AltWeeklies Wire
How the Blind Eyes Evolved from Metalhead Kids and Orchestral Geeks to the City's Tightest Rock Trionew
As its snappy name implies, the Blind Eyes' Modernity is sleek and to-the-point, and full of the trio's shuffling rock tunes — which combine power-pop melodies, punk tenacity and mod-rock precision.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Irving Azoff Reveals Ticketmaster Secret at Senate Judiciary Hearingsnew
One of the lesser-reported revelations of last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the proposed merger of the two corporate behemoths of the concert business, Ticketmaster and LiveNation, came during a conversation with Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff about service fees.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
03-05-2009 |
Music
The Music Industry Isn't Done Harassing College Students Over File Sharing. Should It Be?new
Last December, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would no longer continue its massive legal campaign against downloaders. But that doesn't mean you should grab that album off BitTorrent quite yet.
Tags: RIAA, illegal downloading
Mi Ami Weathers Touch & Go's (Mis)fortunenew
Mi Ami are a quintessential Touch & Go band, and as such are built low to the ground to weather bumps that destroy less hardy acts.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ukulele Prodigy Jake Shimabukuro Is Still Flying Highnew
For ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, it all began with an innocent little YouTube video. Four years later, Shimabukuro is still following an upward trajectory, setting himself apart as an intense, disarming, and enigmatic performer.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele music
The Great Demo Review 2009new
We received more new-music submissions than ever this year, but that didn't keep us from reviewing every one of them.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat |
03-04-2009 |
Music
Tags: San Diego, Great Demo Review
The Seasoned Men of Horse Are Making the Best Music of Their Lifenew
U.S. Metal takes a time-tested, bare-knuckled approach to the type of metal that's built on driving riffs and double kicks, resulting in a taut, classic, thrash sound that nods to vintage Pantera.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
03-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fort Worth Metal Scene Remembers Abboud Greig, Joe's Garagenew
In the story of Abboud Greig, the 74-year-old Fort Worth landlord killed early last month during an attempted robbery, a little perspective goes a very long way.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
03-02-2009 |
Music
Stephen Rippy Sets 'Halo Wars' High Scorenew
Just as there's a market for Swedish klezmer-punk or smooth jazz or comedy rock or Josh Groban, there's a market for video-game scores, bootlegs of which sell like, um, action figures at comic and sci-fi conventions. Those who keep tabs on such things sweated Stephen Rippy's score for the Xbox release Halo Wars.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Dexateens Stay True to Punk and Country Rocknew
The band has been bringing its mix of loose, Stones-like swagger, punk energy and southern rock to music clubs throughout the southeast for more than 10 years. As they move into their second decade, the group is working to build on its history through regular shows and new recording projects.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
03-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Baltimore Hip-Hop Vets Offer a Way Forward For The Scene--Looking Backnew
If you follow hip-hop journalism, you've heard this story before: Once there was a grassroots movement that established criteria for what made hip-hop matter. Now it's just people repeating the same old nonsense about big-screen TVs, money, and bitches.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
02-24-2009 |
Music
Is The Game Over?new
In a phone interview, he insists his latest album, L.A.X., will be his final one, and he sounds as if he's fishing for praise when he explains why: "'Cause, see, you guys don't need me anymore. You got all these other wack rappers that you love so much."
Phoenix New Times |
Ben Westhoff |
02-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Together, Live Nation and Ticketmaster Could Exert a Dangerous Amount of Powernew
When news of the proposed Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger flashed across the internet, it was accompanied by the same mix of panic and dread you'd expect in response to an announcement that great white sharks were carrying the Ebola virus and could now fly.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
02-23-2009 |
Music
Is Hip-Hop in Seattle Being White-Washed?new
Just like electric blues, hip-hop reaches a vastly broader, and whiter, audience than ever before. The difference in Seattle is that some of the most recognizable figures are by and large non-black, a fact that makes rappers like Silas Blak concerned.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Cunningham |
02-23-2009 |
Music
J. Mascis Takes Off His Guitar and Sits Behind the Drums in Witchnew
Once you get Mascis talking about drumming, he grows (comparatively) animated. As renowned a guitarist as he's become, drums are his first and truest love.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
02-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
