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Public Enemy: 'Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stampnew
Despite their storied place in the hip-hop pantheon, it’s been a long time since Public Enemy has been relevant.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
07-29-2012 |
Reviews
Sohns: 'Ripe/Rot' EPnew
Gloomy sounds of struggle and organ washes open up this EP from Sohns, a quartet of local racket-raisers, but it jumps right into some rewarding noise on track two, the wonderfully titled "Soul Train Blues of the Broken Skull."
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
07-29-2012 |
Reviews
Five Finger Death Punch is just doing its jobnew
Jason Hook sounds like a businessman.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
MTMTMK: 'The Very Best'new
The marriage of London-based production/DJ duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya, The Very Best has yielded both deeply soulful and intoxicatingly carefree moments through two mixtapes and one album before MTMTMK.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-27-2012 |
Reviews
It Has To Be Perfect: Q&A with Kristin Hershnew
Kristin Hersh on guitar gear, writing about mental illness & how to rock without sounding like a beer commercial.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
07-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nas: 'Life is Good'new
Though universally considered one of the greats, Nas has worked, to some extent, in the shadow of Biggie and 2Pac since his rapturous emergence in 1994.
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
07-27-2012 |
Reviews
The Man Behind The Blank Tapesnew
Matt Adams cut his first records in basements, and built his cult of personality as a loner.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-25-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Smif-n-Wessun: Re-Enta da Stagenew
Smif-n-Wessun's Bucktown has undergone significant gentrification over the last decade. And the cultural exchange at work there's important for the advancement of art.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
07-20-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bromance and Great White Buffalonew
An Orinda band finds success in LA, and an ardent following in the Bay Area.
East Bay Express |
Christopher Danzig |
07-19-2012 |
Music
Canadian Music is Boringnew
Canadian music is stagnating, thanks to the perception of a winning formula and outdated government regulations meant to protect the industry from American dominance.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Josiah Hughes and Mark Teo |
07-19-2012 |
Music
The Sights and Sounds of Forecastle Xnew
A look back at Louisville's biggest music fest yet.
LEO Weekly |
Peter Berkowitz |
07-18-2012 |
Concerts
Tags: Forecastle X
Sea Changenew
Frank Ocean, 'Channel Orange,' and the tides of love.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
07-16-2012 |
Reviews
King Mez's My Everlasting Zealnew
As far as rap in The Tar Heel State goes right now, King Mez is our leader. And like The Listening a decade before it, this is the new classic text. (self-released)
Alex Anwandter: 'Rebeldes'new
Warning: Do not mock Chile’s Alex Anwandter's new album. His nasal tone will illicit an overwhelming desire to bang your head against the wall and scream, “This is a load of pop nonsense!” Don't.
San Antonio Current |
Tori Sommerman |
07-16-2012 |
Reviews
The Iron Maidens' double-X chromosome doppelgangers rock in the shadow of greatnessnew
It's got to be strange, being in a one-band cover group. No matter how much you master your craft, no matter how daring your stage presence or how intense your live shows, there's got to be the constant sensation of living in another band's shadow.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
07-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
