AltWeeklies Wire
Those Were The Days
The subversive songs on Dolly Parton's new CD are the type that used to keep President Nixon awake at night.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
10-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dolly Parton, Those Were The Days
Trick or Trinanew
Though comfortable in the hard-core persona she developed while collaborating with rap star Trick Daddy, Trina had begun to branch out.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
10-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Men of Mysterynew
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ride a quiet wave of on-line hype.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
10-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Take Me Homenew
England has been raving about half-Texas, half-Manchester band The Earlies for two years. Now it's Texas's turn.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
10-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Folk Foodnew
Iron & Wine serves biscuits and gravy to saccharin-tweaked audiences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Josh Johnson |
10-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Iron & Wine
Making Kanye West Seem Quaintnew
P.O.S. knows how to catch you off-guard. You never know if he'll be swinging his ass off Twista fast, speaking asymmetrically in asides, jarring you with things said under his breath, or teasing you with long silences.
Orlando Weekly |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Resident Zinnnew
Springfield-based indie-rock band Resident Genius got its wish -- it's just released an album that features social activist and historian Howard Zinn.
Illinois Times |
Tom Irwin |
10-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hard to Label This Applenew
Dissatisfied with the first version of her CD, Fiona Apple went back to the studio with a new producer: The result is opium instead of ecstasy.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-21-2005 |
Reviews
A Triumph of Soul Over Stylenew
A jazz tribute to Pavement sounds like a bad idea, but it would be a shame to dismiss Gold Sounds on the basis of its gimmick.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-21-2005 |
Reviews
Layered Cakewalknew
Michael Ramos of Charanga Cakewalk throws everything--grand piano, electric piano, pump organ, synthesizers, trumpet, accordion, vocals and more--into his musical recipe.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soul Ridenew
The Hold Steady's music is about trying to find the middle between two extremes. And mixing the extremes ain't easy.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
Tender Buttons
As a band known for spending too much time in the studio, Broadcast was always just a few tweaks away from delivering a completely bland recording. The group's latest, Tender Buttons, finally fulfills that lack of promise.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Kanin |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
The Magic Numbers
Whether you like hype-bedecked London popsters Magic Numbers may depend on whether you liked Ken Jennings, The Jeopardy! champ.
Washington City Paper |
Pamela Murray Winters |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Heart Murmur
If Strange Geometry is any indication, the long-standing hipster backlash against R.E.M. appears, finally, to have ended.
Washington City Paper |
Shannon Zimmerman |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Anatomy of a Fabulist
Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy wants pop’s rulebook to include everything in our vast imaginations -- except pirates.
The Inlander |
Luke Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Colin Meloy, Decemberists
