AltWeeklies Wire
Masses Love Taste of 'Laffy Taffy'new
D4L set a new sales record during the last week of 2005 when more than 175,000 digital downloads of the song sold.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: D4L, Down For Life
Finally Taking Chancesnew
The album won't necessarily up the Strokes' sales or exposure, but it should garner them more respect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ray Cummings |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Brakhage Homagenew
Recorded at a memorial benefit for experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage, this is Sonic Youth at its best -- lost in its own hazy head space somewhere along the sonic journey from strings to pedals to amps to the ether.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Mostly Unswervingnew
This fifth full-length emerges after three years in the void, with a competent and slightly darker hue, balancing atmospheric subtleties with mammoth crescendos and chest-pounding passion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Milemarker, Ominosity
Zeppelin Over Mozartnew
Bobby Yang grew up listening to classic rock while being trained in classical violin, and has now figured out how to mesh two loves.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
01-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby Yang, No. 1 Tribute
Box Set Captures Significant Momentsnew
Donovan released a body of work that has become symbolic of the times, and has bred numerous covers and instantly recognizable melodies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
This One Guarantees Smilesnew
This album is full of original rock ditties that give props to all the cool cultural elements of the holiday, even down to questioning how it's spelled.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hanukkah Rocks, The LeeVees
Album Aims to Turn Dancefloor Into Saunanew
Album offers up sleek tracks imbued with regimented physicality and retro characteristics that pulse with the moody current of underground European electro-house.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Body Language, Vol. 1, M.A.N.D.Y.
Collaboration Spurs a Tournew
The eight songs that resulted from these two bands' collaboration sound more immediate and energetic than anything else either band has released on its own.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hey Santa, Download Thisnew
This year, it's all about single songs downloaded digitally and hardwired into the personal music device of your choice. That's right: Santa's making a playlist and checking it twice.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Producer Still Has Longevitynew
This collection of unreleased songs and rare jams from producer Prince Paul has the feel of sifting through the basement tapes of an overachiever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hip Hop Gold Dust, Prince Paul
Southern Rootsnew
Far from an anomaly, the level of artistry that Anthony Hamilton exhibits on this album is what all R&B musicians should aspire to.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Balancing on a Tightropenew
Bonnie Raitt's 18th release applies superfluous sonic makeup that often covers her raw journeyman complexion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Bonnie Raitt, Souls Alike
Rock 'n' Roll Lifestylenew
Marianne Faithfull spits out her guts and dares you to call them beautiful.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Al Kaufman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Unfiltered Footagenew
For all the Dolls' rawness, these unscripted snapshots fail to coalesce into a story or something more meaningful because of the lack of narration.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: New York Dolls, All Dolled Up
