AltWeeklies Wire
Stay In and Playnew
"In the South, there are beautiful, lush landscapes that also have a sinister quality, and it's the same with the culture," says Holopaw's John Orth.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
08-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Holopaw, Quit +/or Fight
Well Rednew
Red Sparowes' debut full-length is a pounding, trance-inducing epic akin to a communion of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Swans and Sister-era Sonic Youth.
Westword |
Jason Heller |
08-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Red Sparowes
Say Anythingnew
SoTheySay earns a record deal via hard work -- and a little help from the Internet scene.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
08-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Won't Be Worried Longnew
Friends and family gather to mourn the suicide of St. Louis' Hunter Brumfield III, aka Toast, who was, depending on whom you ask, a great rapper, bassist, drummer, DJ, graffiti artist, lover, poet, breakdancer, bookworm, conversationalist, drunk or folk guitarist.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Music
Tags: Hunter Brumfield III
Straight Talknew
This country needs Rufus Wainwright. He's sexy, bold, glamorous, a genius of a songwriter and openly gay. Oh, and the girls love him.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
08-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Across the Universenew
The Secret Machines slow time and stretch space with psych-rock monuments -- and their music makes you think.
Miami New Times |
Jonathan Zwickel |
08-15-2005 |
Reviews
Down Is Upnew
System of a Down is rock's least likely success story.
Houston Press |
Michael Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Legend in the Makingnew
As a teenager, John Legend was already recording with Lauryn Hill. Seven years later, he's only gotten bigger.
Dallas Observer |
Michael Roberts |
08-15-2005 |
Reviews
Monkee Businessnew
The Click Five aim to be big — really big, arena big, MTV big.
Boston Phoenix |
Scott Frampton |
08-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Moments Feel Cheap and Emptynew
On Appetite - which the band, tellingly, co-produced with Dave Fridmann - the quartet try to listlessly remake the Flaming Lips and Pink Floyd in their own image.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ray Cummings |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Many Standouts on Albumnew
Of the 40 tracks included here, it is futile to identify a few standouts. What's even more important than the actual quality of the work (which is amazing) is the historical significance of many of the cuts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Album Goes Down Smoothnew
Recorded at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studios, there's an appropriate restless cowboy vibe running through Smog's 12th album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Why Do Local Indie Rock Guys Need to Reunite?new
When it's Columbus pioneers the Great Plains, you don't really need to ask.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
08-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eight and Outnew
Engine Down tours with its intricate guitarchitecture one final time.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Engine Down
Sealed With a Kiss-Offnew
Teairra Mari’s not just another summertime R&B girl crush.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
