AltWeeklies Wire
Pharcyde Reunite for Rock the Bells Blowoutnew
This culture often kills the dreams of hip-hop optimists like me, but 2007's Wu-Tang Clan/Rage Against the Machine reuniter and Rock the Bells president Chang Weisberg has brought about another miracle: all four original members of the Pharcyde are set to perform together on hip-hop's biggest tour of 2008.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Man Who Makes the Pitchfork Music Festival Happennew
Mike Reed's best known as the guy who assembles indie rock's favorite festival, but in his spare time he performs miracles for the local jazz scene.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
07-21-2008 |
Music
Page Six is a Long Way from Black Tide's South Florida Homenew
It's safe to assume it was the first time a bunch of West Kendallites appeared in the New York Post's infamous gossip column. And it's especially notable because they did so for indirectly inciting a minor riot in L.A. alongside a famously celebrated, then disgraced, then semi-redeemed memoirist.
Miami New Times |
Arielle Castillo |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Play-N-Skillz Cements Its Reputation as a Production Team with Lil Wayne's Latest Singlenew
So can Dallas get some respect as a source for hip-hop?
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Matisyahu: A Hasidic State of Mindnew
if you delve into his music and embrace the solid songwriting and instrumentation attached to it, you'll discover that Matisyahu (born Matthew Miller) is more serious about his craft than most people give him credit for.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Afromotive's African Travelogue Runs Deepnew
Made popular through the music of Fela Kuti, the sounds of West Africa now resonate through the mountains of North Carolina courtesy of Asheville's The Afromotive.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Afrobeat, The Afromotive
Grand Ole Party Makes Its Breaknew
GOP has been earning heavy local media buzz for more than a year. But it's only been in the last few months that the band has earned national press and exposure with slots at South by Southwest, Coachella and Bonnaroo.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grand Ole Party, Humanimals
Leslie Feist Spent Years on the Road Before "1234" Hitnew
Now her touring days are numbered.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Feist
Seminal Seattle Grunge Group Green River Reunites for a One Nightnew
Eight months ago Mark Arm, current Mudhoney front man and Sub Pop warehouse manager, e-mailed his old friends Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Alex Vincent, Steve Turner, and Bruce Fairweather to see if they'd be interested in bringing their now-legendary band Green River together for Sub Pop's anniversary.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Willie Nelson Doesn't Have to Keep Performingnew
That makes his insistence to keep doing so all the more remarkable.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Willie Nelson
Running Out of Retronew
Enjoy the '90s revival while you can--the space-time continuum is about to collapse.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-14-2008 |
Music
Seun Kuti Carries His Father's Afrobeat Torchnew
The youngest son of Nigeria's legendary Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti, known for his own energetic and passionate performances, is convinced that you need to see him on stage.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
07-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Music for Fuel: It's Harder than Ever to Jam Econonew
"Last year, I was worried about getting out to the West Coast with gas at $3.20 a gallon," says Dan McGee, the frontman for heavy-touring Chapel Hill band Spider Bags, "and this year, I'm worried about getting to work."
Socio-Economic Anxiety Never Rocked as Hard as it Does on the Hold Steady's Latestnew
Though the Hold Steady's musical style has always been of the lunchpail-swingin' bar-rock variety, Craig Finn's lyrics have usually been less about the rundown poor than the burned-out party kids. That changes on Stay Positive: Finn more directly addresses working-class themes, spinning tales of slightly older characters who are actually sweating their way through the drudgery.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
07-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Hold Steady, Stay Positive
Michigan's Most Important Rock Fest Remains Obscure Footnote in Rock Historynew
In the summer of 1970, the Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Jackson, Michigan, and attracted over 200,000 fans. Unlike Woodstock, it didn't rain and most of those folks actually paid to get in. Despite this, Goose Lake remains an obscure footnote in Midwestern rock history, the big show that hardly anyone outside Michigan has heard about.
Metro Times |
Mark Deming |
07-08-2008 |
Music
