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Mighty Like a Rosenew

No ivory tower theorist, the great cult figure Elvis Costello changes colors with the season.

Miami New Times | Mosi Reeves | 03-08-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Delivery Man, Elvis Costello, angry young man, Il Sogno (The Dream), King of America

Early Prediction: This Is the Best Rap CD of 2005new

Maya Arulpragasam, a Sri Lanka–raised, London-based MC who goes by the tag M.I.A., is an unlikely rapper with an unlikely backstory.

Illinois Times | Rene Spencer Saller | 03-07-2005 | Reviews

Tags: hip-hop, M.I.A., England, Arular, militant Tamil group

Banjo Miraclesnew

After three decades of playing banjo, guitar and mandolin, Tim Wiedenkeller releases his first solo album.

Tucson Weekly | Gene Armstrong | 03-04-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Milagros, Tim Wiedenkeller

Sage Francis F.A.Q.new

Rapper and self-described workaholic Sage Francis is in top form with his latest release, but don't call him to talk about it.

Tucson Weekly | Curtis McCrary | 03-04-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Sage Francis, A Healthy Distrust

Was the Job of Jester Already Taken?new

If it weren't for their obnoxious singer and idiotic lyrics, Kings of Leon might be--well, hard to say--pretty tolerable?

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Dylan Hicks | 03-04-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Kings of Leon, Aha Shake Heartbreak

Album is Central Entrypoint into Enonnew

Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence, a collection of singles, rarities, and web-only tracks, takes shape as the group's most captivating listen to date.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 03-03-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Enon, Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence

Album Perfect Accompaniment to Mountain Drivingnew

The songs are fragile, earthy and melancholic -- drawing comparisons to early/mid-'70s Neil Young, Yo La Tengo and Red House Painters (especially "Late Blues" and "Sundown"), but with a far more celestial chorale.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tony Ware | 03-03-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Heart Like a River, Ida

Lou Barlow Finds Life After Indie Rock With Emohnew

Bound by rich production qualities draped over loosely conceptual acoustic numbers, Emoh balances brash and melancholy sentiments, bringing closure to various chapters of Lou Barlow's legacy while opening the door for a new one.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 03-03-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Lou Barlow, Emoh

Elvis Costello Sings the Same Old Songnew

With three recent Grammy nominations and a highly anticipated U.S. tour underway, Costello is finding himself in the unique situation of being both one of new wave's elder statesmen and a surprisingly hot contemporary artist. Despite his newly restored credibility, there are some who see Costello's practice of massive reissues and rapid repackaging of new material as a shameless money grab.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | James Kelly | 03-03-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Elvis Costello and the Imposters

Hard Reign's Gonna Fallnew

The Evil Queens unleash their third album of rock thunder.

Columbus Alive | Stephen Slaybaugh | 03-03-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Evil Queens, First It Boils, Then It Spills, Jon Chinn, The Evil Queens

Louisville's VHS or Beta Set the Night, Indie Rawk Clubs on Firenew

While the group may have begun all granular post-punk with strangulated synths -- equal parts Devo, Kraftwerk, Sonic Youth and Melt Banana -- the transition to cascading harmonized guitars and syncopated thump inspired by the then-contemporary dance-funk movement was relatively well greased.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tony Ware | 03-03-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: VHS or Beta, Night on Fire

New York Cabaret Singer Finds Folky Companynew

For believers, Antony & the Johnsons are the latest bright spot on whatever this new movement is that has been dubbed "freak folk" or "people with cartoon voices playing chamber instruments," which includes Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart.

SF Weekly | Katy St. Clair | 03-02-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Antony