AltWeeklies Wire
White Magic's Sparse Departurenew
Less is more when crafting a song upon which listeners can project and relate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dark Stars EP, White Magic
When Assets Become Liabilitiesnew
Athens-bred model's ample figure generates fame and flack in rap.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Buffie the Body
Squidbilly Troubadournew
He put the "hick" in hickey, but country vampire's bark is worse than his bite.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Grant Britt |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Unknown Hinson
DJ Assault is Strictly Bootynew
Regardless of what it's called, Assault's high-energy style, which mixes elements of Detroit and Chicago techno, Miami booty bass and the sex rhymes of acts like 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, lands him in about 100 different DJ booths across the globe each year.
Dig Boston |
Dave Wedge |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gaslight Street Polishes Its Actnew
The Charleston rock quartet's spiritual home seems to be the Deep South by way of London circa 1967.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gaslight Street
San Diego Kids Learn How to Become Real Guitar Heroesnew
San Diego is the home of one of the newest branches of The Paul Green School of Rock Music, a national brand that started in Philadelphia in 1998 and helped inspire School of Rock, the 2003 Jack Black movie.
San Diego CityBeat |
Adam Gimbel |
12-12-2007 |
Music
Garota do São Paulonew
Maria Rita, the daughter of Elis Regina, arguably Brazil’s greatest female singer, has always found ways to tastefully interpret and give new life to Spanish songs.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Maria Rita
World's Greatest Ghosts Proves More Catchy than Spookynew
For the most part, the Laneys seem satisfied with their version of the rock-star dream. "Family and being happy. That's really what we want." In Portland, that's a perfectly reasonable goal.
Willamette Week |
Jim Sandberg |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: World's Greatest Ghosts
Willow Willow Un-Freaks the Folknew
"We sing pop music," singer-guitarist-songwriter Miranda Zeiger says. "The freak-folk bands and the punks and rockers get attention, but people don't seem to want straightforward pop. They want stuff to be weird and ironic, and we're not."
East Bay Express |
j. poet |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Willow Willow
Breast Pumps and Budweisersnew
After five quiet years, local indie faves Imperial Teen returns.
East Bay Express |
Catherine Plato |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Imperial Teen
Peter Broderick, Baby Geniusnew
A true multi-instrumentalist, he can be heard playing everything from piano and violin to saw and theremin on records by everyone from Laura Gibson, Loch Lomond and Dolorean to Norfolk & Western and his own chamber-folk outfit (with Justin Ringle and sister Heather Broderick), Horse Feathers.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Float, Peter Broderick
The Fabulous Fantoms Keep it Old Schoolnew
Back together for the first time in 30 years, the Fantoms have talked about recording again, but for now just playing together again is enough.
Gambit |
Alison Fensterstock |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fabulous Fantoms
Off to the Gallonew
RRIICCEE is a full four-piece outfit, but in typical Vincent Gallo fashion, all traditional notions of a touring band have been thrown out the window. No songs have been written, recorded or rehearsed prior to the tour and no pre-written music will be performed on stage.
Chicago Newcity |
Brad Knutson |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RRIICCEE
Bruce Adams is Kranky No Morenew
In 2005 Adams decided it was time for a change, so he sold his half of Kranky Records and joined forces with his wife to found Flingco.com. Now he's back in the label game with Flingco Sound System.
Chicago Newcity |
Brad Knutson |
12-12-2007 |
Music
Little Metal Sistersnew
The most promising metal act in Albuquerque is not staffed by tattooed, beer-guzzling, sweaty men in their late 20s/early 30s. It's Suspended, a trio of chicks who all three turned 21 this year.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Suspended
