AltWeeklies Wire
Late-Night Lineupnew
While Om: Chilled is meant for the bedroom, the CD's standout songs feature vocals or rhymes that will keep you up listening into the wee hours.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. LaGon |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Om: Chilled
Beyond Beats and Rhymesnew
The choice between rapping and singing is the difference between writing structured lyrics and flying free.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, K-OS
This Is Pop!new
The International Pop Overthrow festival showcases Georgia's underground pop acts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
02-22-2007 |
Music
The Drama Beyond the DJnew
Atlantans weigh in on the mixtape game's bad rap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Drama
Equally Unexpectednew
Gone are the band's shifty, push-and-pull guitars, and in their stead are dense atmospherics and gaping ambient noise.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
A Snapshot Worth Notingnew
Keak proves capable of stealing the show, and continues to hone in on an interregional appeal that could poise him for future stardom.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
A Damn Fine Pop Recordnew
Selke has issued a joyous collection of seven gently psych-tinged tunes, often reminiscent of mid-period Let's Active or Revolver-era Beatles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
02-15-2007 |
Reviews
Making Tracksnew
The studio whiz leaves a lasting legacy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
02-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Clark
Onion Ringleader is Backnew
Former Vidalias' singer/songwriter returns to alt-country scene.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stepping From the Shadowsnew
Legendary recluse remains a perfect mystery in plain view.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jandek
The Woggles Wiggle Their Waynew
The garage-rockin' Woggles are now a national act with singer Manfred "The Professor" Jones based in California, leaving the rest of the band splashed across Athens, Atlanta and Alabama.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Pop-Culture Kitschnew
And now it's time for today's long distance dedication...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Surprisingly More Pacednew
Toned down are the spazztastic banshee blurts as the band has replaced some strident angularities for vaguely politico agendas.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
A Valentine's Day Celebrationnew
Musician and producer Carlos Nino hails from Los Angeles' fertile alternative scene, which often treats hip-hop and soul as a new form of free jazz.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Nuts in a Zippernew
Squirrels put dizzying days to rest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
02-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Squirrel Nut Zippers