AltWeeklies Wire
Spread Too Thinnew
With 17 albums in 15 years, Ani DiFranco has lost artistic integrity and originality.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ani DiFranco
Straight to Heavennew
Allison Moorer is inspired by her tour with Steve Earle and questions faith in her latest, The Duel.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Allison Moorer, The Duel
Risky Business: James Singer Tim Booth Embarks on a Solo Careernew
You’d figure that promoting a new solo record on the back of a song that’s more than 10 years old — being conscious all the while that it’s his sole US hit — might rankle Booth a little.
Boston Phoenix |
Mac Randall |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Singer Melds Spiritual Belief With Gritty Street Songsnew
New artist Urban Mystic has just the right blend of soul and grit.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghetto Revelations, Urban Mystic
An Early Look at New York's "Street Metal" Duo Early Mannew
Columbus, Ohio, emigres Adam Bennati and Mike Conte found a new home, a new band, a new sound and now a new record label in New York City.
Columbus Alive |
Mahssa Taghinia |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Italian Duo Speaks the Lingua Franca of Psych Rocknew
Jennifer Gentle aren't the first or only foreign band to write and sing in English, of course. But of the present-day ESL practitioners working within the psychedelic pop patois, they're certainly the most fun.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
02-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jennifer Gentle, Valende
Falling Tydenew
Nowadays, Soul Tyde appears about as likely to re-form with all its original members as the Ramones. Group members who were once tight with each other now talk trash; stacks of Soul Tyde's latest album sit unsold in a closet somewhere, going out of style.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
02-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cope With Thisnew
Finally, someone has figured out how to craft an interesting rock/hip-hop blend.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
02-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Favorite Guilty Pleasurenew
The Vanished's 2004 debut album is packed with with fairly formulaic, radio-ready modern rock songs. But "My Favorite Scar" became one of the year's most played singles, and the song gets its hooks into you.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
01-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eccentric Funk Troupe Parties with Politicsnew
Flo scats, raps and sings about everything from blow jobs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while sporting angel wings, a fuzzy Kangol visor and white spandex pants coupled with a large, intimidating black codpiece.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flo White, The Porpoise Project
Smart Cardsnew
Cutting through the moss and soot with beer drinking, braininess, and sharp, Wire-y sounds, the Intelligence launch an attack on Boredom and Terror.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jennifer Maerz |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Intelligence
Band of Brothersnew
While most modern bluegrass bands step lightly in Birkenstocks and ponytails and strum meandering, milquetoast newgrass, the Hackensaws stomp through their repertoire with a purposefulness that can be described only as blue-collar.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Zwickel |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hackensaw Boys, Give It Back
Americana Idolnew
Dave Alvin maps the byways, wild lands, and roots rock of working-class L.A.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J. H. Tompkins |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Switch-Hittersnew
Scissor Sisters come out and play—for everybody.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scissor Sisters
Mama Dramanew
After six predominantly acoustic solo albums, Kristin Hersh is playing some of the harshest, loudest music of her career with the trio 50 Foot Wave.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
