AltWeeklies Wire
The Shadow Boxernew
Rambling man stopped fighting himself and learned to make a joyful noise.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Grant Britt |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Thorn
Sunny Side Upnew
Athens trio lives up to its name.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Spin Doctornew
DJ Toomp graduates from the old school and learns hard lessons about the business of music along the way.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Toomp
Is Robert Pollard Sowing Ecological Catastrophe?new
Recently rock musicians have become more conscious of their carbon emissions than their hotel-room-smashing, Maserati-driving forebears, but Pollard is apparently not among the enlightened. He continues to emit at least three records every single year, regardless of the environmental implications.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Big Billsnew
In North Carolina's growing Triangle and a financially shrinking music industry, can mid-size rock clubs survive?
Tags: concerts
Heavenly Staircasenew
Regina Hexaphone's Sara Bell looks back on a decade with a band she never thought she could lead.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Regina Hexaphone
Old Roots, New Branchesnew
Roots music, most notably the old-time and bluegrass strains, has a timeless quality, an enduring appeal and continues to thrive in North Carolina.
Blitzen Trapper's Sonic Conquestnew
In a year full of Portland bands breaking through to the national level, no one else captured the hearts—and iPod playlists—of rock fans quite like Blitzen Trapper.
The Portland Mercury |
John Motley |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
2007, Five Records at a Timenew
We've asked some of the most valuable folks within Portland's music scene (from performers, to booking agents, to record store owners) to chime in with their picks.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Ready to Kick Your Head Innew
Oliver Ackermann of A Place to Bury Strangers admits he's focused on death and destruction.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
12-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Old Music, New Technologynew
When it comes to archival music, being a Luddite means embracing new technology.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
12-20-2007 |
Music
In 2007, Techno Earned the Right to Be Popular Againnew
The genre is on the upswing, and the proof is in the pages of Wire.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Peer into the Ears of Dan Wilson and Al Frankennew
No wax here -- we just asked 'em, "What did you listen to in 2007?"
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
The Tale of the Takenew
I fell hard for the albums on this list. All of which I stole.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
12-20-2007 |
Music
The Year in Music 2007new
The RIAA came to Minnesota for a major victory. Local radio suffered some minor setbacks. From the Prince-a-thon to the unexpected notoriety of Tay Zonday to the marriage of the DJ and fashion scenes, we reflect back on the 2007 experience.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-20-2007 |
Music
