AltWeeklies Wire
UMaine Refuses to Out Downloading Studentsnew
School officials are opposing recording-industry efforts against alleged illegal downloading of music.
Portland Phoenix |
Emily Parkhurst |
04-20-2007 |
Music
Coachella & the Cure for the Common Festivalitisnew
Strictly for kicks, I've outlined four potential Coachella Menus for imaginary friends, and one for myself, with kicky names.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
04-20-2007 |
Music
Does Pop Clash With Green?new
So you wanna live clean, go green, and leave a low-impact footprint on this embattled Earth -- yet you also want to bring the noise, bust a move, and get the rock out? Here's how.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
04-18-2007 |
Music
The Age of Dark Payolanew
Netcasters take it in the pooper from the Copyright Royalty Board -- the FCC certifies the HD Radio scam.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-18-2007 |
Music
When Did Hip-hop Get So Coked Out?new
A sobering look at cocaine usage in hip-hop.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
04-18-2007 |
Music
Pickin' a Fightnew
Young punks and rockers -- like the Avett Brothers and the Everybodyfields -- try to find their place in an old folks' bluegrass world.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
04-17-2007 |
Music
Prayer of the Mulletnew
Dear Gods of Rock: It's me, The Mullet. Please kill me.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
04-17-2007 |
Music
Chingo Bling: They Can't Deport Us Allnew
Vandalism, gunshots and hate mail mark a local entertainer's transformation from comedian/rapper to rapper/activist.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chingo Bling
Six Reasons to Listen to Junior Boys' Newest Instead of Timbalandnew
Reason number one: Timbaland will tell you to bounce -- repeatedly. Junior Boys will not tell you to bounce -- ever.
The First of the Majors Unlocks its Digital Catalognew
By taking the lead on the DRM issue, EMI has positioned itself not only as the bringer of technological utopia but as the retailer most likely to win over CD buyers who haven't yet made the transition to the download-only marketplace.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
04-16-2007 |
Music
Gong Hits for Jesusnew
The Trees Community were about groove as much as Gospel.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
04-13-2007 |
Reviews
Truest G's Eulogynew
With his most recent release, Hip Hop Is Dead, acclaimed MC Nas delivered a bitter requiem for rap -- but is it truly a time for mourning, or is a bright new morning around the corner?
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nas
Germ's Drummer Busted ... for Soap?new
Don Bolles is jailed after police say soap bottle in his car contains illegal drug, GHB.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
04-13-2007 |
Music
Kraut and Prognew
Trans Am's latest -- completed in only three weeks -- is its most stylistically cohesive.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Trans Am, sex change
Raiders Raid the Music Industrynew
In the last 10 years, a trendy, suburban school in Stone Mountain, Ga., has coincidentally cranked out some of the most recognizable names in urban music.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Maurice Garland |
04-12-2007 |
Music
