rickly and company have reexamined the essential pieces of post-hardcore, spinning them into a web sticky with British shoegaze guitar textures and a humanities degree's worth of source subject matter.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Arielle Castillo |
03-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
U2's 'No Line on the Horizon'new
No Line on the Horizon follows big, time-tested U2 themes--The Edge's crystalline guitars against Bono's lyrics of love and hope.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
03-12-2009 |
Reviews
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Cuts Its Own Pathnew
Whatever doesn't kill the Trail of Dead makes it stronger.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Leon Hendrix Experiencenew
Leon's become accustomed to getting the short end of the stick. A former drug addict and small-time crook, he was famously cut out of his father's will -- and in turn, his brother Jimi's estate -- before Al Hendrix's death in 2002.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
El Moz: The Mexican Morrisseynew
Thanks to his ability to soothe an immigrant’s heart without even trying, in the world of rock no one is more Mexican than Morrissey.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Creepshow Isn't Afraid to Take on U.S. Customs -- Almostnew
Like the bastard offspring of Elvis Costello and Elvira, The Creepshow is a Canadian "hellbilly" (horror-punk-rockabilly) act that hits every known musical sweet spot.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Born Liars Set Sailnew
Some of the stories circulating about the glammy garage-rockers make even noted wild men like the Who's Keith Moon or anyone in Motley Crue almost seem like amateurs.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Perennial Outsider: 'Years of Refusal'new
Morrissey is back to form with this, by far his best album since 1994's Vauxhall and I.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
02-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Slank's 'Anthem for the Broken Hearted'new
They've sold 15 million records in their native Indonesia, and now the five members of Slank invade America with their first English-language album. Far from a reference to the lovelorn, the title refers to the inhabitants of a homeland riddled with strife and corruption.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Popke |
02-13-2009 |
Reviews
