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DJ Danger Mouse Goes From Grey to Technicolornew
The Grey Album not only put a beatsmith with just one disc to his name on pop culture’s front burner, it got Brian Burton an offer to produce Demon Days, the new album by the faux cartoon band Gorillaz.
Boston Phoenix |
Simon William Vozick-Levinson |
07-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gorillaz, Demon Days
Dinosaur Jr. Bury the Hatchetnew
The Phoenix examines the legacy of three geeks from Northampton, goes to rock therapy with the band, and gets the story behind their masterpiece, Bug.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
07-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
On a Mission from Jahnew
Back in the U.S. for the first time in a few years, singer Luciano is doing what he does best -- spreading revelations, and with considerable charm.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
07-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sonic Disciplesnew
Scruffy punk vagabonds El Jesus de Magico capture the Columbus music scene at its best.
Columbus Alive |
Kevin Elliott |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sleater-Kinney's Trek From Riot Grrls to Power Trionew
Words like "raw," "explosive" or even "heavy" describe Sleater-Kinney's seventh album, The Woods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
The Ying-Yang Twins Unite Their Image and Atlanta on New Albumnew
Ying Yang Twins' new goal seems to be to show that determination can overcome almost any disadvantage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sonic Experimentationnew
With an explosive approach and delicate melodies, Spitalfield is more than an emo band.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spitalfield, Stop Doing Bad Things
The Black Godfathernew
Nobody in the last 50 years has worn more hats -- pimped-out Stetsons all -- than Andre Williams, aka the Black Godfather, Mr. Rhythm, and the Father of Rap.
Cleveland Scene |
John Nova Lomax |
06-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pumpkins' Cueball: Egghead or Screwball?new
Billy Corgan's strange brain candy glitters with saccharine nostalgia and cryptic future promises.
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
06-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Billy Corgan, TheFutureEmbrace
Freaking in Codenew
The Weekly Dig deciphers the playful insanity of indie rockers Mad Man Films.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
06-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mad Man Films, The Blak Powr EP
Don Henley, Don Quixote: Whichevernew
The Dirty Projecters wander through the windmills of California, in search of love, wisdom and the "Boys of Summer".
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
06-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Dis-Meisternew
Vast Aire's latest LP, made in collaboration with DJ Mighty Mi, finds the charismatic MC spanning decades in minutes, assuming the voice of a series of anonymous personas: from a jobless jazz-era drummer to a Vietnam draft-dodger.
Orlando Weekly |
Makkada B. Selah |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Going Undergroundnew
Singer Jamie Stewart prefers baroque answers to pressing problems. A track on Xiu Xiu's upcoming CD describes cannibalizing the commander-in-chief.
Riverfront Times |
Andrew Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dubble Trubblenew
Troubled Hubble packs a one-two wallop of great music and an even better live show.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
06-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Comets on Fire Bring the Ruckusnew
Like the Mars Volta (another band constantly associated with mind-alteration), Comets on Fire's sound is the distillation of a wealth of knowledge about music and an idea of the boundary-less plane it can inhabit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
