AltWeeklies Wire
Thirties-Era Gangster Rapnew
OutKast has been operating as two separate and distinct musical personas for at least three years now, and Idlewild unwisely continues this trend into the cinematic realm.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
'Kast in a New Lightnew
"A Bad Note" ends the beguiling and ambiguous Idlewild adventure, and if it isn't a fuck-off song, then I don't know what is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
Script Teasenew
Idlewild's stunning set pieces often clash with its cliched story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
Pop Folklorenew
OutKast's take on African-American showbiz history is a dog.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
About a Boinew
OutKast's Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
08-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
'Kasting Directornew
For years, Bryan Barber helped shape the visual image of OutKast with his signature videos -- now he takes the duo to the movies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Carlton Hargro |
08-17-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
Band Transitions From Scabrous Punks to Balladeersnew
Scotland's Idlewild has inadvertently reinterpreted American indie rock, as only a band that's on the outside looking in can.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Garrett |
09-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Idlewild, Warnings/Promises
Brit-Poppers a Little Bit Literatenew
Idlewild's Roddy Woomble discusses that undefined point where a song becomes something more than a sequence of impulses.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
08-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Idlewild
