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Misery Breeds Beautynew
Gillian Welch turns in excellent early-country-bluegrass duets on her first album in eight years.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-18-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: gillian welch
An Open Letter to Patti Smithnew
Oh, God, I fell for you. It was your rock journalism that first drew me.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
06-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dent May: 'Do Things'new
In a recent complaint from his twitter account (@dentmay), Dent May unwittingly summed up his new album’s character...
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
06-14-2012 |
Reviews
Third Roots' 'Stand for Something'new
For months we've been giving you exclusive access to some of Third Roots singles, and here you can stream the full Stand for Something album
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Improvising, Not Compromisingnew
Why Joe McPhee's forty-year journey keeps coming back to Chicago.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
06-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Imagine 'Oceania'new
Oceania, the seventh studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins, will be out June 19, and the band wants you to come up with images for each one of the 13 songs, based only on the song's title.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-08-2012 |
Music
The Beach Boys' Endless Summernew
Surviving bandmates reunite for a 50th-anniversary tour.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Great Integration: A New Kind of Hip-Hoperanew
How one long-haired Asian guy speaks to the future of hip hop and classical music.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
06-06-2012 |
Music
Richard Meltzer's New Gignew
Interview with rock critic Richard Meltzer. Talks about his former columnist gig at the San Diego Reader and his new project with Mike Watt: Spielgusher.
San Diego Reader |
Andrew Hamlin |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rock poetry, Richard Meltzer
The Last Psych Band on Earthnew
A post-ironic Dandy Warhols searches for something new to react against.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dandy Warhols, psyche-pop
Stanley Clarke: 'The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection'new
Who's the greatest bassist of all time? Any poll will produce the same results: Victor Wooten, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius. Arguably more interesting, however, is who almost always gets left off these lists...
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
06-04-2012 |
Reviews
The strange story and sound behind Supreme Dicks' new box setnew
Supreme Dicks' sense of unhinged possibility leads to a new brand of magical chaos.
INDY Week |
Marc Masters |
06-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Supreme Dicks
George Harrison: 'Early Takes, Vol. 1'new
This companion piece to Martin Scorsese's superb documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a raw, minimalist collection of post-Beatles unreleased early demos by the quiet Beatle who passed away in 2001.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
John Mayer: 'Born and Raised'new
It only took an infamous 2010 Playboy interview for John Mayer to go from sweet, guitar-shredding heartthrob to major misogynist/racist asshole.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
Bamako Airlines lands in San Antonionew
And now, for something completely different — Bamako Airlines, an electrifying Austin-based band that offers dancefloor-friendly but musically challenging African grooves.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bamako Airlines
