AltWeeklies Wire
Stardust Memoriesnew
It seems strange that one of the most popular acts of the 60s would only now be out on CD. But Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass haven't just been out of print for the past 30 years: they've been wiped from the collective memory banks.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Milano |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Planet Rocknew
Upstate New York’s Coheed and Cambria refuse to come down to earth. Yet despite their lack of obvious hit-single material, they are inhabiting major-label arena-rock.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Performance Artist Takes Lunar Adventurenew
Space and NASA provide The End of the Moon its ostensible subject matter, but as is the case with Anderson's other performances, the album ultimately explores life in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alex Rawls |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Less Is Morenew
Broadcast is adept at combining aspects of retro pop with futuristic pops, which makes the comparison of Tender Buttons' static-basted machine beats and scuffed synth melodies with Alphaville -- featuring a mecho-organic computer at its heart -- all the more appropriate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: broadcast, Tender Buttons
A Punk-Only Doctrine Morphs into the Electronic Dancenew
There's nothing on Juan Maclean's album Less Than Human to suggest a once-doctrinaire punk is behind it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alex Rawls |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juan Maclean, Less Than Human
This Ain't No Partynew
Grumpy old men LCD Soundsystem and the Juan MacLean get on the good foot.
Baltimore City Paper |
Tony Ware |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: LCD Soundsystem
All Setnew
After 10 softly played years, the slow-drone pros of American Analog Set have just begun their kinda-sorta definitive farewell tour, but they're avoiding the "everyone-get-into-a-fight-and-break up" cliche.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Analog Set, Set Free
New Orleans Weirdoes Safe, Sound and Unsoundnew
Despite having been ousted from their hometown by a rather unfriendly natural disaster named Katrina, Quintron and Miss Pussycat continue to play around with their music...and puppets.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rockin' the Boatzznew
Boatzz's urbane art-pop has alternately been described as "trippy elevator music," "the Zombies meet Blur," and "Joe Jackson rolling in an Escalade listening to Supergrass and doing some serious party favors."
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweet Revengenew
Ringworm is one of the bands that helped smelt heavy metal and hardcore into one lethal weapon. But the band is as well known for its long periods of downtime as its albums.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
11-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mad Bloggernew
Armed with keyboard and modem, the Internet's most controversial hip-hop blogger, Byron Crawford, is waging war with celebrity rapper Kanye West.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
11-09-2005 |
Music
Space Casesnew
The Welsh supergroup Super Furry Animals have appeared on stage with giant inflatable bears and bright blue "Peace Tanks," but they've always trumped those antics with their music.
Boston Phoenix |
Ken Micallef |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Super Furry Animals, Love Kraft
Deranged Funnew
Quintron and Miss Pussycat's shows suggest a glorious, unholy alliance of Kukla, Fran, and Ollie and the Cramps. They manage to project their theatrical charms even on a CD.
Boston Phoenix |
Kurt B. Reighley |
11-08-2005 |
Reviews
A Song to Pass the Timenew
Emo's one-time wonder boy grows up to be an indie-folk superstar.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Ask Why?new
Musician Yoni Wolf is moving in a new direction, replacing laptops and turntables with guitar-picking, piano chords, mournful lyrics, and big choruses. Is indie the new hip-hop?
SF Weekly |
David Downs |
11-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
