AltWeeklies Wire
Beck's Big Brainnew
Could this collection of really boring '60s throwback songs be a brilliant plan by Beck to make fans better appreciate his other work?
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beck, Modern Guilt
Beck Offers Gloom You Can Move to on 'Modern Guilt'new
By enlisting DJ Danger Mouse, Beck seemed poised for a return to the madcap sound collages of his early landmark albums. But on Modern Guilt, Beck's 10th album, Danger Mouse streamlines the meditations on personal stasis and existential dread that have been the core of Beck's output since the acoustic gloom of Sea Change.
C-Ville Weekly |
Kaveh Ardalan |
07-23-2008 |
Reviews
'Modern Guilt' Solidifies Beck's Transition from Man-Child Genius to Inventive Middle-Agernew
Modern Guilt is the shortest album of Beck's almost-15-year career, and the betting is that while it's not distinctive enough to rank as many people's favorite, it'll hold up pretty nicely in the canon. That's provided, of course, that you like the direction he's taken recently.
Metro Times |
Tim Grierson |
07-22-2008 |
Reviews
Beck and Danger Mouse Collaboration Sounds Satisfyingly Dense and Intricatenew
But despite its unusual touches, the recording gives off a somewhat musty scent.
The California Music Project Fights the Decline of Music in Schoolsnew
No Child Left Behind nearly ushered music education out of existence, and the negative effects emerged quickly. But the nonprofit organization is pushing back, armed with a new CD, California Music Project Vol. 1., featuring Jack Johnson, Beck, Dwight Yoakam and Ben Harper.
Metro Silicon Valley |
David Ma |
04-24-2008 |
Music
Were Kanye and Beck Separated at Birth?new
Both have made careers of reveling in their otherness and chameleon-like savvy, establishing a presence on multiple platforms before doing so became an industry necessity.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beck's Old Pollutionnew
There are 19 extra tracks on this reissue, and it's hard to recommend them. You get a couple of decent B-sides and some intriguing demo versions, but mostly, I guess, you're supposed to marvel at the variety.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
01-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beck, Odelay--Deluxe Edition
Citizen Becknew
Coming to terms with our native son now is like coming to terms with Los Angeles now -- some of my wide-eyed wonder is gone, but L.A. is home now more than ever.
L.A. Weekly |
Joe Donnelly |
09-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beck
Peace, Love and Understandingnew
Bonnaroo is the largest-grossing music festival in the U.S., raking in a whopping $13.4 million last year. Here's why.
Nashville Scene |
Jack Silverman |
06-14-2006 |
Music
Dance the Blues Awaynew
This new album of remixes is good, clean, unspectacular, booty-wiggling fun, but Beck without the blues just doesn't feel like Beck.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
01-10-2006 |
Reviews
Pass it Onnew
One music writer turns her personal soundtrack into the perfect holiday gift.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-29-2005 |
Music
Familiarity Doesn't Necessarily Breed Contemptnew
The golden boy of ’90s indie rock is getting older, and his latest gives evidence that he's matured.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
04-15-2005 |
Reviews
Stay Young and Stupidnew
It is imperative that we not let this man become Sting -- a once-deified innovator slowly buffed and sanded and neutered by constant attention from nefarious purveyors of Old People Music.
Houston Press |
Rob Harvilla |
04-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
