AltWeeklies Wire
Shellac of Faith
Between 1956 and 1970, Joe Bussard made hundreds of handcrafted 78s in his basement -- that neither his parents nor the music-buying public cared proved he was doing the right thing.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
02-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Have Heart, Will Travelnew
Belle and Sebastian take on touring and intrusive producers.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Belle and Sebastian
2020 foresightnew
Dancehall star Baby Cham discusses Jamaican politics.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
02-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Baby Cham
Angst in Their Pantsnew
Tapping 80s dark wave, She Wants Revenge just wants to speak to you.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
02-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: She Wants Revenge
Citty of Dreamsnew
Citty's lyricism is evident, belying the aphorism that Southern rappers can't rap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Citty
Clothes Call?new
These Toronto indie rockers are ready for their close-up.
NOW Magazine |
Brent Raynor |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clothes Make the Man
Good Ol' Twangnew
National Grain infuses its classical numbers with energy and spirit, a hallmark of its restless, genre-spanning musical tastes and record collections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: National Grain
Grassroots Are Always Greenernew
Saheli is "a multi-ethnic a cappella women's trio that seeks to build community through the healing power of song."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saheli
Regifting Recordnew
David Gedge hedges his band-name bets.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Take Fountain, The Wedding Present
Troubadours on the Trainnew
Tom Russell bemoans the fact that the U.S. has become a "giant strip mall of fear."
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Love and Fear, Tom Russell
Let 'Em Roarnew
Young Lions have a thorough understanding of the history of rock music but an original approach to songwriting.
Reno News & Review |
Brad Bynum |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Young Lions
Misty Mountain Stompnew
Citay takes inspiration from an era when rock's ambition toward the large-scale and epic was regarded as a good and righteous thing.
L.A. Weekly |
John Payne |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Citay
Heavy-Duty Rock 'n' Rollnew
Pearls and Brass play very heavy and exceptionally musical jams that rock with harmonized guitar leads and a rolling-thunder rhythm section that propels the mass forward like it's all one body.
L.A. Weekly |
John Payne |
02-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pearls and Brass
Transfer Abidesnew
San Diego's slow-burners are casually moving to the top.
San Diego CityBeat |
Troy Johnson |
02-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Faded Signal, Transfer
Love, War and Self-Immolationnew
Stars frontman Torquil Campbell gets off on odd pairings, which helps explain Set Yourself On Fire.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
02-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stars
