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The Son Also Risesnew

Femi Kuti, the son of Nigerian Afro-beat creator Fela Kuti, carries on the musical revolution while fighting poverty and injustice.

Dig Boston | Michael Brodeur | 07-13-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Femi Kuti

Anything but Ordinarynew

Classics that will be added to the Great American Songbook are far and few between. John Legend’s “Ordinary People” from his 2004 album Get Lifted may achieve that status.

Baltimore City Paper | Makkada B. Selah | 07-13-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: hip-hop, Kanye West, John Legend, Get Lifted, pianist, singer and songwriter, will.i.am

From Here to Eternitynew

With younger audiences yearning for something that's not too arty, too wimpy, too loud or too soft, Built to Spill seems right on target.

SF Weekly | Garrett Kamps | 07-12-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Ancient Melodies of the Future, Doug Martsch, Keep It Like a Secret, Perfect From Now On

More Swing Than Swaggernew

Another promising rock troupe rises from the ashes of the Signoffs.

Cleveland Scene | Jason Bracelin | 07-12-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Mi Octopi, Sim Ross, uitarist Chris Churvay

Rock's Minimalist Master: The Expansive Influence of Brian Enonew

From his first conceptual recording in 1965 -- the slowed-down sound of a metal lamp stand being struck overdubbed with a friend reading a poem -- to his new Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno has had an amazing run as a composer, musician, producer, and sonic artist.

Boston Phoenix | Ted Drozdowski | 07-12-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: David, Flood, U2, Daniel, Devo, Another Day on Earth, Bowie, Brian Eno, Heads, Lanois, Talking

Fiddle Ma Nizzlenew

This duo goes where hip-hop has never gone before: the orchestra pit.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Mosi Reeves | 07-11-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Miri Ben-Ari, Black Violin, Black Violin: The Mixtape, Kev Marcus, Wilner Wil-B Simply Sick Baptiste

Imperfect From Then Onnew

Built to Spill’s guitar-rock majesty has survived leader Doug Martsch’s self-doubt -- and his basketball fixation.

East Bay Express | Michael Alan Goldberg | 07-11-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Built to Spill

Born Identitynew

Tom Shimura, aka Lyrics Born, doesn't look, live, or front like a rapper, and that may just be the key to his crossover success.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 07-11-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Blackalicious, Quannum World

Caesars Borrow Something Old, New and Bluenew

Formed in 1995, the polished Swedish garage-rock quartet, the Caesars, motored through Scandinavia under the names the Twelve Caesars and Caesar's Palace before finding an American home through New York-based label Astralwerks.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tony Ware | 07-07-2005 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ceasars