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Energetic Attacknew
Gutbucket use rock and jazz sounds to make something that fits neither category.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kiss Without the Makeupnew
After going through a couple of chaotic years, Electric Six has relased an album in the U.K. for lovers of dumbrock who want to dance.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
04-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Electric Six, Señor Smoke
Down for the Countnew
The fight's gone out of Tori Amos' music; what's left is too safe to matter.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beekeeper, Tori Amos
Family Businessnew
Matthew Friedberger explains in an interview The Fiery Furnaces' insane productivity and his grandmother's role on an upcoming album.
The Pitch |
Scott Wilson |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
World Leaders Pretendnew
U2 has gone from the band that mattered most to arguably the most irrelevant.
Phoenix New Times |
Joe Watson |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Going Somewherenew
Can a song save your life? Eleven years after escaping tragedy, High Decibel revisits one that came pretty close.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: High Decibel, Therapy?
On Lockdownnew
Speaking from a prison phone, C-Bo, aka Shawn Thomas, estimates he's been arrested 40 or 50 times. In some regions, he's regarded as one of the realest, hardest and most authentic pushers of gangsta rap.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
04-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Old Flamenew
The passage of four decades had all but erased the legacy of Dick and Kiz Harp, until Bruce Collier re-released the jazz duo's two albums recorded on 90th Floor Records.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
04-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Familiarity Doesn't Necessarily Breed Contemptnew
The golden boy of ’90s indie rock is getting older, and his latest gives evidence that he's matured.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-15-2005 |
Reviews
Former Squirrel Nut Zipper Has It Allnew
Andrew Bird is to the violin what Jimi Hendrix was to the guitar, which is to say not merely a virtuoso but also a visionary. Also reviewed is Snowglobe's Doing the Distance.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-15-2005 |
Reviews
Linger Awhilenew
Larry Malmberg, the dean of Minnesota's accordionists, started playing in his teens after his parents died and has never really quit.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rod Smith |
04-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Larry Malmberg
M. Ward's Radio Headnew
M. Ward describes the thinking behind his latest album, whose spectral songs fade in and out of range like transmissions from a forgotten age.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
04-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: M. Ward, Transistor Radio
Sex, Drugs, No Interviewsnew
You may not have heard of the Kings of Leon, but their music--and their antics--are well-known in Europe.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
War Wages Onnew
Funk legends War keep on tourin'.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: WAR, The Very Best of War
Sophomore Release Begins With a Gallopnew
It's the sound of near-emptiness, with the guitars turned down and the clink and clang of cymbals quelling the constant thump of the automated bass drum. The most notable change, however, is that VV appears to have learned a few vocal tricks over the last two years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
