AltWeeklies Wire
Bettye LaVette's Aching Heartnew
Forty-six years after her recording debut, the soul singer is finally getting the attention she deserves.
New Haven Advocate |
Art Tipaldi |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bettye LaVette
Emily Saliers Reflects on 20 Years of the Indigo Girlsnew
Reflecting on a career that has seen the duo sell more than 12 million records and garner seven Grammy nominations.
Birmingham Weekly |
Brent Thompson |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jeffrey M. Robinson Deconstructs the Warhol Museumnew
If you've ever seen a guy loitering in a bustling museum with some stereo mics and a laptop, you may already be in Jeffrey M. Robinson's work.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeffrey M. Robinson
Record Breakingnew
With the music industry in disarray, some Colorado acts seek new ways to release their music.
'Creation's Dark' is 19 Songs' Worth of American Music Done Rightnew
The departure of a performer as strong as Jason Isbell, who went solo last year, would cripple most bands -- but not Drive-By Truckers.
22,000 Songs and Nothing to Listen Tonew
One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any of them?
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
01-28-2008 |
Music
Welsh Phenoms Super Furry Animals Still Got Itnew
Almost 12 years after their wonderfully warped debut Fuzzy Logic, and it's hard to think of any U.K. contemporaries who've been able to match the Super Furry Animals for sheer consistency, ambition and twisted pop thrills.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Neil Ferguson |
01-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Rhyme & Punishmentnew
Loving the Wu means loving your inner masochist.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
01-28-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Wu-Tang Clan
Hernando Returnsnew
The North Mississippi Allstars revisit their roots.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cave Singers' Americana Spans Generation Gapsnew
The airy simplicity of Invitation Songs demonstrates the group's generation-spanning appeal; the band's sound will resonate with neofolkies weaned on Devendra Banhart and Will Oldham, as well as older folk fans raised on the traditional American songbook.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cave Singers, Invitation Songs
Gallows Keeps it Old Schoolnew
The U.K. buzz band offers proof that hardcore has finally take root in present-day Britain.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gallows, Orchestra of Wolves
A Must-Listen for Wrestling Fansnew
Double Murder Suicide is an unspeakably tasteless concept album about the death of the WWE's Chris Benoit, who killed his wife, son, and himself in June 2007.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
01-25-2008 |
Reviews
Editors Hit the Road With Big Dreams, Good Mannersnew
"Everything has changed," drummer Ed Lay says of the band's recent vault to indie-rock stardom. "We tour the world for a living now, which is such a blessing."
Shepherd Express |
Jessica Steinhoff |
01-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Editors, An End Has a Start
Anyone Can Learn to Play Guitar (Hero)new
Generating interest in music is one thing. But can a video game about music, even one as engaging as Guitar Hero, really translate into guitar proficiency? In short, yes.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
01-25-2008 |
Music
Yeasayer Devours Styles, Goes Popnew
While Yeasayer's bizarre but enchanting debut, All Hour Cymbals, hardly aims for that kind of narrative focus, it shows the band similarly gorging itself on a host of styles and sounds.
The Portland Mercury |
John Motley |
01-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
