AltWeeklies Wire
Nothing to Prove: Why the Blakes Don't Even Have a Web Sitenew
Bluegrass and traditional musicians Norman and Nancy Blake have no commercial leanings, Norman says in an interview.
Mountain Xpress |
Melanie McGee |
06-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
World Cliquenew
DJ Cheb I Sabbah globalizes the dance floor with club-oriented world music that blends modern technology and ancient tradition.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
06-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Los Lonely Boys Grow Upnew
Los Lonely Boys have followed the musical traditions of other Latino artists who have attained crossover appeal. The Garza brothers celebrate their heritage and contemporary influences.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Los Lonely Boys
Stephen Malkmus Reveals Himself on Face the Truthnew
The former Pavement frontguy talks to the Phoenix about his new solo CD and his distaste for hippies.
Boston Phoenix |
Franklin Soults |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Masters of Horrornew
The duo Midnight Syndicate creates the creepy orchestral music that haunted houses swear by.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Individual Talentnew
Of Montreal's The Sunlandic Twins dances with its influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Modest Mouse Survives a Tailspinnew
Drummer Jeremiah Green talks about his leaving and return to the band and its growing success despite it all.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pride and Pretensionnew
Rock critics overuse the word "pretentious" with the same over-enthusiasm NorCal teens have for "hella." Even so, from the name on down, Austin's ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead freely makes itself a ridiculously easy target.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Game in Vancouvernew
California rapper The Game takes time off while on tour in Vancouver, B.C., to tell his life story.
The Georgia Straight |
Tara Henley |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Porcupine Tree's Roots Are Spreadingnew
"In a sense, artists have a duty to be as selfish and arrogant about the way they make their music as they can," declares Porcupine Tree vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Steven Wilson. "I don't believe Picasso made his paintings for anybody else, and that's the way I think a true artist should be."
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Porcupine Tree
Sea and Cake Singer Goes Solo, Gets Soulfulnew
Sam Prekop, frontman of Sea and Cake, defies the grey skies of Chicago with sun-laced songs from his latest solo album.
Dig Boston |
Nolan Gawron |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sleater-Kinney: Pushing One Another to the Brink on The Woodsnew
Guitarist Carrie Brownstein talks with the Phoenix about the making of her Northwest band's latest CD.
Boston Phoenix |
Franklin Soults |
06-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
A Digital Contexturalist Critiques Autechrenew
If Autechre had a visual counterpoint, it would be the architecture of someone like Santiago Calatrava or Lebbeus Wood, says sound designer Richard Devine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Band Shoots for Success (Again)new
Britt Daniel's songs have one constant: Spoon's music is imbued with a reverence to soul and R&B beneath the surface of straightforward pop and artsy experimentation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Producer Links Up With Comic Charactersnew
Danger Mouse's first project to drop this year is with Gorillaz, a cartoon "band" first conceived by Brits Damon Albarn of Blur and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett in 2001.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Danger Mouse, The Grey Album
