AltWeeklies Wire
Kick Out the (Holiday) Jamsnew
Here are 10 holiday releases to deck your halls.
Riverfront Times |
Christian Schaeffer |
12-14-2007 |
Reviews
Bruce Adams is Kranky No Morenew
In 2005 Adams decided it was time for a change, so he sold his half of Kranky Records and joined forces with his wife to found Flingco.com. Now he's back in the label game with Flingco Sound System.
Chicago Newcity |
Brad Knutson |
12-12-2007 |
Music
Karina Nistal and Rebel Crew Rap for the Troopsnew
The Houston rapper and singerand her band Rebel Crew are about to embark on a three-week Armed Forces Entertainment-sponsored tour of U.S. military installations in six countries: Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Djibouti.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
12-11-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Jukebox in the Skynew
I've been playing with a few phones lately, chiefly the iPhone and the Motorazr from Sprint, testing their features to try to figure out why people would want to make cell phones their preferred method of listening.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-11-2007 |
Music
Tony Conrad, String Theoristnew
The architect of noise and experimental film is still on four decades later.
Metro Times |
Walter Wasacz |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tony Conrad
Hot Rod Circuit Drives into the Sunsetnew
Rumors of the band's demise have popped up every so often for ages, squashed by one more album, one more tour, one more giant homecoming show. This time, it's for real.
New Haven Advocate |
Brian LaRue |
12-11-2007 |
Music
N.W.A.'s Underground Rumble Still Roarsnew
What does it say about the state of the union that "Dope Man" and "Fuck tha Police" are still relevant?
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
Pittsburgh: The Epicenter of a Bagpiping Renaissance?new
Here's the real thing about bagpipes: Firing up a set of pipes is a rush like no other. It's an instrument custom-designed to kick ass, and the sometimes religious, sometimes riotous awe that people feel when they hear it is no joke.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
12-10-2007 |
Music
Horrible Catchy Songs are the New Horribly Catchy Songsnew
J. Holiday’s "Bed." "Crank Dat Soulja Boy." Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha." When will it all stop?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
12-10-2007 |
Music
An Open Letter to Thom Yorkenew
You're completely fucking it up for the rest of us. "Free" is suddenly the new business model.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
12-10-2007 |
Music
Are You Not Devo? You Are Mutatonew
How Mark Mothersbaugh, an Agent of De-Evolution, wormed his way into America's subconscious.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark Mothersbaugh
From Aging Gramophones to Sleek New iPodsnew
How is the music industry coping with the changing times?
VUE Weekly |
Steven Sandor |
12-06-2007 |
Music
Home for the Holidays With the Hold Steadynew
The latest, greatest success from the Twin Cities returns to the wellspring of its creativity.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
Wu-Tang Producer RZA's Balancing Actnew
It's hard to think of a more ubiquitously iconic figure in hip-hop, or a more visionary individual: RZA doesn't just make beats and spit rhymes, he captures moods, drops depth-charge metaphors, and creates epic mythologies.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 8 Diagrams, The Wu-Tang Clan
Doc Paulin's Long Goodbyenew
Ernest 'Doc" Paulin, who died Nov. 20 at 100 years and four months, was a jazz patriarch in the most literal sense.
Tags: Ernest Doc Paulin
