AltWeeklies Wire
M.I.A. Creates an Exotic Dance Party Par Excellencenew
Arular, the 2005 debut by Mathangi "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, got lotsa reviewers hot and bothered (and deservedly so), but only a relative handful of U.S. listeners succumbed to its multi-culti charms.
Sound Tribe Sector 9 Kicks Out the Jamsnew
The Atlanta quintet appeals to fans of improvisational music played on traditional gear even though its music has grown increasingly structured and frequently utilizes computer-driven electronics.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sound Tribe Sector 9
Korn Againnew
The band keeps going minus two of its founding members.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Korn
Joe Fornothin: More John Mayer Than Not Buddy Guynew
The air of hard-won experience that marks the best blues is entirely absent from this EP.
Tags: Joe Fornothin
Hilary Duff Wages Warnew
Maintaining her Dignity hasn't been easy for this pop star/actress.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hilary Duff
'Planet of Ice' Stretches the Formnew
Minus the Bear knows the right way to put art into rock, and vice-versa.
Tags: Minus the Bear, Planet of Ice
Jason Isbell Takes the Wheelnew
A Drive-By Trucker makes his solo debut.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jason Isbell
String Cheese Incident Takes a Breaknew
Despite what you've heard, this band's future is still unwritten.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: String Cheese Incident
The Fray Hits the Rocksnew
Denver's hometown heroes are larger than Life.
Forth Yeer Freshman Bring the Campnew
If the entire Bloodhound Gang downed a Zeke smoothie every day, with chunks of Shat and the Dwarves swirled in, they would still sound like stodgy old preachmen compared to these hoodlums.
Tags: Forth Yeer Freshman, Rock Your Box
'Finding Forever' is Thoroughly Adult Hip-hopnew
If that description sounds contradictory, it's only because so few of the genre's artists have been able to make this transition successfully.
Tags: Common, Finding Forever
Ryan Adams Is As Prolific As Evernew
This troubadour's artistic inclinations still know no bounds.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
08-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ryan Adams
TV's Watching Reed Foehlnew
With over a dozen songs licensed to television, he's ready for his close-up.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
08-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Reed Foehl
Justice Keeps the Energy Pumpingnew
The duo's electro-fiddling tends toward the egalitarian, not the exclusionary, with amped-up beats and floor-filling giddiness balancing out the occasional nod to pomposity.
Across Tundras Bring the 'Blizzard'new
The EP has demos of three tracks slated for the next recording, plus a pair of curios that find Tanner Olson and friends exploring the crossroads of traditional folk and modern atmospherics.
Tags: Across Tundras, Full Moon Blizzard
