AltWeeklies Wire
Devin the Dude Abidesnew
A Devin album is an experience, the aural approximation of "puff, puff, pass," and Waiting to Inhale is his finest harvest.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brandon Soderberg |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Devin the Dude, Waiting to Inhale
Ghosthustler Resurrects '80s Synth Beatsnew
Ghosthustler does not have a publicist, a website, a label or even a record. What they do have is attitude, luck, the internet, one hell of a video and one hell of a song.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghosthustler
Annie Lennox Combines Pop Magic and Political Purposenew
Lennox has created the most personal and revealing music of her career on her two most recent albums.
Boulder Weekly |
Alan Sculley |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Annie Lennox
Tegan and Sara's Double Lifenew
Commitment and break-up. Love and loss. The duo brings diverging but connected perspectives to The Con.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tegan and Sara, The Con
The 1900s Make a Great Leap Forwardnew
With its wealth of unforgettable hooks and its intricate, sensitively executed arrangements, Cold & Kind feels like a classic on first listen.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold & Kind, The 1900s
Maritime's New Outlooknew
Davey von Bohlen talks about the Promise Ring, emo, and his "new" band's soon-to-be-released third record.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Evolution of Patrick Wolfnew
As a personality Wolf has transformed into a cross between David Bowie, Marc Almond, and Adam Ant — a flamboyant, androgynous, sexualized crooner with an outlandish fashion sense. But above all else, he's now officially a performer.
The Portland Mercury |
Rob Simonsen |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
Viva Mariachi!new
The Mexican-born musical genre is claiming more territory in Texas schools.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
10-11-2007 |
Music
Victory Records: The Corporate 'Anti-Corporate' Labelnew
Label owner Tony Brummel is notorious. Ex-employees say he's a maniac. Bands like Hawthorne Heights and Taking Back Sunday accuse him of withholding royalties.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
10-10-2007 |
Music
Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' Leads to Digital Goldnew
San Francisco producers, label heads, and distributors say the biggest music story of the year isn't taking place onstage at the Fillmore or in the racks at Amoeba Music this week. It's happening on everyone's computer at Radiohead.com.
Tags: In Rainbows, Radiohead
The Battle to Make Conscious Hip-Hop Coolnew
Soul Genesis hopes to reengergize hip-hop by lending it a life-affirming purpose.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
10-09-2007 |
Music
Why Hasn't The Go Taken Over the World?new
Detroit's preeminent rock 'n' roll band waits for its turn.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
10-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Go
'Magic' in a Time of Disbeliefnew
Bruce Springsteen's latest album offers new and subversive sounds.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
10-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: magic, Bruce Springsteen
Of Montreal Twists Pop Conventionsnew
Kevin Barnes talks about etiquette in hip-hop and his next album, which will be structured as one, long schizophrenic composition, comprised of eclectic 20- to 30-second snippets of music.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal
Patrick Wolf is Ambitious, Audacious, and Androgynousnew
He's also on his way to pop-music stardom.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
10-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Patrick Wolf, The Magic Position
