AltWeeklies Wire
Motown Revivalnew
Remembering the Marvelettes and the hit factory's beginnings.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
05-16-2012 |
Music
Scratch and Stitchnew
The well-tailored line between hip-hop artists and the streetwear companies hustling to promote them.
Chicago Reader |
Leor Galil |
05-14-2012 |
Music
Tags: Chicago hates you, ShowYouSuck
Ana Tijoux: Latin America's Hottest Female Rappernew
French-Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux likes surprises. When she left Makiza, her first group, in 2001, she didn't write any music until 2004. She had been cooking in silence, then delivered with a lethal one-two punch.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ready, Steady ... Popnew
The High Strung paid their dues in full. Now it's time for the payoff.
Metro Times |
Jeff Milo |
05-11-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Detroit Music, The High Strung
Namaste, M.C.A.new
Adam Yauch, who died Friday at 47, was the conscience of the Beastie Boys.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
05-10-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
MCA's Legacynew
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch influenced and helped many as he evolved.
LEO Weekly |
Peter Berkowitz |
05-09-2012 |
Music
Tags: Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch
Pandora and Music Royaltiesnew
Pandora and other internet radio companies are paying Louisiana musicians more than conventional radio ever has.
Lil' Jean: How a 16-Year-Old Jean Changed Calgary’s Musical Landscapenew
Highschool wunderkind Jean Sebastien Audet is the city's most prolific musician, releasing countless singles from indie to hip hop. He just happens to be good at all of it.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Josiah Hughes |
05-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jane's Addiction: Still F***ing With You After 27 Yearsnew
Jane's Addiction is credited as being the granddaddies of the Alternative Nation, and for good reason.
San Antonio Current |
Jaime Monzon |
05-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new
Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Vinyl Gets Another Spinnew
Showing it has more lives than a cockroach, vinyl has been reborn, resulting in some beautiful music. But sometimes production values in records and turntables are lacking.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Tags: Vinyl Records
Wyclef Jean Agrees to 4/20 Censorshipnew
Wyclef Jean, whose performance on Friday at Colorado University-Boulder has been pitched as an alternative to the annual 4/20 smokeout on campus, has agreed to not directly mention marijuana or 4/20 during his show.
Boulder Weekly |
Hadley Vandiver |
04-19-2012 |
Concerts
Costellologynew
Walking in the complicated shadows of Elvis Costello's storied past.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
04-13-2012 |
Music
Getting Thumpednew
Houston's role in the rise of dubstep.
Houston Press |
Shea Serrano |
04-05-2012 |
Music
Stephen Jackson Delivers on Hardwood and Mixtapenew
NBA player Stephen Jackson has dabbled in music over the years, and during the NBA's recent stoppage of play he embraced the opportunity to step back to the mic.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
03-30-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
