AltWeeklies Wire
More Air Guitaringnew
In one giddy, irresistible guitar figure, frontman Doug Martsch both refutes and affirms everything his outsider Idaho project has ever been.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
05-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Built to Spill, You In Reverse
The True-School Scenenew
Butta Verses and Raw Filth prove that the middle ground between backpack and Benzi is one of the most vital and untapped in hip-hop.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
04-24-2006 |
Reviews
S.A.T. Wordsnew
When discussing Bloc Party's anthemic dance rock, you gotta get deep.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
04-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bloc Party
Not a Throwawaynew
Roots Manuva goes deep once again and comes up with another funky treasure.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
04-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alternately Deep, Roots Manuva
Greatness, Past & Presentnew
Even the expected filler on the disc isn't embarrassingly maudlin or cheesy, making Tormentors another triumph.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Annie Zaleski |
04-04-2006 |
Reviews
Erin Go, Brahnew
DJ Ed Whitty is gonna make Lauderdale safe for house again.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
03-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Ed Whitty
Significant Othersnew
These left-fielders from Queens make pop important.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
03-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Riveting Monumentnew
Though its early to make predicitions, What the Toll Tells will stand as one of 2006's best albums.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Two Gallants, What the Toll Tells
Classical Beatsnew
If this is new old folks' music, retirement never looked so sweet.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-21-2006 |
Reviews
Modest Mouthnew
Don't be fooled: Langhorne Slim is just a guy singing songs.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Langhorne Slim
Fuzzy and Detachednew
Hot Chip's vocalists are so laid-back that they're almost lying down, their bleached-out suburban lilt hypnotizing in its tea-time reserve, like a b-boy Nick Drake.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hot Chip, Coming On Strong
Easy Rankingnew
Does anyone other than music critics care about year-end "best-of" lists?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-14-2006 |
Music
Budding Geniusnew
Timb's fifth or sixth self-released album of solo bedroom recordings veers from sneering grunge punk to junk-funk hip-hop to falsetto folk strummers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
02-07-2006 |
Reviews
Digging Through His Cratesnew
Most tracks here recall the pre-bling days of hip-hop, and though there are as many near-misses as dusty gems, the set's 19 songs do offer plenty of bug-out opportunities.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric K. Arnold |
01-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hip Hop Gold Dust, Prince Paul
Well Balancednew
Like truants and delinquents at military school, 31Knots roars with frustration, but never loses its discipline.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Chris Dahlen |
01-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: 31Knots, Talk Like Blood
