AltWeeklies Wire
Kaleidoscope Eyesnew
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club artist Jann Haworth updates the icon cover with "SLC Pepper" mural illuminating a more diverse array of 21st century pioneers. She also shares some of her favorite songs from the musicians in the mural.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Austen Diamond |
03-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beatles
Nothing Mattersnew
Nika Danilova is liberated by nihilstic rhetoric on meaninglessness to create meaningful music.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Austen Diamond |
02-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pavement's Latest: 'Quarantine the Past'new
This is the year of Pavement, though they’ve been building up to it for the last several, reissuing expanded versions of their ground-breaking albums from the ’90s, which set the bar for a quirky, at times punk-angry yet always literate, version of indie rock.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Brian Staker |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Quarantine the Past, Pavement
The Breeders Return to Basics with 'Mountain Battles'new
"When you're on a major label, you have a responsibility to appeal to everybody. Sex sells, so get ready to pose; get ready to smile; get ready to show some skin," Kelley Deal says. "What I think is weird is if you’re on a major and you complain about that [responsibility], then you're full of shit because you know what that means."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Winds of Plague Wreaks Havoc, Tours Comfortablynew
Conning its way onto shows or trying desperately to find venues at the last minute is now a thing of the past for Winds of Plague. Last year, the band signed with metal giant Century Media records and released its second full-length album, Decimate the Weak, earlier this year.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Trevor Hale |
05-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Decimate the Weak, Winds of Plague
White Denim Takes its Buzz in Stridenew
It's not that he doesn't want to acknowledge how White Denim's indie-rock stock went blue-chip. But vocalist/bass player Steve Terebecki just recognizes the precipitous decline of rock stardom's gravitas.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Randy Harward |
05-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: White Denim, Workout Holiday
Violinist Tim Fain Breathes New Life into Classical Musicnew
Young musicians like Fain seem hellbent on flipping the stodgy classical world on its head, if for no other reason than pure survival.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jacob Stringer |
04-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chicago Buzz Bandnew
Chicago indie band The M's dispel myths about their supposedly copycat sound.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
04-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: M's the Word, The M's
This Goes to 11!
The punk is still there at the Warped Tour, fortified with an infusion of the harder stuff and a stronger presence for female rockers and underground hip-hop evolution. Here are 11 lists and 11 bands not to miss.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
07-08-2005 |
Music
Tags: Various Artists, Vans Warped Tour
“Yeeaah!” vs. “Yeeaah!”
Confused? Learn the difference between Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd now!
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
08-25-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nickelback
