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Perry Farrell Heals the Worldnew
And he also gets a little kinky.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
In R&B, Get Big or Go Homenew
Brooke Valentine's innovative major-label debut posted numbers any indie would kill for -- so who wants to put out her next record?
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
08-20-2007 |
Music
The CD Bootleggersnew
One night in the life of two Chicago street hustlers.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
08-20-2007 |
Music
Tags: bootlegging
The Hot Springs: Scream, Sigh, Simplifynew
Libidinous energy and alcoholic anger fuel the band's debut album, Volcano.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hot Springs, Volcano
Dark Meat: A 'Psychedelic Carole King'new
The Athens band's acid-adventure deluge of sound is anything but tranquil.
INDY Week |
Margaret Hair |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Meat, Universal Indians
MC Router: Wearing the Geeksta Crownnew
Riding the nerdcore wave from Texas to ... who knows?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chevrolet is Not the New Commercial Radionew
Shilling for soul-crushing multinationals is totally antithetical to underground music's DIY code, right? But Of Montreal and many more of today's best indie bands are willing to think outside the box if you've got a suitcase full of cash.
San Diego CityBeat |
Jed Gottlieb |
08-15-2007 |
Music
Rage Against the Routinenew
Tom Morello's day job is to assault large crowds with heavy riffs, but on the side he channels Springsteen and Strummer as the Nightwatchman.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Nightwatchman
Say Hello to Au Revoir Simonenew
The band responds to leering critics, communicates telepathically and latches on to David Lynch.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Au Revoir Simone
Only Crime is Doing Timenew
Drawing its members from the ranks of Black Flag, Descendents, Good Riddance and Converge, the band adds up to more than the sum of its parts.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Only Crime
Checking in with the Latest Round of MuzikMafia Releasesnew
In some quarters, the MuzikMafia was hailed as country-music saviors who would change the way music was made in Nashville; in others, they were dismissed as flashes-in-the-pan who would soon vanish like most novelty acts -- neither prediction proved accurate.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
08-14-2007 |
Music
Clockcleaner: Philly's Most Hated Bandnew
When Richie Charles started Clockcleaner with John Sharkey, he had no way of knowing he'd end up being part of a vilified group.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clockcleaner
Elvis Presley, 1935-2007new
Elvis Presley, the man who jump-started the rock 'n' roll revolution from a tiny Memphis recording studio in 1954 and went on to become the world's most recognizable entertainer, died Monday, August 6th, of cardiac arrest, at his Horn Lake, Mississippi, home -- he was 72 years old.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers and Chris Herrington |
08-10-2007 |
Music
Frank in Fullnew
Dweezil Zappa tours to garner his late father some more respect.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dweezil Zappa, Zappa Plays Zappa
Wil Maring, Keeper of the Farmnew
The singer-songwriter finds her place in rural Illinois.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
08-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wil Maring
