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Not a Lesbian Punk Bandnew
Femme Generation is part of a vibrant, still relatively underrated group of Toronto bands that are establishing a certain brand of multivalent arty melodic rock that bristles with originality.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Femme Generation
They Call It Indie-Groundnew
Aceyalone's new joint with RJD2 is effortless and 'magnificent.'
San Diego CityBeat |
Bart Schaneman |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aceyalone
Sufficiently Bakednew
Rogue Wave is the "now" sound of Sub Pop Records.
San Diego CityBeat |
Jed Gottlieb |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rogue Wave
Opening the Floodgatesnew
Craig Wedren of Shudder to Think finally goes solo.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Wedren, Lapland
Attached to Songsnew
Don't ask Margo Timmins the name of the Cowboy Junkies' fill-in drummer.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Horror Hippiesnew

Animal Collective sounds like someone slipped a sheet of acid into the high school cafeteria's Kool-Aid right before music class.
Dig Boston |
J. Bennett |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Animal Collective
Get Smartnew
For The Mechanical Walking Robotboy, the third lineup is the charm.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Body of Worknew

It's not quite accurate to say there's no connection between the Bob Mould of the past few years and the one that sparked two great guitar trios, post-hardcore heroes Hüsker Du and alt-rock favorites Sugar.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
02-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Mould
Drugged and Disorderlynew

The Hold Steady keeps it cinematic.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
Beat Itnew
Meat Beat Manifesto's Jack Dangers prefers different strokes.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
02-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meat Beat Manifesto
Going Mobilenew
Drummers are commonly derided as the weakest intellectual links in the rock band hierarchy -- the beloved but dim-witted meathead -- but Glenn Kotche eludes this stereotype.
Boulder Weekly |
Tyler Wilcox |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shake Upnew
The Liar's Handshake proves that we can all just get along.
Phoenix New Times |
Brendan Joel Kelley |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Liar's Handshake
Head of the Classnew
Although it possesses a stubbornly optimistic core, The Weight is a Gift more often rumbles with varying degrees of betrayal, deception and heartache that sound like rather painful therapy sessions.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nada Surf
Screaming Diplomatsnew
Omissa's violent mix of races, styles and emotions beguiles even as it confounds.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Omissa
Ciao, Mannew
Edie Sedgwick throws superstardom back at you and questions the the morality of dressing in drag.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Edie Sedgwick