AltWeeklies Wire
Canucks with Hooksnew
Steve Lambke of The Constantines shares his thoughts on his band, ketchup-flavored chips and how the Canadian indie scene is totally superior to America's.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Constantines
God-loving Shredders Transcend Metal Norms and Spellchecknew
More than a decade after the peak of their career, Stryper proves their music is "just as serious as anybody's," but their main priority is still Jesus.
Dig Boston |
Jedd Gottlieb |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stryper, Stryper, Fans Are Reborn
Make Believe is Coming!new
Make Believe has nothing to hide. That's probably why drummer Nate Kinsella felt the need to disrobe...at a Christian rock show.
Dig Boston |
Michael Kanin |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Make Believe
Birmingham Popsters Trim Fat, Get Heavynew
With the release of their third album, Tender Buttons, Broadcast sound nothing like Stereolab — or Broadcast, for that matter.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: broadcast
The Lady Lou Bouncenew
The first female rapper from St. Louis to score a major-label deal, Ebony Eyez seems fully aware of her precedent-setting achievement -- and maybe a bit defensive about it, too. Also reviewed: Minotaur Shock's Maritime.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Sin Citynew
Avenged Sevenfold helps punks and metalheads unite over groupies and drugs.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Survivornew
Once hair-metal royalty, Billy Morris should be a has-been. Instead, he's Cleveland's busiest musician.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Railing Against Rolling Stonenew
Seattle Weekly plays Jukebox Jury with Rockrgrl magazine founder Carla DeSantis.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Defying Gravitynew
Industrial rockers Gravity Kills celebrate their career with a reunion gig.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
11-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Fallnew
Failed romantics and lusty drinkers, meet the National and admire their knack for mixing irony with despair.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
11-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gritos Banditosnew
Mafia Nortena's narcocorridos -- songs that glorify the dangerous lives of drug traffickers -- draw a devoted and enthusiastic audience.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
11-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Paxil Revoltnew
John Vanderslice battles his demons (and his meds), emerging victorious with a killer new record.
East Bay Express |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
10-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Vanderslice, Pixel Revolt
Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley + Sean Paul = Reggae's Next Wavenew
Reggae artists who seek to move the massive at home and reach the masses abroad must strike a balance between international appeal and local taste. Two recent releases reveal different ways of walking this tightrope.
Boston Phoenix |
Wayne Marshall |
10-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Not Your Typical Narcissistnew
Iconoclastic singer/songwriter Count Marc Anthony Thompson, using the name Chocolate Genius, takes an autobiographical approach that is far removed from the post-folky narcissism of his inferiors.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-28-2005 |
Reviews
International Pop Overthrow
Given the U.S. music press's penchant for pithy descriptors, The Earlies' publicist must have had a tough time putting into bullet points just what, exactly, this bunch of wacked-out weirdoes is up to.
Washington City Paper |
Shannon Zimmerman |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
