AltWeeklies Wire
Music and Fatherhoodnew
"If I was a better father, I would probably quit music," says Of Montreal frontman and main songwriter Kevin Barnes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Fighting to Make His Mark in Hip-Hopnew
Since Mike Shinoda is a member of "nu-metal" band Linkin Park, hip-hop fans haven't taken him seriously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fort Minor, The Rising Tied
Is New York Hip-Hop Dead?new
It's widely believed that the Southern rap industry has supplanted New York in public favor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oh, You Brut!new
In a world of blog hysteria and terminal hipsterism, Art Brut kicks ass, takes names and gets naked -- it's about time.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott T. Sterling |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut
Spit and Vinegarnew
Archer Prewitt uses both visual arts and music to express himself.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: wilderness, Archer Prewitt
A Hard Lifenew
After a long period of addiction, Mary Gauthier now focuses on her art.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mary Gauthier, Mercy Now
Home Alone and Hauntednew
House Arrest is the kind of album a high school music geek would make if he could step outside of himself.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Ari Messer |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ariel Pink, House Arrest
Play That Funky Music, White Peoplenew
Since this is the age of cross-pollination, Teenage Prayers’ music is ever-so-lightly spiced with sounds from the British, Canadian and intergalactic invasions.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Teenage Prayers
Audience Contempt: Sounds Nicenew
After 20 years of making music -- both on his own and with his band, underground-favorites American Music Club -- Mark Eitzel is just as strange, self-deprecating and busy as ever.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark Eitzel
Return of the Ruckusnew
Still unhinged after more than an ol' dirty dozen years, the Wu-Tang Clan stage a Shaolin family reunion.
The Village Voice |
Tom Breihan |
02-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Wu-Tang Clan
That's the Way They Get Bynew
Spoon's Britt Daniel turns his camera on.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon
Young Gunsnew
With dark days behind it, Anti-Crew scratches nationwide.
The Pitch |
Jason Harper |
02-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anti-Crew
Tears of a Clownnew
Beholding the oddly giddy melancholy of Our Lady of the Highway.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
02-06-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Our Lady of the Highway
More Than a 'Snap Music' Actnew
They may be gangsta, but Dem Franchize Boyz are still entertainers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Minstrel With Mayhemnew
At the heart of the album is conflict -- the thin line between consumer and critic, hip-hop's soul vs. hip-hop sold -- and Little Brother isn't immune to the syndrome.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Little Brother, The Minstrel Show
