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Mike Quinn Works Overtime with No Quarter Recordsnew
The psych/drone/stoner rock label has been funded with up to 90 hours of work a week at temp jobs.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
09-25-2007 |
Music
Can Philly's Fractured Hip-hop Scene Come Together?new
The divisions aren't new, but in recent years there has been an explosion of international popularity of particular subscenes that have elevated the hostility, competition and jealousy between them all.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Deesha Dyer |
09-18-2007 |
Music
Aesop Rock Discusses 'None Shall Pass'new
Rock's on-wax presence is so distinct that hearing his normal speaking voice feels like it should be accompanied by some sort of man-behind-the-curtain revelation.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Deep Fried Tapes Label Embraces a Bygone Mediumnew
Cassette tapes lack the hipster cachet of vinyl, the clean precision of the CD and the digital-age convenience of the mp3, but a Philly label and its experimental music scene embraces the medium in all of its flawed glory.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Ex-Prick, Expat Joe Annaruma Returns to Philly Redeemednew
When he left Philly in with his band Throttle in 1995, he didn't think he'd come back -- and he surely never dreamed he'd return to play only charity gigs for Project H.O.P.E.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
08-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Man Is Doomed
Tuff Crew: The Boom Boom Bapnew
Old-school hip-hop heroes try to pull it together for a reunion show.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tuff Crew
Negativland Finds a New Target: Godnew
The infamous collage band starts a holy war.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Negativland
Slayer: Unholy Cownew
Vocalist Tom Araya wants you to lose your religion and abuse your illusions.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
08-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slayer
East Hundred: The Marty McFly of Rocknew
"Like when you're playing Tetris and that one damn piece you need before you lose the game comes out and fits right in, " says Beryl Guceri of the band.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
07-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: East Hundred
Cozmic Cat Returns to Spin in Philadelphianew
When the city's top DJ went to Toronto, all she left us was alone.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Howard |
07-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cozmic Cat
A Hint of Paisleynew
How Revelations put Prince in a bottle with the new fragrance 3121.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ashlea Halpern |
07-17-2007 |
Music
One Track Mind: Scout Niblett's 'Dinosaur Egg'new
The muted strings of an electric guitar lope gently behind Niblett's high, chandelier-rattling voice on this new song.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
07-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Scout Niblett, Dinosaur Egg
Dolores O'Riordan's New Dreamsnew
Four years in the making, Are You Listening? puts the former Cranberries singer back on the treadmill.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
07-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dolores O'Riordan
Mirah's Back With Bugs In Her Systemnew
Mirah and Spectratone International took their inspiration for Share This Placefrom the "Homer of Insects" J. Henri Fabre.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
07-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mirah
Dan Peterson's Simple Rulesnew
Worlds collide in the jazz saxophonist's new multimedia song cycle.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
06-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dan Peterson
