AltWeeklies Wire
Enjoy the Silencenew
For The Power Out, guitarist and keyboardist Verity Susman wrote her melodies first, then searched for words that sounded euphonious with the hooks. At times, that meant singing in French or German.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
10-04-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Ghost of Bob Hope: Doing the Baghdad Boogienew
Rockabilly musician Rick Hollister never had to go to Vietnam, so he decided to give back a little by performing for troops in Iraq. He's seen more blood in Iowa, he says.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
10-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Former Beach Boy Journeys to a Darker State of Mindnew
In his last major work, Brian Wilson invents the drama of escaping his dad and then even more melodramatically rehearses the helpless return to the dad; or a recapture by him.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Wilder |
10-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Commander in Cheesenew
Here's how El Vez -- a Mexican Elvis impersonator on tour -- plans to become the next president.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: El Vez, G.I. AY! AY! Blues
"Hippy-Dippy" Tournew
With help from some newcomers, two original members of the Incredible String Band tour the country.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seattle Duo IQU Gets its Groove Backnew
Now releasing Sun Q, after a nearly four-year hiatus, Oiwa and Swiggs have created a work of bricolage bop. The album is textured by the duo's keen ear for stitching disparate sounds, a reflection of their finely nuanced collaborative relationship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Simple Rock Simply Inspirednew
Fu Manchu singer/guitarist Scott Hill is not a man beset with doubts about his purpose in life. He was put on this planet to rock, and rock he does.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fu Manchu
The New Psychedelic Classnew
While Ben Chasny, Joanna Newsom, and folks like Devendra Banhart and the band Sunburned Hand of the Man aren't asking the lyrical question, "Where have all the flowers gone?" there is a palpable spirit of '60s politics in their ethos.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
09-29-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Watt, Me Worry?new
The legendary bassist risks everything by releasing his new album, a sprawling opera that draws on Dante's Divine Comedy and Watt's brush with death, which was caused by an abscess on his perineum.
Riverfront Times |
Paul Friswold |
09-29-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oakland Band Unveils Offbeat, Devastating Antiwar Crynew
In an increasingly overpoliticized musical environment, it's hard to take a stand without sounding like a piggybacking doofus, but the States pass that litmus test via force of will and effort of innovation.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
09-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Heavenly States
They'd Love to Turn You Onnew
Yesterdays Tomorrow, a Beatles tribute band, has landed a three-night stand at Liverpool's legendary Cavern this November.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beats and Piecesnew
One of RJD2's goals when he set out to create his second solo record, this year's Since We Last Spoke, was to pull the building-blocks of his tracks from new and different places.
Cleveland Scene |
Steve Boughton |
09-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Johnny Ramone: 1949-2004new
Johnny Ramone was the guitar player who without uttering a word showed all the other punks how to do it.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
09-24-2004 |
Music
Dave’s Addictionnew
Red-hot rock guitarist Dave Navarro talks about his latest project: a book documenting his road to recovery, among other big changes.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-24-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
One Soul LP, Hold the Soulnew
Fante's is a sanitized, smiley-faced soul with none of the guts or grandeur of his musical forefathers. Perhaps with time and experience he'll join their ranks; for now, he's a pleasant-enough accompaniment to a Frappucino. Also reviewed is Martina Topley-Bird's Anything.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
09-23-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Rewind, Ricky Fante
