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Strawbs Unpluggednew
The Strawbs grew out of the country-squire English folk music scene, but their music is also informed by early rock 'n' roll.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-04-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Strawbs
Aussie Country Singer Back With New Albumnew
Motherhood will certainly change one's outlook on life, and it has only served to enrich the artistic spirit of Australia's alt-country darling Kasey Chambers. In preparation for her upcoming U.S. tour supporting her third CD, Chambers reflects on how life on the road merges with parenting her 2-year-old.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
11-04-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kasey Chambers, Wayward Angel
Resurrected Skinny Puppy Shows Some Teethnew
Drug abuse has taken a catastrophic toll on Canada's legendary proto-industrial outfit. 1996's The Process was released after keyboardist Dwayne Goettel's overdose death. The surviving members, long-time friends, spent the remainder of the decade estranged.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
11-02-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skinny Puppy
Cooking With Gasnew
Damien Jurado's songs range from folk to rock and everywhere in between, and each record has a different mood from the last.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Politicial Prescriptionnew
Ted Leo critques the current administration and lack of health care coverage in his latest release.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Sun Shines on R.E.M.new
Michael Stipe talks about how R.E.M. regained its footing as the enigmatic yet accessible pop band that made the journey from indie-rockdom to major-label stardom.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: r.e.m., Around the Sun
Interpol Aims for the Top of the Popsnew
Interpol's second LP, Antics, is a band-on-the-bus record. The tension of Bright Lights is largely replaced by a more confident sound. The album's effect is more immediate, and the band is tighter.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Father of Inventionnew
Col. Bruce Hampton reunites with legendary bandmates.
Mountain Xpress |
Stuart Gaines |
10-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Killing Timenew
The Killers are taking the best parts of the music they were influenced by, putting them in their songs and making them their own, says drummer Ronnie Vannucci.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Look Inward, Voyagernew
Los Angeles buzz-band Midnight Movies stands out from the pack with its love of '60s rock and spiritual themes.
SF Weekly |
Mosi Reeves |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tastes Like Teen Spiritnew
When Stefan Pruett and John O'Keefe started a band last summer, the notion seemed like a total joke to them. Except they didn't expect the real punch line: success.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Girls' Night Outnew
Teedra Moses grew up studying her mother, a successful gospel singer on the church revival circuit. Later, she studied Prince songs like calculus problems, writing her own lyrics over his music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Audra Schroeder |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Heave Honew
The deeply visceral Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes is praised for taking listeners through a wide range of emotions.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
No Remorsenew
The Dwarves' most eclectic and unbounded LP pairs chest-pounding rap battles that diss everyone from Good Charlotte to the Queens of the Stone Age with foreboding gospel that imagines Christ as an MC.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
10-25-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
American Healingnew
After a decade apart, the members of American Music Club are together again, tighter than ever.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
