AltWeeklies Wire
The Reggaeton Bible?new
The Source Latino made its debut as the first nationally distributed magazine to focus solely on the Lation hip-hop and reggaeton markets, ensuring it will be subjected to scrutiny and not-undue cynicism.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
12-28-2005 |
Music
Renegade Radionew
CIA moles, Holocaust deniers, survivalists, white supremacists, fringe Christian sects and an exiled president have all beamed their messages from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego on Radio Miami International's transmitter.
Miami New Times |
Mariah Blake |
12-28-2005 |
Music
Soul of the Citynew
Who says Denver don't have hip-hop? D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, the conscience of the Mile High hip-hop community, offers this guided tour of the seldom-seen parts of Colorado and the heart of Denver hip-hop.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
12-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, Wake Up
Verve Jazz for the Youngnew
Hip international beatmakers are invited to have their way with material from the jazz giant’s vault.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Hanukkah Outrocks Christmasnew
This year's Hanukkah could beat out the Christmas competition in New York, thanks to a burgeoning wave of musicians recording and performing individual takes on Jewish identity.
The Village Voice |
Elena Oumano |
12-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Life of Grime
Two recent compilations offer not only snapshots of the dark-horse scenes of U.K. grime and the Southern rap that's more old-school funk than crunk, but also rare examples of the cash-strapped hiphop lyricist.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
The Original Guitar Mannew
The Les Paul guitar, like its skinny cousin the Stratocaster, has become an iconic symbol of rock and roll. And Paul himself, who turned 90 on June 9, is an icon among guitarists. A
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
12-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stormy Surgesnew
There's another bridge to New Orleans -- a musical link between memory and hope, built by musicians who are rushing out benefit CDs to raise funds for the beleaguered Gulf States.
Boston Phoenix |
Clea Simon |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
Pancultural Playgroundnew
In pop, the age of multiculturalism has come to an end, replaced by a postmodern anything-goes panculturalism.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
Different Strokesnew
Critic Jon Garelick reviews his favorite people, CDs and performances of 2005.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
A Fistful of Geniusnew
A new two-disc set from the crazed film composer is more evocative than the movies themselves. Morricone's iconic scores for spaghetti Westerns made him famous, but set those aside and he would still be one of the modern era's most intriguing composers.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
12-22-2005 |
Reviews
Home, Sweet Venuenew
Calvin Johnson and other troubadors rock, yes, a three-bedroom apartment in Oakland, Calif.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
12-22-2005 |
Concerts
Rastawomannew
There's been a dearth of anti-war albums this year, but Sinead O’Connor's self-released collection of reggae standards attempts to fill the void.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
12-22-2005 |
Reviews
Going Down Cool and Calmnew
Welcome to Jamrock is not a strictly dancehall album; nor is it a reggae LP, though it's certainly Rastafari-inspired.
Seattle Weekly |
Makkada B. Selah |
12-22-2005 |
Reviews
Near Clonesnew
A review of Suburban Kids' first full-length might only require five words -- "Swedish version of Magnetic Fields."
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
12-22-2005 |
Reviews
