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Imperfect From Then Onnew
Built to Spill’s guitar-rock majesty has survived leader Doug Martsch’s self-doubt -- and his basketball fixation.
East Bay Express |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
07-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Built to Spill
Born Identitynew
Tom Shimura, aka Lyrics Born, doesn't look, live, or front like a rapper, and that may just be the key to his crossover success.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
07-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roots Run Deepnew
Thirty years into the game, Steel Pulse is beating stronger than ever.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: African Holocaust, Steel Pulse
All That Jazznew
This quartet of self-proclaimed surrealists who profess disinterest in the "obvious" produces a music that eschews categorization. Some call it broken beat, and others call it acid jazz or nu-jazz.
Miami New Times |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Brazilian Girls
Dream Loversnew
The surreal is made real for this New York band as they employ changing musical styles and languages (six in all, if you count whistling) to convey their dream logic.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Brazilian Girls
Destiny Deferrednew
The final album from the superstar trio trades the "Independent Women" vibe for something more submissive.
Nashville Scene |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Party Like It's 1964new
Originality is in short supply these days, so ripping off the Beatles -- especially when a band does it as competently and as pleasurably as the Redwalls do -- is no worse than ripping off any number of currently fashionable influences.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Redwalls, De Nova
Cut and Pastenew
Embellished with clarinet, trumpet, cello, and saxophone, these 13 tracks vacillate between effervescent chamber-pop and rattletrap free jazz, folktronic freakouts and luminous art songs, skittish beat pastiches and free-association ramblings.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
This Goes to 11!
The punk is still there at the Warped Tour, fortified with an infusion of the harder stuff and a stronger presence for female rockers and underground hip-hop evolution. Here are 11 lists and 11 bands not to miss.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
07-08-2005 |
Music
Tags: Various Artists, Vans Warped Tour
Hard to Hatenew
If you turn off your brain and your conscience, it’s possible to enjoy the burbly bass line and urgent whisper that Kaine and D-Roc use to deliver their heinous message.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-08-2005 |
Reviews
Soundtrack Could Better Represent Area in Filmnew
There's nothing wrong with Mike Jones, Lil Scrappy, Trillville, Boyz N Da Hood and many other current rap stars. But since the film is based in Memphis, it would be nice for the soundtrack to better represent the area's artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hustle & Flow
Album More Mood Piece Than Joy Ridenew
Another Day on Earth bears little resemblance to the deconstructed glam and off-kilter art funk that characterized Brian Eno's '70s rock albums. Instead, it sounds as if Eno took his ambient recordings from the '80s and '90s and crafted songs on top of them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno
Remastered Nuggets Mix With Quality Tracksnew
Even though the size of the women's underwear tossed on stage at a typical Tom Jones show has increased since the start of his 40-year career, old tight pants has stayed at the top of his sexually charged game.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Caesars Borrow Something Old, New and Bluenew
Formed in 1995, the polished Swedish garage-rock quartet, the Caesars, motored through Scandinavia under the names the Twelve Caesars and Caesar's Palace before finding an American home through New York-based label Astralwerks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
07-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ceasars
Dinosaur Jr. is Back On the Scenenew
After a 15-year long feud, Dinosaur Jr.'s original lineup lets its deep wounds heal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
07-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dinosaur Jr.
