AltWeeklies Wire
From Sheet Music to iPodsnew
Charting the rise and fall of the record industry.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
03-10-2008 |
Music
Black on Tracknew
A chart of African-American musical history from the 1700s to 2007.
NOW Magazine |
staff |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Burning Hell's Uke Jukenew
Glockenspiel may be the new cowbell, but Burning Hell main man Mathias Kom is determined to make 2008 the year of the ukulele.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
01-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Burning Hell
Kid Sister’s Kanye Bouncenew
Chi-town rising star Melisa Young makes the most of unlikely Kanye West boost.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kid Sister
The Second Coming of the King of Queennew
Handsome Ned has an upcoming movie, a U.S. CD release and new young fans -- but he won't be touring.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
01-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Handsome Ned
Oscar Peterson, 1925-2007new
For all that's been written posthumously about his eight Grammys and numerous citations, awards never mattered much to the humble man who was Canada's greatest jazz musician, who died of kidney failure December 23 at the age of 82.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
01-04-2008 |
Music
Twig Breakingnew
Rising star Slim Twig's Suicide kick.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
12-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slim Twig
Rawest Rushnew
Chitlin-circuit R&B king Bobby Rush takes a detour.
NOW Magazine |
Time Perlich |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby Rush
Disco Love Affairnew
Andy Butler connects the classics with contemporary club sounds.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
12-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blood Ceremony Channels Witchy Wickedness of Rock's Pastnew
The melodic flute focus is what separates Ceremony from a zillion weed-hazed dudes blasting Iommi riffs. It gives their otherwise gloom-drone occult rock a heightened sense of drama, imagery and femininity, something sorely lacking in most metal.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood Ceremony
NYC's White Magic Benefit From Special Powersnew
Mira Billotte of White Magic delivers "As I Went Out One Morning" with an otherworldly sweetness Bob Dylan's version from John Wesley Harding never had. This isn't the first time Billotte has benefited from some weird synchronicity.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Magic
Percee P Perseveresnew
The fact that Percee P's been in the game since the mid-80s but is only dropping his debut album now speaks volumes.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Percee P, Perseverence
How the Blakes Trio Became All the Ragenew
Like many of Seattle's seemingly overnight sensations, the Blakes are not a new group.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
11-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Blakes
Bmore's Biggest and Best Celebrationnew
Scribes have unfailingly likened the female-led trio to Brooklyn biggies the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV on the Radio.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Kellar |
11-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Celebration, The Modern Tribe
Lone Sea Wolfnew
Alex Church whips up an unlikely epic.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
11-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sea Wolf, Leaves In The River
