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Reinventing the Bluesnew
Former Swans drummer Jonathan Kane hits the blue note with measured minimalism.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: february, Jonathan Kane
Just Say Nahnew
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tastes like Stella Artois.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
03-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
David Berman's Second Comingnew

In 1989, David Berman started the Silver Jews in NYC, when he and a couple of dudes from college decided they wanted to have a "silver" band -- so begins the story of the silver semites.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
03-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silver Jews
It's Hailing Horrornew
The Seattle metal mainstays Himsa take their hardcore-inflected roar to the masses.
Seattle Weekly |
Rod Smith |
03-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Himsa
Fear Factornew
March Against Fear oscillates between screamo and metalcore, with a strong melodic foundation.
Phoenix New Times |
Brendan Joel Kelley |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: March Against Fear
Collected Developmentnew
Stereolab maintains impeccable tastes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Elliott Johnston |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stereolab
Beauteous Blokesnew
The Beautiful Girls make down home sounds from Down Under.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Josh Johnson |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Beautiful Girls
Technical Ecstasynew
Serena Maneesh releases one bloody valentine of a record.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Serena Maneesh
Moore Substancenew
Youth and success are relative to Thurston Moore.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thurston Moore
Rabbit Testnew

Jenny Lewis takes a break from Rilo Kiley with a solo experiment.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jenny Lewis
Fray Timenew
Is Denver's most high-profile band in over its head?
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
03-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fray
Come Togethernew
The boys of Black Clover have a plan for unifying the hip-hop scene.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
03-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Clover
Feel This Mannew
If you think R. Kelly is anything less than the greatest recording artist alive, you're wrong!
Houston Press |
Brian McManus |
03-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: R. Kelly
Midwestside Storynew
Story of the Year may show love to the scene that spawned them -- but can they survive flagging interest nationwide?
Riverfront Times |
Julie Seabaugh |
03-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Story of the Year
The Small Expressionsnew
Swedish folk crooner Jose Gonzalez is an intimate, interpretive genius.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
03-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jose Gonzalez