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Artistic Pursuitsnew
London's Art Brut always has a new song brewing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut, Bang Bang Rock & Roll
Drive Me 'Crazy'new
Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse have grand pop ambitions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Gnarls Barkley, St. Elsewhere
Texture Reignsnew
There isn't a synth in earshot but you'd never know given the vast array of tones Verlaine summons from his guitar.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Tom Verlaine, Around
Melodic Art for Art's Sakenew
These songs are enveloped in lush strings, Beach Boys harmonies, chugging guitars, bubbling synths and keys, and Lytle's world-weary vocals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Pop Rests on Techno Backdropnew
This is a potent dance recording, so Allien's supple bass is most prominent, with Apparat's loopy and loping samples wafting over it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
'Innocence' Stays Genuinenew
Bloom has mastered the art of passive reflection on what is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: innocence, Luka Bloom
To One's Own Elf Be Truenew
Elf Power's Back to the Web departs into droning, hypnotic territory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-04-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elf Power, Back to the Web
Oh Snap!new
K-Rab, the new musical movement's leading producer, snaps back.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-04-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 30318 Project, K-Rab
Wallowing in Dad's Shadownew
Shooter's second album seems to struggle with his father's shadow, attempting to make a unique statement while acknowledging the legacy of his genes -- unfortunately, he misses the mark.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Shooter Jennings, Electric Rodeo
Smart, Soft-Spoken 'Surf Rock'new
Leviton is on the opposite coast of the Ventures' brand of reverb-drenched guitar rock, specializing in delicate, sun- and sand-themed love songs written specifically for performance on the beach.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Traversing Genresnew
Dieselboy, who has been lobbing volleys from Philly for more than a decade, bridges hardstep, neurofunk and now progressive house/trance, of all things.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dieselboy, The HUMAN Resource
On the 'Mark'new
These Southern gothic stories bristle with Howle's usual sense of drama and detail.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Danielle Howle, Thank You Mark
Where Is Jerry Bruckheimer?new
Cinemechanica is hyperactive as fuck, churning out smashmouth action rock full of complicated time changes and ramped-up sequences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cinemechanica, The Martial Arts
Phil Walden, 1940-2006new
Walden single-handedly revived the rock scene in the South.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
04-27-2006 |
Music
Tags: Phil Walden
Can You Hear Me Now?new
Talking on the phone with soul and gospel legend Al Green can be difficult at times.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Al Green
