AltWeeklies Wire
Pittsburgh: The Epicenter of a Bagpiping Renaissance?new
Here's the real thing about bagpipes: Firing up a set of pipes is a rush like no other. It's an instrument custom-designed to kick ass, and the sometimes religious, sometimes riotous awe that people feel when they hear it is no joke.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
12-10-2007 |
Music
Defend Its Existencenew
Somehow James Taylor's cultivated this persona of innocuous docility. The thing is, Sweet Baby James has imbibed his fair share of opiates and dabbled in enough star-fuckage to make Pete Doherty jealous.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Taylor, One Man Band
Horrible Catchy Songs are the New Horribly Catchy Songsnew
J. Holiday’s "Bed." "Crank Dat Soulja Boy." Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha." When will it all stop?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
12-10-2007 |
Music
An Open Letter to Thom Yorkenew
You're completely fucking it up for the rest of us. "Free" is suddenly the new business model.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
12-10-2007 |
Music
Former Prodigy Michael Kaeshammer Branches Outnew
Suspicious minds might think that Kaeshammer's Days Like These is a calculated attempt to muscle in on Michael Bublé's turf especially since the Toronto-based performer sings on every track, rather than relying on his splashy piano skills.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ewan Pearson Devotes Himself to Eight-minute Butt-shakersnew
His embellishments of other people's songs recall '70s-era pioneers like Walter Gibbons and Patrick Cowley, the guys who basically invented the extended mix not remixes, really, but faithful elaborations of tracks that were already great to begin with.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ewan Pearson, Piece Work
Indian: All the Menace You Could Want from a Metal Bandnew
Even at their most relaxed and outgoing, the guys in Indian are still pretty fucking intimidating.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indian, Slights and Abuse
Invigorating Pairnew
Plant and Krauss produce a genre-blending effort that is easy to listen to over and again.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
Past and Presentnew
Bang Camaro produces a classic-rock sound that is familiar and new at the same time.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bang Camaro
Consistently Upbeatnew
The Hives expand their sound to produce a fun album that is commercially viable.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
Songs About Musicnew
Marc Cohn overcomes tragedy with his first studio album in nine years.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Join the Parade, Marc Cohn
Groove, Swing, Fiddlenew
Leo Kottke and the Turtle Island Quartet join forces to commemorate the winter solstice.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Turtle Island Quartet
The Whiskey Daredevils are Jukebox Readynew
The cowpunks are best known for their anti-hipster anthem "Ironic Trucker Hat." That's about to change.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
12-07-2007 |
Reviews
Are You Not Devo? You Are Mutatonew
How Mark Mothersbaugh, an Agent of De-Evolution, wormed his way into America's subconscious.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark Mothersbaugh
Portland Hip-hopper Sontiago Gets Personal and Politicalnew
Whether she rhymes over beats, performs painstakingly honest and powerful spoken-word pieces, or speaks out about violence against women at crisis-intervention rallies, she embodies the DIY aesthetic of indie-rock culture with a sense of sensational sass, nerve and intellect.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
12-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sontiago, Steel Yourself
