AltWeeklies Wire
This Blood's for Younew
Garbage drummer-producer Butch Vig's battle with hepatitis helped unite the band at its darkest hour.
Cleveland Scene |
Annie Zaleski |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Basement Tapesnew
Kenautis Smith, the hardest-working producer in St. Louis hip-hop, knows how to create a beat.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kenautis Smith
The Love Buzznew
Veda is known for luring some bystanders at bar gigs with its frontwoman, Kristen May, whose talent matters more than her gender.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Endurance Testnew
If there's one thing that'll make TJ Hill and his band xrayok successful, it's that understated virtue called patience. Well, that and some kick-ass songwriting, of course.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Electronica's Fevered Nichenew
We play Jukebox Jury with United State of Electronica, winners of Best Electronic Act in the third annual Seattle Weekly Music Awards.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Castles Made of Guitarsnew
Chicago rockers the Ponys dodge the sophomore slump.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
05-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Ponys, Celebration Castle
A Rapper With a Non-Rap Namenew
It's not just self-promotion that got Mike Jones where he is -- the dude's also got some skills on the mike, a likable, hard-grindin' personality and a voice that always sounds like it's as happy as a pig in slop to be where it is.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Classy Reunionsnew
The New York Dolls and Gang of Four return to rock. The Phoenix interviews the Dolls's David Johansen and Gang of Four's Hugo Burnham.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
05-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Time It Takes to Let Gonew
Looking for something other than "Happy Birthday" to sing while blowing out the candles? Try these tunes from Ben Folds, Blink-182 and Thursday.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: High Decibel, Vince Darcangelo
Songwriting Geniusnew
Although John Darnielle, who records as the Mountain Goats, once disdained the reductive narcissism of confessional singer/songwriters, he has come to embrace the creative possibilities in his own life story.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Everything But the Girl Vet Goes Deepnew
Ben Watt -- the "everything but" half of Everything But the Girl -- goes house on the Dig.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
05-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Watt, Buzzin' Fly, Volume 2
Waxing Prophetic: Edan Makes Hip-Hop For Art's Sakenew
"This shit is a majestic art form," Edan maintains of hip-hop, "and it has the potential to encapsulate the most intricate musical ideas."
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
05-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Voice Like Sorghumnew
No matter how dramatically Vic Chestnutt's sound has evolved, his style is unmistakable, stamped with an acerbic wit and an oversized heart. Also reviewed is the Radar Brothers' The Fallen Leaf Pages.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-06-2005 |
Reviews
Angels and Familynew
Michael Gira hits the road with his new, less-aggressive act -- and a new musical discovery, too.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Burn Unit: My Beef With P.M. Dawnnew
50 Cent's feeble capping cop-out shows just how low the state of rap rivalry has sunk lately. David Thorpe takes us back to the early '90s, to the height of his bitter beef with P.M. Dawn’s Prince Be.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
05-05-2005 |
Music
Tags: P.M. Dawn, Various Albums
