AltWeeklies Wire
Tricky Philosophynew
Niggy Tardust frees his mind so his ass can follow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saul Williams, Niggy Tardust
How About Some Hardcore?new
Detroit's girl rockers play no games.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Grant Britt |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various, Gore Gore Girls
Adios Atlantanew
Hoss Records leaves the South for the greener pastures of Baltimore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hoss Records
Eux Autres on Christmans Songs and Old Timey Baseballnew
It's pronounced ooz-oh-tra, by the way.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold City, Eux Autres
Wet Confetti Becomes Reporter -- Kind ofnew
Back in May, when Wet Confetti ended its six-year run, the members decided that breaking up the band didn't mean an end to their relationship. So they changed their name, their sound, and started the whole thing back up again under the moniker Reporter.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: reporter
Hisham Mayet Travels the World Seeking Ecstasy in Soundnew
In what his label, Sublime Frequencies, calls "folk cinema," Mayet aims to capture the personal essence and rituals of cultures, from the Bori cult dance ceremony to the ancient mystical gatherings formed around centuries-old Moroccan trade caravans.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hisham Mayet
Remembering Alt.country's Big 1996 Showcasenew
Please forgive this recollection, as it comes through the haze formed by many draft beers, a cloud of music-club cigarette smoke and near whiteout snow conditions that swept through North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 3, 1996, the second day of the first Honky-Tonk-arama.
Tags: concerts
From Aging Gramophones to Sleek New iPodsnew
How is the music industry coping with the changing times?
VUE Weekly |
Steven Sandor |
12-06-2007 |
Music
Pitbull Gives a Shipshape Performancenew
On The Boatlift he sticks to his strategy of blending English and Spanish lyrics on a slew of club bangers, rhyming a blue streak over Miami bass and crunk tracks.
Washington City Paper |
Alfredo Flores |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pitbull, The Boatlift
Fred for Your Ass: James Brown's Trombonistnew
An interview with Fred Wesley.
Style Weekly |
Craig Belcher |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Justin Townes Earle On Finding His Own Waynew
The singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle would never admit it, but he has a lot to live up to -- not least of which is his name.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Shonen Knife is Still Having Fun! Fun! Fun!new
For better or worse, the appeal of Shonen Knife in this country is largely based on just how adorable they are.
San Diego CityBeat |
Adam Gimbel |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shonen Knife
Pre-boxed Giftsnew
It's that time again -- time to hunt through record stores for something nice that the music lover on your list doesn't already own, whether it's unheard sounds or a novel collection of beloved ones. Thank you, box sets.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
The Hives: 'We Kick Ass and You Don't'new
It's been said that the purpose of all art is to express the inexpressible; to convey something that can't be easily defined. If that's the case, then the music of the Hives may not be art.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
Former Plimsoul Peter Case Soldiers Onnew
"I felt really naked, but it felt kind of dangerous. I was in a place with just 200 people in it -- the Plimsouls were playing to much bigger crowds -- all of a sudden I'm playing this smaller place acoustic. I liked that it added that kind of risk factor," says Case.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
