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Dent May: 'Do Things'new
In a recent complaint from his twitter account (@dentmay), Dent May unwittingly summed up his new album’s character...
San Antonio Current |
James Courtney |
06-14-2012 |
Reviews
Third Roots' 'Stand for Something'new
For months we've been giving you exclusive access to some of Third Roots singles, and here you can stream the full Stand for Something album
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-14-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Imagine 'Oceania'new
Oceania, the seventh studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins, will be out June 19, and the band wants you to come up with images for each one of the 13 songs, based only on the song's title.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-08-2012 |
Music
Stanley Clarke: 'The Complete 1970s Epic Albums Collection'new
Who's the greatest bassist of all time? Any poll will produce the same results: Victor Wooten, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorius. Arguably more interesting, however, is who almost always gets left off these lists...
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
06-04-2012 |
Reviews
George Harrison: 'Early Takes, Vol. 1'new
This companion piece to Martin Scorsese's superb documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a raw, minimalist collection of post-Beatles unreleased early demos by the quiet Beatle who passed away in 2001.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
John Mayer: 'Born and Raised'new
It only took an infamous 2010 Playboy interview for John Mayer to go from sweet, guitar-shredding heartthrob to major misogynist/racist asshole.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
Bamako Airlines lands in San Antonionew
And now, for something completely different — Bamako Airlines, an electrifying Austin-based band that offers dancefloor-friendly but musically challenging African grooves.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Mission Complete!: 'Emotionally Strong Enough to Be Your Man'new
In a scene where every musician seems to constantly rotate through at least five other bands, Mission Complete! frontman Ryan Teter has long followed form...
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
Tenacious D: 'Rize of the Fenix'new
Jables and Kage are back after a six-year album gap that last left us with cult favorite The Pick of Destiny.
San Antonio Current |
James Bosquez |
06-01-2012 |
Reviews
'Occupy This Album'new
Occupy This Album is composed of 78 tracks on four disks (99 plus one hidden track on the digital download) and benefits those who are participating in the partyless, leaderless movement up on Wall Street and around the world.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
Campo: 'Campo'new
Although it’s billed as his solo debut, Uruguayan producer Juan Campodónico is far from alone on Campo, the latest chapter in the cinematic world of Bajofondo...
San Antonio Current |
Bryan Rindfuss |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
Paul & Linda McCartney: 'RAM'new
More Pet Sounds than Sgt. Pepper's, RAM was unjustly panned by critics upon its original release in 1971.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-28-2012 |
Reviews
Garbage: 'Not Your Kind of People'new
The opening chords of the latest album from Shirley Manson and Co. — released on the band’s own label — sound like the most epic Megaman game ever to hit your Nintendo.
San Antonio Current |
James Bosquez |
05-24-2012 |
Reviews
Rather than a supergroup, Kill Devil Hill is the real dealnew
The word "supergroup" gets applied so readily and so reflexively, especially in the world of hard rock and heavy metal, that it's pretty easy to distrust instinctively. That's why Rex Brown doesn't use it.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
05-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dwayne Verheyden: Most likely to steal the show (again)new
Next time anyone tells you conjunto is dead or just a regional thing, just say two words: Dwayne Verheyden.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
