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NOBUNNY Loves Younew
Several years ago, NOBUNNY was hoping to travel the country as an animal Elvis impersonator. "I figured I could fill the animal niche since there's already like a Thai-Elvis and an extreme-Elvis and all that stuff," he explains.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
12-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Lineup and Album Introduce a 'Kinder, Gentler' New Grenadanew
The Detroit band is about to release Energy Shortage -- its first record since Nicole Allie's departure from the band and subsequent divorce from frontman John Nelson.
Metro Times |
Laura Witkowski |
12-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soulful Sharon Little Goes Large and Gets Dirtynew
"In Philadelphia, I'm like nobody," says Little. "Nobody knows who I am." That's going to change. Her voice is too big, her momentum too strong, for her to stay incognito for long.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
12-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Day & Age' Might be the Best Killers Album Yetnew
If you can get past the clunky lyrics, there's a lot to like about the Killers, especially on their recently-released third album.
Tags: The Killers, Day & Age
Whither the Album?new
Chuck Klosterman says Chinese Democracy is the format's last hurrah. Kanye proves him wrong.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-08-2008 |
Music
Athens' Dead Confederate Locks In on 'Wrecking Ball'new
The group's scorching new sound boasts killer rock tracks and layered guitars -- heavy and lumbering without being overbearing, accented by the Cobain-gone-South drawl of singer Hardy Morris.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Hassiotis |
12-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Titles that Axl Rose Didn't Use for GnR's Long-Delayed Albumnew
It turns out that during Rose's 17-year effort to record the album, he weighed several other different potential titles. The first batch comprised more variations on the Oriental theme, but we're guessing China wouldn't have liked them any better.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-08-2008 |
Music
Zach Harjo Makes a Record He Actually Likesnew
Like Tom Waits, or the criminally under-referenced Randy Newman, Harjo mostly sidesteps the usual singer-songwriter trappings of personal confession, instead creating scenes and characters plucked from the dustier fringes of Americana.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
12-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Tackling 'Politics,' Sebastien Tellier Gets Deep into 'Sexuality'new
Back in 2004, French singer-songwriter Sebastien Tellier released Politics, an album that took on what most people see as a critical topic. But with the release of Sexuality, his latest recording, Tellier says he's found a more important one.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
12-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sexuality, Sebastien Tellier
Wanna Be MySpace Music's CEO?new
Rupert Murdoch's toy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not.
Dallas Observer |
Karla Starr |
12-08-2008 |
Music
Q-Tip Beats 'Democracy' to the Punch with 'The Renaissance'new
All this talk of Chinese Democracy finally seeing the light of day has overshadowed another album many of us -- at least those in the hip-hop community -- thought would never come to be: Q-Tip's second album, The Renaissance.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
12-08-2008 |
Reviews
Roy Orbison and His Nashville Recordings, 20 Years After His Deathnew
With the 20th anniversary of Orbison's death on Dec. 6, and with the recent release of a career-defining box set, Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll, it's an apt time to reflect on how several of pop music's most timeless and artful songs unexpectedly emerged from a small Nashville recording studio on 17th Avenue.
Nashville Scene |
Michael McCall |
12-05-2008 |
Reviews
Hip-Hop Ex-Pat Wafeek Celebrates Paradoxes with New Albumnew
How does he reconcile the fact that he's backhanding the hype machine with one hand while hitting up one of the best-known hip-hop blogs for some cross-promotional buzz with the other?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
12-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mercury Rev's Strange Attractionsnew
The New York State band invokes animal spirits and alchemical magic to make two new albums.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Life's Not Fair: Kanye West 2.0new
A post-grad Kanye finally leaves his boastful, aggressive comfort zone in 808s and Heartbreak.
North Bay Bohemian |
David Sason |
12-04-2008 |
Reviews
