AltWeeklies Wire
The Post-2Pac Packnew
Did the death of Tupac Shakur throw Bay Area hip-hop into a tailspin? And is there really a "New Bay" rising?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
03-16-2005 |
Music
Act Like You Knownew
Visitors to Bay Area rap clubs need to get hip to "slump," which is characterized by heavy, rolling bass lines and rhythmic MCing.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Krishtine de Leon |
03-15-2005 |
Music
West Is the Bestnew
Bay Area hip-hop survivor E-40 has left Jive Records and signed with BME, a label founded by Lil' Jon, one of the hottest of today's young rappers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J. H. Tompkins |
03-15-2005 |
Music
Hit Itnew
One of the hip-hop bands emerging in the Bay Area is The Team, whose strong debut album The Negro League shows potential for greatness. Also reviewed are The Federation's The Album and The Frontline's Who R You?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
03-15-2005 |
Music
Performer Crafts an Interesting Rock/Hip-Hop Blendnew
Some of the songs on Citizen Cope's latest record fuse the best of hip-hop -- clever beats, great wordplay, important lyrical content -- with the best of rock, soul, funk, and reggae into a seamless whole.
Cleveland Scene |
John Nova Lomax |
03-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wimpy White Guys With Guitarsnew
At a German restaurant in Alameda, Calif., acoustic artists like Bart Davenport attempt to make their music heard above the roar of the crowd.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
03-14-2005 |
Music
Killing Time: Ike Reilly Assassination is America's Best-Kept Secretnew
Critics have had a hard time deciding whether the Ike Reilly Assassination are the best bar band in America or, more potently, a vehicle for a gifted songwriter to fuse the wise-ass ramblings of Dylan with the lovable underachiever fight songs of the Replacements.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
03-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wrapped in Politicsnew
Charming Hostess' work bridges the realms of the heart and head, as they define their sound as "nerdy sexy commie girly music."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charming Hostess, Sarajevo Blues
Radio Free Worldnew
The airwaves and clubs are now open to anyone armed with a computer and MP3 player
Columbus Alive |
Brian Carroll |
03-10-2005 |
Music
Over There: New Jersey’s A Girl Called Eddy Heard London Callingnew
New Jersey native Erin Moran grew up listening to albums by English women with a knack for singing about immense emotion without necessarily sounding like it. So when she signed a deal with a publishing company based in England a few years ago, Moran, who performs under the name A Girl Called Eddy, thought it was a great excuse to move to London.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Girl Called Eddy
Major Indie Rock: Hot Hot Heat Take their Quirks to the Massesnew
Indie in ethos, acts like Franz Ferdinand, the Postal Service, the Walkmen, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs made unprecedented mainstream media inroads in 2004. Now, Elevator, Hot Hot Heat’s major-label follow-up to 2002’s Make Up the Breakdown, could be indie’s next major commercial success.
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hot Hot Heat, Elevator
Introspective Etherealitynew
Mia Doi Todd deals out lush, flowery folk on her fifth album.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
03-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Manzanita, Mia Doi Todd
New Flight of Fancynew
Biirdie flies from Florida to L.A. (with a stop at Daniel Lanois' house) to get back to square one.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Biirdie, Morning Kills the Dark
The Thing That Should Not Benew
Metal gods Judas Priest return on the wings of an "Angel."
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Judas Priest, Angel of Retribution
The All-Time Greatest White-Boy Rhymesnew
White rappers are the new black quarterbacks, with pundits still arguing whether they could have the skills and smarts to seriously compete in a game invented by black players. Here's the evidence they can.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-09-2005 |
Music
