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Over There: New Jersey’s A Girl Called Eddy Heard London Callingnew
New Jersey native Erin Moran grew up listening to albums by English women with a knack for singing about immense emotion without necessarily sounding like it. So when she signed a deal with a publishing company based in England a few years ago, Moran, who performs under the name A Girl Called Eddy, thought it was a great excuse to move to London.
Boston Phoenix |
Mikael Wood |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Girl Called Eddy
Major Indie Rock: Hot Hot Heat Take their Quirks to the Massesnew
Indie in ethos, acts like Franz Ferdinand, the Postal Service, the Walkmen, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs made unprecedented mainstream media inroads in 2004. Now, Elevator, Hot Hot Heat’s major-label follow-up to 2002’s Make Up the Breakdown, could be indie’s next major commercial success.
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hot Hot Heat, Elevator
Mighty Like a Rosenew
No ivory tower theorist, the great cult figure Elvis Costello changes colors with the season.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
03-08-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Banjo Miraclesnew
After three decades of playing banjo, guitar and mandolin, Tim Wiedenkeller releases his first solo album.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Milagros, Tim Wiedenkeller
Sage Francis F.A.Q.new
Rapper and self-described workaholic Sage Francis is in top form with his latest release, but don't call him to talk about it.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
03-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sage Francis, A Healthy Distrust
Lou Barlow Finds Life After Indie Rock With Emohnew
Bound by rich production qualities draped over loosely conceptual acoustic numbers, Emoh balances brash and melancholy sentiments, bringing closure to various chapters of Lou Barlow's legacy while opening the door for a new one.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lou Barlow, Emoh
Elvis Costello Sings the Same Old Songnew
With three recent Grammy nominations and a highly anticipated U.S. tour underway, Costello is finding himself in the unique situation of being both one of new wave's elder statesmen and a surprisingly hot contemporary artist.
Despite his newly restored credibility, there are some who see Costello's practice of massive reissues and rapid repackaging of new material as a shameless money grab.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hard Reign's Gonna Fallnew
The Evil Queens unleash their third album of rock thunder.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Louisville's VHS or Beta Set the Night, Indie Rawk Clubs on Firenew
While the group may have begun all granular post-punk with strangulated synths -- equal parts Devo, Kraftwerk, Sonic Youth and Melt Banana -- the transition to cascading harmonized guitars and syncopated thump inspired by the then-contemporary dance-funk movement was relatively well greased.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: VHS or Beta, Night on Fire
New York Cabaret Singer Finds Folky Companynew
For believers, Antony & the Johnsons are the latest bright spot on whatever this new movement is that has been dubbed "freak folk" or "people with cartoon voices playing chamber instruments," which includes Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart.
SF Weekly |
Katy St. Clair |
03-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Antony
Altered Realitynew
Orlando's New Roman Times is an indie-rock band in a city not known for indie-rock. Yet.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Roman Times
Buck 65 and His Dark, Lyrical Hip-Hopnew
Richard "Buck 65" Terfry's approach is indeed one best described as wide open, featuring characters edging on absurdly imaginative. With fuzz guitar and vibraphone, he strives to conjure the palpable longing of the outsider, like an aural companion to John Fante's Ask the Dust.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Fan Remembers R&B Queen Jill Scott Without Her Roarnew
The singer's approach to her music has changed, and her concert audience is missing out on the intelligent nuances evident in her albums.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Le Tigre on the New Album, the New Label, and the 'L' Wordnew
While it may not inspire a sexual awakening in everyone, This Island captures Le Tigre at its most accessible and body movin' (to steal a term from Hanna's boyfriend Ad-Rock's group).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Le Tigre
Pedal to the Metalnew
Jon Rauhouse dusts off those bizarre thrift-store scores.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jon Rauhouse, Steel Guitar Rodeo
