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Alone Togethernew
Marr-less but sometimes marvelous, Morrissey still courts an other half.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
09-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Two Coolnew
San Francisco punk-folk duo Two Gallants ground their roots in reality.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jonathan Zwickel |
09-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Usher No Longer Ignored at Video Music Awardsnew
Although the MTV Video Music Awards don't carry as much clout as the Grammys, they have become a cultural watermark. So maybe it makes sense that, when it comes to props, Usher Raymond cares as much about dominating these awards as he does about winning his platinum discs.
Miami New Times |
Mosi Reeves |
08-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usher
Quirky Floridian Rapper Drops Weird Sciencenew
When Bleubird (real name Jacques Bruna) isn't living with his parents in South Florida, he's traversing the globe, playing huge festivals like the Warped Tour, hopping around Belgium and Switzerland, and cutting albums with German rappers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Audra Schroeder |
08-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bleubird
Emerge From Nothingnew
After their debut album, Thee More Shallows were well on their way to something bigger. Then they dropped off the map. But their follow-up has finally arrived, and it is spectacular.
SF Weekly |
Garrett Kamps |
08-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Country Superstar Clint Black Resets the Clocknew
Over the years, Black has dealt with just about every obstacle one can imagine, and somehow managed to stay near the top of the heap. When he hits the stage on his current tour, Black will be simultaneously celebrating his amazing career to date, and taking his first steps in a new direction.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clint Black, Spend My Time
Gogol Bordello Grows Upnew
From playing professional New York City clubs to Bosnian courtyards with no PA, and having been bootlegged in Eastern Europe, Gogol Bordello has seen plenty of variations but never seemed watered down. The group embraces syncopation without hesitation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gogol Bordello, J.U.F.
Metal Gone Mad: Robby Road Steamer's Macho Bombastnew
With six feet, two inches of undulating muscles and rippling chest hair, a feral baritone booming from beneath a combed moustache, flared trousers stuffed you-know-where with a plump beanie pig, Robby Road Steamer is a metal monstrosity.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wild Oatesnew
For John Oates, turning over a new leaf meant shaving off his Freddie Mercury moustache. Oates still ain't as pretty as his taller, blonder, better-known partner, Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, but for our money, the pint-size David Starsky doppelgänger has got to be a better sport than, say, Andrew Ridgley, the silent half of Wham! Better yet, judge for yourself via this exclusive Q&A.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
08-25-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall & Oates, Wild Oates
“Yeeaah!” vs. “Yeeaah!”
Confused? Learn the difference between Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd now!
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
08-25-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nickelback
Finding the Cure: Confessions of a Doom Dollnew
The Cure addressed everything an alienated teen could feel: sweeping romance, longing, regret, unhinged excitement. And it didn't candy-coat life the way mainstream pop did, or pump it full of greasy testosterone like hair metal.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blackbird Fly: Americana the Way It Ought to Benew
The Houston native's music manages to sound both Depression-era vintage and strikingly contemporary, while her songs are full of pleas for good old-fashioned morphine and desperate failed romances, not to mention the talking starfish and singing mermaids that gambol and frolic on the beaches of her adopted San Francisco home.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Jazz Tortoise: Charlie Hunter Simplifies the Equationnew
Hunter has a reputation as an absolute monster live. There's a killer instinct within him that comes out in a stage setting, despite his penchant for laid-back grooves.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Bond That Bonds: Spy-Fi Turns Out Album No. 001new
Specializing in re-creating the instrumentals of classic espionage flicks and TV shows from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, Spy-Fi spikes the themes from James Bond, Dick Tracy, Man From U.N.C.L.E., and dozens of others with volume and verve.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
High Wattage: Legendary Bass Guitarist Mike Watt
Legendary bassist of the Minute Men, Mike Watt is interviewed in his hometown of San Pedro, Calif., in anticipation of his new album that has just been released.
Random Lengths News |
Dan Simon and Paul Rosenberg |
08-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
