AltWeeklies Wire
Perhaps the Band Should Find Some New Hobbiesnew
U2 may not have the power to change the world with its music, but it still has the power of its celebrity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: U2
She Makes Dreams Come Truenew
Fantasia's strings of life weren't always so sweet as her gorgeous high notes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fantasia, Free Yourself
Juan-Uppednew
Not since Daft Punk has someone folded art into artifice as neatly as the Juan Maclean.
Dig Boston |
Kiran Aditham |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Glass Gets Emotionalnew
Ten years ago, the world from American eyes seemed prosperous and peaceful; to revisit the potential of nuclear horror via an Allen Ginsberg poem would have been nothing more than a reminder of how scary things had been.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
An Adventurous Voyagenew
There's absolutely no need for contemporary reggae artists to be making songs with titles like "Dread Inna Babylon" or "Sensimellia," unless, of course, they're updating one of the dozens of earlier songs that carried those exact titles.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dr. Israel, Patterns of War
Can You Dig It?new
Yes, this disc has just been reissued, to coincide with the recent director's cut DVD and the completely awesome video game. Now, granted, The Warriors was no Fast Times, but it was a fairly dark movie. And, unsurprisingly, this soundtrack -- remastered or not -- still sounds as inappropriate as it sounds out-of-date.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Sonic Window Dressingnew
Don't be unduly burdened with some concern about "authenticity" when it comes to the contemporary electronic lusciousness of the tracks on Putumayo's Lounge series.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Asian Lounge
Full Speed Aheadnew
It starts out innocently enough. A radio announcer introduces the band, which then eases into a spry and full-bodied improvisation; the tune is built upon a quick-moving bass line and tonal structures reminiscent of the group's previous work.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Soul-Thumping Dubnew
Listening to Prince Far I is like listening to reggae with your head wrapped in cheesecloth.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Gotta Love Itnew
Merging heavy metal's satanic symbol with love's shorthand icon, H.I.M.'s heartagram ranks among modern music's most popular designs -- perhaps better known than the Finnish quintet itself.
Cleveland Scene |
Andrew Miller |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweet and Swedishnew
Shout Out Louds just wanna have fun.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Reaction Wantednew
Never mind the manifestos: Deerhoof thwarts categorization with no-rules art-punk.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deerhoof, The Runners Four
Tectonic Shiftsnew
Dylan Carlson is positively wanking, though his dynamics suggest caveman repetition more than Guitar Center tech. At its best, Sword is hypnotic and crude like prime Crazy Horse. (OK, maybe not as good as all that.)
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
11-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Better Than Finenew
Reviewing Fiona Apple's latest release involves a tale of two albums.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
11-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Subtropical Spinnew
While the songs on Trina's third album are rife with tribulations, Miami's diamond princess remains completely nonplussed. She leaves no room for the blues.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Makkada B. Selah |
11-15-2005 |
Reviews
