AltWeeklies Wire
Courtney Love Settles Last of Her Nirvana Money Disputesnew
Attorneys helped Kurt Cobain's widow win as much as $9 million.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-25-2007 |
Music
The National Escape into 'Boxer'new
After the group's supposed-to-be break-out tour was stolen by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The National returns with an album of quiet, meditative tunes.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boxer, The National
The Blog as Labelnew
Music blogs have been flirting with the idea of selling music for a while -- is the time right for them to go all the way?
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-24-2007 |
Music
Notes from Vancouver's Undergroundnew
Twelve of the indie scene's most promising acts -- Bison, The Pack, Octoberman, more -- reveal a few of their favorite things about living in the city.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
We Are Wolves Hardwire Some Hoodoonew
The Montreal band packs everyday wonder and electro-punk panache into its new album Total Magique.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Total Magique, We Are Wolves
Latin Grammys vs. Grammy Grammysnew
To accuse the Latin Grammy of being a "discriminatory" award (you know, if Latino artists are good enough, we should sweep the "Grammy Grammys" instead of having a separate ceremony) is so passé.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-19-2007 |
Music
The Music Industry's Festival Warsnew
San Diego's Street Scene is part of the industry's newest turf battle.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
09-19-2007 |
Music
High on Fire Helped Make Mastodon a Superstarnew
Now the Oakland metal trio may be poised to do the same for itself.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
My Man-Crush on 50 Centnew
50 is fond of eye contact, french fries, action movies, suggestive hand gestures.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 50 Cent
Iron & Wine Pets 'The Shepherd's Dog'new
Living essentially in the middle of nowhere seems to serve a songwriter like Sam Beam quite well.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Iron & Wine
Make Room on the Amy Winehouse Bandwagonnew
I've got a sinking feeling that without intervention, Ms. Thing might be well on her way to becoming another premature casualty, a tragic footnote in a long line of legendary flame-outs.
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
Can Philly's Fractured Hip-hop Scene Come Together?new
The divisions aren't new, but in recent years there has been an explosion of international popularity of particular subscenes that have elevated the hostility, competition and jealousy between them all.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Deesha Dyer |
09-18-2007 |
Music
Beta Band Members Create Aliensnew
While the Aliens don’t use the same sonic collage approach employed by the Betas, the songs still bubble with a broad cross-section of ideas.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Chris Parker |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: aliens, Astronomy for Dogs
The Unexpected Burning Man Soundtracknew
To civilians, trance = Burning Man, but this is merely the most obvious take. For one week a year the desert floor, a naturally occurring woofer pumping 100 million watts, becomes the world's greatest iPod shuffle.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
09-17-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Drummer Talks About Rilo Kiley's Newly Polished Soundnew
Short of singer Jenny Lewis confessing that she always hated Dawson's Creek, the band couldn't have polarized its audience more effectively than by releasing Under The Blacklight .
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
