AltWeeklies Wire
Zevious Transitions from Acoustic Jazz to Electrified 'Punk Jazz'new
The New York City avant-garde jazz trio Zevious is barnstorming the country, bringing spiky, assertive electric jazz to listeners who are hungry for adventurous music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Angela Davis-Gardner Talks About Her New Novel, 'Butterfly's Child'new
Puccini's classic opera Madame Butterfly ends with the title character's love agreeing to raise their child with his American wife. Raleigh resident Davis-Gardner's fourth novel asks, "What happened next?"
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
04-05-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hunx & His Punks: Too Young to Be in Lovenew
Oakland bad boy Hunx, former sex god of the dance happy band Gravy Train!!!!, is currently resurrecting sounds of the '50s and '60s with his new album, a record drenched in the girl-group sound of New York and Philadelphia.
East Bay Express |
j. poet |
04-05-2011 |
Reviews
What Will it Take to Get New Orleans on the Map for Biking in the U.S.?new
Consider how far New Orleans has come: pre-Katrina, the city had limited plans for lanes and paths. Following the 2005 levee failures, those plans had to start from scratch, and as the city rebuilt, planners looked for ways to involve bikes at the same pace as the rest of the city.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
04-05-2011 |
Transportation
Ballad of a Mixtapenew
A hip-hop gentlemen's agreement runs into musical copyright law.
Washington City Paper |
Rend Smith |
04-04-2011 |
Music
The Daunting Struggles of Africa's Big Catsnew
Regrettably, the crisis that 'The Last Lions' is designed to raise awareness of -- the lion population is down from half a million to about 20,000 -- is underexplored. But the footage is never less than astounding.
Moe Pope & Rain's Dark, Twisted Depeche Mode Fantasynew
Moe Pope & Rain invoke the spirit of George Romero, Martin Gore for "Grateful Dead of Night" video from Depeche Moe.
Dig Boston |
Martin Caballero |
04-01-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Moe Pope
Dear April Fool's Day: You Sucknew
In the dark days at the end of time, when we're recounting our favorite moments of human existence, no one will say, "Geez, you know what I'll really miss? April Fool's Day."
The Village Voice |
Jen Doll |
04-01-2011 |
Commentary
Eugene Weekly Goes Right Wingnew
Considered the hippie liberal bastion of hippie liberal Eugene, what would Eugene Weekly look like if it went right?
Eugene Weekly |
Eugene Weekly Staff |
04-01-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: April Fools, Koch Bros
Hammer No More The Fingers' Black Sharknew
With Black Shark, Hammer ups the ante considerably, putting them in a place where anything's possible.
Tags: Hammer
Soul Dispositionnew
Underground hip-hop prodigy Blueprint abandons the rules and goes it alone.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Radioactive Cocktailnew
As Japan's Fukushima Daiichi reminds us, spent fuel rods remain ‘hot’ for generations to come.
Sacramento News & Review |
Ed Smeloff |
04-01-2011 |
Disasters
Beer, Blood, Breakupsnew
Chamberlin celebrates good times with moody music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nick Chambers |
03-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sasha Grey on Auto-Tune, Her Band aTelecine, and Her Favorite Sexytime Musicnew
Sasha Grey is one of the most famous porn stars of our generation. You probably know her by name, face, and maybe even vagina (no judgments), but did you know that she's also a music nerd?
The Village Voice |
Jamie Peck |
03-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sasha Grey
Happy Hookernew
New York City post-punk heroine Shilpa Ray manages to find new cures for the shopgirl blues
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
