AltWeeklies Wire
Endangered Songbirdsnew
The Wrens majestically reemerged in 2003, after surviving a near-decade of depression, debacle and disaster.
Houston Press |
Rob Harvilla |
08-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
System of a Down: The Problem With Being Politicalnew
System of a Down talk about music, politics, and being misunderstood.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
08-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Unpredictability Still Dominates Musicnew
At 58, Joe Ely figures it's the most involved he's ever been in music.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Andrews |
08-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Ely
She's Not Loretta Lynn's Daughter, But She is Johnny Cash's Mothernew
At 36, Lynne is an artist unapologetic in her stubbornness, defensive about her creative process, and reluctant to play the celebrity game with even a well-meaning listener like myself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
08-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shelby Lynne
Knit Witsnew
Welcome the first positive example of country music for punk rockers.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sign o' the Timesnew
Trio of art school grads Times New Viking forge a new absurdist rock aesthetic—and revive the cassingle.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
08-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
From Soldering Iron to Synthesizer Innovatornew
The death of synthesizer inventor Bob Moog on August 21 marked the passing of one of music's most important innovators, influencing the sounds of such artists as Radiohead, Chick Corea, Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
08-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Moog, The Sound Sculptor
Ex-Arsonist MC Puts a Flame to the Fusenew
Q-Unique burns bright on his first solo album, trading in-your-face battle lyrics for more introspective rhymes.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
08-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Q-Unique, Vengeance Is Mine
Thunderbirds Are Now!new
Spaz-rockers represent Detroit without being filthy or depressing.
Dig Boston |
Jamin Warren |
08-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Justamustache, Thunderbirds
Determination Powers Jazz Singer Ethel Ennisnew
Ethel Ennis' fame falls far short of that earned by fellow jazz singer Billie Holiday, but Ennis has had a much longer and more contented life than her contemporary. That's a trade-off she's glad to make.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
08-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pearls from an Overlooked Oeuvrenew
Down in his basement, along with a shitload of his mom's old crap, is the makeshift recording studio where Bruce Cole recorded hundreds of songs beginning in the mid-1960s. Much of the material never saw the light of day.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
08-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bruce Cole
All About the Energynew
A band cannot live on Ozzfest alone. Five metal bands -- Shadows Fall, The Haunted, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder and It Dies Today -- look to fill in time between Ozzfest dates.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The War Within, Shadows Fall
Band Wraps Messages in Sillinessnew
System of a Down marries the in-your-face moxie of Chuck D., embraces its Middle Eastern cultural legacy like Frank Zappa, and fancies itself a musical wannabe junta similar to Rage Against the Machine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hypnotize, System of a Down
Chris Lopez Polishes a Muddy Legacynew
The reluctant local music fixture and founder of the now-defunct Rock*A*Teens has long radiated a modest and artistically frazzled presence in his hazy songs. Now he reveals humbly brilliant songwriting on his solo album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tripping Your Balls Offnew
All hail classy power guitars solos mashed up with avant-garde sound! All hail Boston natives Major Stars for not being afraid to rock!
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
08-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Major Stars
