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The Architects Prepare to Work Their Fourth Release All Summer on Warped Tournew
If ever an album title summed up the makers, it's the Architects' fourth record, The Hard Way.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
06-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Defending the Polkanew
What's the difference between an accordion player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
06-23-2009 |
Music
Tags: Grammy Awards, polka
Used MP3s: Hawking 'Old' Digital Music Files Through New Websitenew
A new crop of consumer-facing music stores is focused on helping fans resell "used" digital music the way they do CDs. But the big conundrum with digital music is that there's no way to prove sellers legally own the songs on their computers.
Nashville Scene |
Eliot Van Buskirk |
06-19-2009 |
Music
Suddenly, Hip-Hop Can't Hate on Soulja Boy's Swagnew
The spoils (and spoilers) of success were expected. But who knew he'd earn credibility, too?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
06-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Telluride Bluegrass Festival Teams Up With David Byrnenew
With all of his acclaimed weirdness, what's Byrne doing playing the 36th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival this year, sharing a bill with more "traditional" greats like Emmylou Harris, Peter Rowan and Sam Bush?
Boulder Weekly |
Adam Perry |
06-15-2009 |
Music
Dallas' Hottest Musical Export: Mall Punknew
For lack of a better descriptor, these acts are the latest proprietors of the mall punk scene, performing power pop, for the most part, and music that's been influenced heavily by the pop-punk sounds of the late '90s and the emo sounds of the early '00s. And their choice of genre is indicative of a greater trend happening here in Dallas and beyond.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
06-15-2009 |
Music
Jam On It: Phish and DMB Fans Sound Off -- About Each Othernew
Never ask Phish fans the following question: "After Phish went on hiatus, how well do you feel that the Dave Matthews Band carried on and preserved Phish's musical traditions and legacy?"
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
06-12-2009 |
Music
Cyndi Lauper Talks LGBT Rights Ahead of Milwaukee PrideFestnew
The same fierce individualism that established Cyndi Lauper as one of the defining cultural sensations and fashion trendsetters of the 1980s kept her an icon in the gay community long after MTV retired her.
Shepherd Express |
Shepherd Express |
06-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
White Rabbits' Sophomore Album Is Frighteningly Goodnew
It's Frightening is the kind of mature, monumental release that succeeds where many sophomore releases fail.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Indie Phenoms Band of Horses on Playing to the Home Crowdnew
Band of Horses returns to Asheville and frontman Ben Bridwell talks about going commercial, traveling abroad and almost going to jail in Muscle Shoals.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
06-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Units Punked the System, Played JC Penneynew
I've been dwelling on San Francisco's punk roots a lot lately after stumbling into an excellent new collection of out-of-print material by San Francisco's original synth punks. The group's music and mantra provide interesting angles from which to view an era of rapid technological and artistic progress -- much like the one we're in now.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
06-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Are the Apes of Wrath the Best Band in San Diego?new
The Apes of Wrath get drunk, talk shit and figure out why everyone thinks they're so awesome.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
06-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Case for Coldplay (Exhibit A: Music Critics are Assholes)new
Music criticism has become a filthy, disgusting monster that tells you what is art and when it's art and eats your face if you disagree.
San Antonio Current |
Abbie Kopf |
06-10-2009 |
Music
Tags: Coldplay, music criticism
On Music Royalty Policy, Does the U.S. Belong with the Axis of Evil?new
The only industrialized countries that don't compensate performers when their works are played over the air are Iran, China, North Korea ... and the U.S. The Performance Rights Act hopes to change that.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
06-09-2009 |
Music
Blase Splee's Pop Perfection Was a Debut Awaynew
One might guess that a band would invest a lot more thought into its choice of a name than Blase Splee did. But nonchalance might be expected from a couple of guys who know that the true measure of a band has little to do with its name.
Metro Times |
Scott Bragg |
06-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
