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Falling Too Close to the Treenew
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the Lashes may be the most earnest band on the planet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Garrett |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Get It, The Lashes
A Band Revisednew
This is a far more relaxed and musically confident Maximo Park than the one captured on A Certain Trigger.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jonathan Garrett |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Maximo Park, Missing Songs
Dancehall Authenticitynew
It's hard to dance softly to drum and bass -- and even harder to maintain the stamina to step, bounce and break from the opening set through the headliner's finale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. Lagon |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Race One
Who is Roy Owens?new
Andrew Quinn bristles at the suggestion that Good Times is a country-rock album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Good Times, Roy Owens Jr.
Strike a Juxtaposenew
Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto renders himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meat Beat Manifesto
Indie Hip-Hopper P.O.S. Loses His Headnew
Indie hip-hoppers like P.O.S. quietly roam an underground circuit in increasing numbers, building a fan base despite a lack of media attention for their efforts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Needs Short, Pleasing Burstsnew
Mendes' songs and their polarizing qualities are part and parcel of the album's patchwork.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sergio Mendes, Timeless
Consistency Comes Throughnew
Made in tandem with acclaimed sound auteur RJD2, this is Aceyalone's most consistent work since 1998's A Book of Human Language.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Aceyalone, Magnificent City
Music and Fatherhoodnew
"If I was a better father, I would probably quit music," says Of Montreal frontman and main songwriter Kevin Barnes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Fighting to Make His Mark in Hip-Hopnew
Since Mike Shinoda is a member of "nu-metal" band Linkin Park, hip-hop fans haven't taken him seriously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fort Minor, The Rising Tied
Is New York Hip-Hop Dead?new
It's widely believed that the Southern rap industry has supplanted New York in public favor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Cure for VDnew
Here are a few love- and lust-themed playlists -- as well as some post-relationship comfort mixes -- to jump-start the process.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-09-2006 |
Music
More Than a 'Snap Music' Actnew
They may be gangsta, but Dem Franchize Boyz are still entertainers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Minstrel With Mayhemnew
At the heart of the album is conflict -- the thin line between consumer and critic, hip-hop's soul vs. hip-hop sold -- and Little Brother isn't immune to the syndrome.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Little Brother, The Minstrel Show
Persistence is Her Fortenew
Although the Scottish virtuoso percussionist has possessed only limited hearing since age 12, she wants audiences to focus on her music rather than her deafness.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
