AltWeeklies Wire
From Sheet Music to iPodsnew
Charting the rise and fall of the record industry.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
03-10-2008 |
Music
Where The Real Wild Things Arenew
I want to eliminate a word that has plagued music criticism -- "rockism" -- but paradoxically I also want to revive and reanimate the conversation that people had when they were using the word.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Frank Kogan |
03-07-2008 |
Music
Rob Swift on Biters, Haters and Nerd Circlesnew
Swift has spent the last two years developing Ill Insanity, an X-Ecutioners spin-off gang alongside the comparably nimble-wristed Total Eclipse and Precision.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
03-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ill Insanity
Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guynew
If you cruise the internet, there's a small social phenomenon developing, with folks who like to compare their favorite misheard lyrics and trade stories about individual songs. From a colloquial standpoint, misheard lyrics are known as mondegreens.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
03-04-2008 |
Music
Not Your Father's N Wordnew
Eight months after its "burial," the world's most dangerous epithet is more popular than ever in hip-hop.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ben Westhoff |
03-04-2008 |
Music
Meet John Duchacnew
X frontman and solo artist John Doe revisits his Baltimore roots.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
03-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seattle, You Love Your Mainstream Country Musicnew
You just won't admit it.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jazz Jumps Back Onto the Cowtown Scenenew
Like jazz, Fort Worth is a culture in flux these days, as the demographics and the city's feel changes, with more people from more places moving here, particularly to the increasingly urban neighborhoods in and around downtown. Maybe jazz can do as much for this city as Cowtown can for jazz.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
03-03-2008 |
Music
Giving It Away Can Paynew
RCRD LBL lets advertisers support the artists so consumers don't have to.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
03-03-2008 |
Music
Life After System of a Downnew
When SOAD went on hiatus, bassist Shavo Odadjian remained busy with a series of projects in music, film, and online. He describes it as "coming out of my shell."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shavo Odadjian
Border Crossingsnew
Dengue Fever combines the indie and the Cambodian to create sounds enigmatic and modern.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matt Diehl |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dengue Fever
Thank You for Not Sharingnew
Arizonans are being forced to defend themselves against high-dollar illegal-music lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-28-2008 |
Music
Fending Off Piratesnew
Can independent labels fight file sharing more effectively than the majors?
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-28-2008 |
Music
UrSession Is the New MySpacenew
A new musical online network hires some old Oakland pros to give it street cred.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-28-2008 |
Music
A New Official State Song for Texas?new
A case for a new -- or different, anyway -- state song.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
02-26-2008 |
Music
