AltWeeklies Wire
Dylan & Menew
A music critic spent the summer riding his bike around Sacramento, obsessing about the magic in the music of one Robert Zimmerman. He was searching for inspiration. Did he find any?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jackson Griffith |
09-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Dylan
Pop on Icenew
Straight from the frozen tundra, naively sexy Norway native Annie (Lilia Berge-Strand) busts out sugary sweet pop that sends a shiver down our spines.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
09-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Isolee Shows Dance Nerds What's Whatnew
Hamburg producer Rajko Muller aka Isolee breaks away from lame-ass dance music and greases tired dance floors with hot electro-tracks.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
09-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Isolee, We Are Monster
Finally, a Hybrid With Some Horsepowernew
Boston rappers Audible Mainframe weave together a whole new hip-hop sound with fresh lyrics, a mad horn section and a charismatic MC.
Dig Boston |
Chris Farone |
09-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Audible Mainframe, War to be One
Howl Finds Former Fuzz-Rockers Revvin' for Heavennew
Fate can be fickle, even for rock stars, but the stars seem to have finally aligned for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...at least for now.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
09-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Howl
Spreading the Good Vibes
They graduated from college and the Columbia, S.C., scene; now, Robi Zagoria and her band are determined to establish themselves in Charleston and beyond.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Promising Noisemakers
Five Brown University students get all indie-rocky in their debut album.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pop Go the Punkers
Baltimore-based rock band Eleven:54 celebrates the release of its new collection of top 40-based pop punk.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Homegrown
Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld says the Carolina band's fifth studio album is the most important of its career.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Detroit’s Bump Make Some Noise
Yorg Kerasiotis and Detroit-based Bump were named by Jambase.com as one of the top "Bands to See" this year...but are they officially a "jam" band?
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bump, Motor City Soul
Hootie Drummer Gets Quizzed
Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld gets a quick drummer quiz and almost passes!
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hootie & The Blowfish
New Orleans' 'Brass-Hop' Sound
A New Orleans-based brass band mixes new and old styles and grooves.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kickin' the Funk, The Soul Rebels
Enigmatic Frontman
With his remarkable solo work, Texas-based Centro-Matic frontman Will Johnson seems determined to operate in an entirely different, much darker realm.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Somber Colors, Will Johnson
Riffing It Up
Moonless Moth's sometimes clumsy devotion to getting its work known makes it stand out among up-and-coming rock bands in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moonless Moth
Five Kool Bits of Trivia
Here's some fun trivia about the veteran funk act Kool & The Gang.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kool & the Gang
