AltWeeklies Wire
YACHT and the Thermals Prove Goofiness and Age Know No Boundsnew
This must be a joke, right? A fire code-taunting publicity stunt, some hacker's Make-A-Wish or a trenchant satire of music industry 2.0? Homegrown pop-punk sensation the Thermals caps its annus mirabilis with a free concert at cafe/gamer haven Backspace?
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
12-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: The Thermals, concerts
Kevin Robinson and Ohmega Watts Share the Lovenew
After being introduced to one another in 2005, it wasn't long before the indie rocker and hip-hop head made plans for collaboration.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
DJ Jonathan Ackerman's Journey From Texas to the Moonnew
After getting into IDM, Ackerman embraced the style currently en vogue -- a "glorified Top 40" blend of dance-rock and disco-derived music that relies less on prefab rhythms and more on organic drum sounds and live bass lines.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dublin's Mike Got Spiked Seize the Statesnew
The band plays frighteningly tight hybrid of emo-metal, old-school punk, and bar-room mischief -- aggressive and solid.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Got Spiked
Home for the Holidays With the Hold Steadynew
The latest, greatest success from the Twin Cities returns to the wellspring of its creativity.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady
The Best CDs of 2007new
Here is a list of my most favorite discs coming with me into 2008.
Wu-Tang Producer RZA's Balancing Actnew
It's hard to think of a more ubiquitously iconic figure in hip-hop, or a more visionary individual: RZA doesn't just make beats and spit rhymes, he captures moods, drops depth-charge metaphors, and creates epic mythologies.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 8 Diagrams, The Wu-Tang Clan
Anatomy of Popnew
Ingrid Michaelson and her Girls and Boys.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girls and Boys, Ingrid Michaelson
Doc Paulin's Long Goodbyenew
Ernest 'Doc" Paulin, who died Nov. 20 at 100 years and four months, was a jazz patriarch in the most literal sense.
Tags: Ernest Doc Paulin
The Fun of the Frenchnew
Xavier Caféïne doesn’t believe in computers or Tommy Lee, he just believes in francophonie.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gisèle, Xavier Caféïne
Teki Latex: Slick-Lipped Scumbag or Misunderstoode Artiste?new
Polemic and potty-mouthed rappers singing snot-nosed observations about women's asses are hardly news to any listener. But if you happen to hear the new solo album of one such character -- Julien Pradeyrol, aka Teki Latex of TTC -- you might start to scratch your head.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatman |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Party de Plaisir, Teki Latex
Stars is Losing the Battle, Winning the Warnew
In the skirmishes between bitter and sweet, personal and political, and popcraft and punk ethos, Montreal's soft revolutionaries prevail.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
M.I.-Yay!new
"I put people on the map that never seen a map," M.I.A. boasts on "20 Dollar," her rebel yell accompanied by a distorted New Order sample, borrowed Pixies lyrics and thunderous South Asian beats that swirl behind her proclamations of dissent.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
We Need Some Quaaludesnew
We can't stop listening to Phoenix rock trio Psych 101's Attachment Disorder, and it's totally messing with our heads.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: attachment disorder, Psych 101
Grey's Anatomy Made Her Famous, but That's Only Half the Storynew
When it comes to the music industry, all it takes is a combination of luck, talent, and exposure to become a star. Getting that concoction just right is easier said than done, but if you're lucky, talented, and have a MySpace page, anything is possible. Take it from Ingrid Michaelson.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Girls and Boys, Ingrid Michaelson
