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Motown Revivalnew
Remembering the Marvelettes and the hit factory's beginnings.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
05-16-2012 |
Music
Up from the ashesnew
Following Jim Lindberg's departure, Pennywise renews its old-school ties.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
05-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pennywise
Can't Stop, Won't Stop Chippy Nonstopnew
How a young emcee turned incessant partying into a branding apparatus.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-16-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scratch and Stitchnew
The well-tailored line between hip-hop artists and the streetwear companies hustling to promote them.
Chicago Reader |
Leor Galil |
05-14-2012 |
Music
Tags: Chicago hates you, ShowYouSuck
Mex Step and MNOLO: 'Machine People'new
Machine People marks the first of at least two 2012 releases from Mexican Stepgrandfather (here credited as Mex Step, Marco Cervantes in real life).
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
05-11-2012 |
Reviews
Ana Tijoux: Latin America's Hottest Female Rappernew
French-Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux likes surprises. When she left Makiza, her first group, in 2001, she didn't write any music until 2004. She had been cooking in silence, then delivered with a lethal one-two punch.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Karloz: 'Tex-Bop Deluxe'new
Who the hell is "Karloz"? This is the type of album that sits for weeks and weeks on a music critic's desk as the writer works to shake their fears of yet another cheesy collection of crowd-pleasing old hits given the "Tejano" treatment.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-11-2012 |
Reviews
High on Fire: De Vermis Mysteriisnew
To call High on Fire's sound "punishing" would not be hyperbole. While it may seem unrelenting and repetitive at first, it's a pain that becomes addictive after multiple rotations.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian Mock |
05-11-2012 |
Reviews
Ready, Steady ... Popnew
The High Strung paid their dues in full. Now it's time for the payoff.
Metro Times |
Jeff Milo |
05-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Detroit Music, The High Strung
Kat Edmonson: 'Way Down Low'new
Everything you need to know about Kat Edmonson is encapsulated on track four of Way Down Low: a reading of the Beach Boys' “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times.”
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
05-10-2012 |
Reviews
Torche: 'Harmonicraft'new
Torche's newest brings their mastery of incredibly catchy, poppy, heavy rock into new realms of melody and tight songwriting.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
05-10-2012 |
Reviews
Namaste, M.C.A.new
Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, was the conscience of the Beastie Boys.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
05-10-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
MCA's Legacynew
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch influenced and helped many as he evolved.
LEO Weekly |
Peter Berkowitz |
05-09-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
Perry Farrell Is Doing Just Finenew
Jane's Addiction and Lollapalooza mastermind on Bin Laden and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
05-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Last Call Brawlers: The Pressures of Living, The Darkness of Dyingnew
The Brawlers have been around since 1999, and their latest album shows the band's meld of rockabilly, punk and surf music at its most seamless. The local quartet keeps things simple and direct, always opting for heart and guts rather than elaboration...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-08-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: last call brawlers
