AltWeeklies Wire
Britney's Album is Packed with Hitsnew
Britney Spears Inc.TM has generated enough capital over the years, she's managed to afford producers and songwriters who can capably negotiate her voice and notoriety into a brilliant, exciting pop-dance album.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Blackout, Britney Spears
James Murphy and Pat Mahoney Prefer Funk to Punknew
Their selection of mostly pre-'90s tracks wisely avoids disco's embarrassing pop crossover attempts in favor of the kind of cosmic funk that ruled underground dance clubs before house.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Levon Helm: Comeback of the Yearnew
Doctors told Levon Helm that throat cancer would prevent him from ever warbling another tune. That was nine years ago, and judging by the way he's belting out the old-time mountain traditionals, reports of his singing career's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dirt Farmer, Levon Helm
Spiral Beach Creates Catchy Debutnew
If anyone's a product of the Internet age, it's Spiral Beach. Rather, they clearly have a massive collection of downloaded music.
NOW Magazine |
Bryan Borzykowski |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ball, Spiral Beach
The Go! Team's New Album is a Gonew
The Go! Team have learned a lot since forming seven years ago -- like get clearance for samples before releasing a record.
NOW Magazine |
Bryan Borzykowski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Proof of Youth, The Go! Team
'Cease' is High-Water Mark of Contemporary Yacht Rocknew
At some point, Band of Horses must've realized that being the poor man's My Morning Jacket wasn't going to keep them in flannel, so they've softened their approach, strengthened the melodic component of their compositions, tightened up the harmonies and cranked up the repetition of catchphrases.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Band of Horses, Cease to Begin
Sandro Perri Scopes Folknew
Polmo Polpo sound scientist unplugs.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sandro Perri, Tiny Mirrors
The Cave Singers Discovers Folk Richesnew
Giving a blind listen to the haunting Appalachian-style folk hymns that come creaking out of the Cave Singers, you'd never guess that guitarist Derek Fudesco had any connection to the trend-conscious Pretty Girls Make Graves.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Cave Singers
Norwegian DJs Do It Differentlynew
Oslo-based cosmic disco specialist Prins Thomas (aka Thomas Hermansen) makes grooves that most would describe as odd and unusual.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Prins Thomas
Marcel Khalife: The Oud Man Outnew
For a musician who doesn't consider himself particularly religious and says he'd rather not talk politics, Lebanese oud maestro Khalife has been embroiled in a lot of controversy.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Marcel Khalife
Kevin Drew's Solo Disc Sounds Like His Work with Broken Social Scenenew
The Toronto band's fans will welcome it, but the rest of us will have to wait for the real Kevin Drew solo album
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin Drew, Spirit If ...
Obituary Livesnew
The nihilistic metalists find familial bliss.
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Obituary
Drummer Talks About Rilo Kiley's Newly Polished Soundnew
Short of singer Jenny Lewis confessing that she always hated Dawson's Creek, the band couldn't have polarized its audience more effectively than by releasing Under The Blacklight .
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
50 Cent Flips to Autopilotnew
Curtis is filled with typical talk about being a felon, a killer, a hustler, a pimp and a gun owner -- listening hard for anything more substantial will just exhaust you.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Kanye West Has Finally Graduatednew
With producer Jon Brion back in the sidecar, West delivers another failsafe collection of sharp, soulful songs, exposing his new affinity for synths and electronic drums while adding new lyrical ground to that campus-sized ego.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kanye West, Graduation
