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Oscillation & Power Chords��
The up-and-coming Charleston, S.C., twang-rock trio let it all hang out in the noisy power-pop of their debut disc.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dig the New Soul Man��
Known best as the frontman for Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty proudly demonstrates a new-found sense of independence.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Special Deliverynew
Hip-hop is all about representing where you're from and making it cool, even if, like Columbus, Ohio's witty and wily Envelope, you're from the aging hippie residential part of town.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Singer Delivers Goods Once Againnew
Retaining her affinity for the music of the past and presenting her own material in a seamless blend, Adrienne Young shows just how important music history is in terms of contemporary influences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-13-2005 |
Reviews
Second Release Is a Smokernew
The girl has more natural soul than any 10 of the current crop of prefab "American Idols." Nikka Costa has one of those incredibly expressive voices that works just as well in a funked-out rave-up as it does a sultry ballad.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-13-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Can'tneverdidnothin', Nikka Costa
Band Brings New Spirit to Old Songnew
OCMS hasn't much updated or tampered with its old-fashioned approach since the drugstore days. Instead, its members just keep getting better at what they do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Old Crow Medicine Show
Brooklyn Duo Turns Dicey Beginnings Into Solid Rollnew
On its fourth full-length, Black Dice hasn't exactly gone NWA, but a renewed emphasis on rhythmic structure has resulted in a metamorphosis from dislocated filter-buffeted abrasiveness to head-bobbing lope.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Dice, Broken Ear Record
Country Star's Time of Reckoningnew
Trisha Yearwood decided to make Jasper County a musical tribute to her home and her roots. Now it stands as a tribute to her father, who unconditionally supported Yearwood's aspirations from an early age.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jasper County, Trisha Yearwood
Band Wasn't Built to Last, but They Havenew
Whether the New Pornographers became your preferred glass of wine in 2001 or 2003, you thought you were listening to a band whose showcase talent was the alter-ego of alt-country chanteuse Neko Case.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema
Techno Vaporsnew
A new wave of French computer geeks burns through hip-hop's intestinal tract.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jess Harvell |
10-13-2005 |
Music
Slo-Fi Singer Catchier Than Herpesnew
Don Lennon thrives on making light of the most mundane details of everyday life, a skill evident on his latest album.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
10-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Don Lennon
Sucka MCs and Happy Couples, Bewarenew
Slug is so cool that he helped light skin, love songs and the state of Minnesota get props in the rap community.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
10-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Atmosphere
Pop Paragons Pimp the Ride, but Not Their Pridenew
Now that Death Cab for Cutie are absolutely everywhere, you’ll need an opinion of them to navigate the multiple conversations that will spring up due to their new record, Plans.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
10-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Death Cab for Cutie, Plans
Mothers Daynew
Kawabata Makoto, the high priest of Japan's Acid Mothers Temple, says his music is something he hears from the cosmos and re-creates so others might hear it, too.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Little Brother Mans Upnew
Little Brother and the Justus League, a hip-hop movement from Raleigh and Durham, N.C., is redefining Southern hip-hop on its own terms.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
10-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Little Brother, The Minstrel Show
