AltWeeklies Wire
Hustle and No Flownew
What happens when nonrappers grab the microphone?
Baltimore City Paper |
Tom Breihan |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Troy, Loco Motive
The Great Communicatornew
Coldplay's Chris Martin brings his muddled message to the people.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Christ: "Thanks, but Could You Turn It Down Just a Smidge?"new
Amps for Christ pushes the boundaries of Americana music and gleefully injects it into the hardcore scene. Amen.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
08-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deft Punknew
With loud rock guitars, buoyant melodies and touches of electronica, former Husker Du frontman Bob Mould wrestles with his muse in his new solo album.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
08-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Mould, Body of Song
Under the Influencenew
Under the Drone shreds stoner-rock conventions.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
08-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shred, Under the Drone
Making Tracksnew
Interfuse's full-length debut makes art rock menacing again.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
08-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Payola on the Cheapnew
Bribing DJs used to be expensive, but now mere trinkets will do the trick.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Brett Sokol |
08-09-2005 |
Music
Burning House of Folknew
X’s acoustic alter ego release their first album in two decades.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
08-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Bit of a Pillnew
Swedish chanteuse Stina Noderstam's so good, you'll forget she's annoying.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
08-05-2005 |
Reviews
The Real Dealnew
Dwight Yoakam is a purist and a
reactionary, but that doesn’t make him any less of a rebel.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
08-05-2005 |
Reviews
Musician Approaches Craft in Refreshing Stylenew
Not only is this lo-fi ode to a defunct Omaha racetrack intertwined with the particulars of an intense but brief courtship in a reverse Slaughterhouse Five chronology, but it's freewheelingly catchy, bittersweet, and clocks in at a manageable 26 minutes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ray Cummings |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Musician Reins Herself Innew
As Erin McKeown explores the metaphor of flight for rising above one's troubles, she leaves the bulk of the instrumentation to others as she sticks with guitar and vocals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Al Kaufman |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Hazarding a Guess as to Why They Remade Thisnew
Watching trailers for the new Dukes of Hazzard movie -- and hearing its soundtrack -- is like watching the second-rate 1982-83 season in which the actors playing Bo and Luke Duke walked off the set: It's working like a $2 watch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Vote for Depedronew
Kid 606 -- aka Miguel Depedro -- continues to push the envelope both conceptually and sonically.
Missoula Independent |
Adam Fangsrud |
08-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kid 606, Resilience
Sharing the Same Islandnew
Cyril Neville combines African-American and Native-American cultures on a new tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
