AltWeeklies Wire
A Nice Slice of Contextnew
Snippets of Strummer are captured on his "London Calling" radio show for the BBC World Service, with introductions to everything from Elvis Presley's "Crawfish" to Tim Hardin's "Black Sheep Boy."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
A Thing of Dark Beautynew
White Chalk is all piano and sharp lyrical fusillades.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: PJ Harvey, White Chalk
Fly by Nightnew
Jazz studies supplements the long-suffering scene and its players.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jon Ross |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mace Hibbard
Brand Nubian Keeps Hip-Hop's Golden Age Alivenew
The good news is that Brand Nubian is back, with all three original emcees -- Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar -- currently doing select dates in support of their recently released (albeit long-shelved, decade-old) album, Time's Runnin' Out.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brand Nubian, Time's Runnin' Out
Mum's the Wordnew
The members of the Icelandic pop troupe don't like intellectualizing their music, they just want to have a good time performing it.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mum
American Steel Re-Reinvents Itselfnew
After a five-year break and detour as indie rockers Communique, Oakland punk band American Steel reunites.
East Bay Express |
Catherine Plato |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Steel
Meeting of the Mindsnew
This album pairing a well-known and a little-known has an impressive father-and-son quality.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
11-07-2007 |
Reviews
Focus Gone Wrongnew
Architecture in Helsinki's latest has fun moments, but the bulk of the record's 31 minutes fail to impress.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-07-2007 |
Reviews
Vocal Qualitiesnew
Sonya Kitchell, at the age of 18, finds herself touring with the legendary Herbie Hancock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
By the Rootsnew
Old Crow Medicine Show extracts the sound of classic American music.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
MC Frontalot: Rep Your Inner Nerdcorenew
If there's one thing that blacktop hip-hop purists hate more than condoms, gun control and Bill O'Reilly, it's nerdcore rap-dweebs like MC Frontalot.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Frontalot
Growing Out of I Can Lick Any Sonofabitchnew
Michael Dean Damron's new band, Thee Loyal Bastards, turns the volume down a touch and puts greater emphasis on songwriting.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarmon |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Southern Belle Breaks Your Toysnew
The lo-fi indie-pop trio joins forces with upwards of 20 friends for a "Little Boys Club" meeting, where they create franken-toys.
Willamette Week |
Nilina Mason-Campbell |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Southern Belle
Caribou's Dan Snaith and His 'Andorra'new
Undoubtedly inspired by the work of the Beach Boys, Snaith uses more vocals than ever to create bubbly, but somewhat vast, sweet tarts, each more memorable than the last.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'I'm Not There' Soundtrack is for the Bob-ologistsnew
The covers on the soundtrack for the defiantly eccentric Dylan biopic are positively reverent, all the more curious because they're coming from such an irreverent collection of indie rockers.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
11-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Various Artists
