AltWeeklies Wire
Spiral Beach Creates Catchy Debutnew
If anyone's a product of the Internet age, it's Spiral Beach. Rather, they clearly have a massive collection of downloaded music.
NOW Magazine |
Bryan Borzykowski |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ball, Spiral Beach
The Go! Team's New Album is a Gonew
The Go! Team have learned a lot since forming seven years ago -- like get clearance for samples before releasing a record.
NOW Magazine |
Bryan Borzykowski |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Proof of Youth, The Go! Team
The Daily Afflictions Suffer Poor Productionnew
"Prescription Kills," one of the catchier tunes on Dive On In pivots on the phrase "blah, blah, bullshit." And while these words can't be applied to the disc itself, production woes prevent the album from making much of an impression.
Tags: Dive On In, The Daily Afflictions
The Eagles Maximize Profits with Deal with Wal-Martnew
Eagles Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit may all love music, but they don't make it collectively unless there's a mammoth payday involved.
Tags: Long Road Out of Eden, The Eagles
Northern State: Happier Off a Major Labelnew
Although the New York-based hip-hop hybrid's first release for Columbia Records, made Rolling Stone's list of 2004's top fifty albums, the relationship between the band and its corporate master quickly soured.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meese Signs with Atlantic Recordsnew
Signing to a major label these days is a dubious proposition. Patrick Meese, whose namesake band just inked a deal with Atlantic Records, is well aware of what he and his mates are facing.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Misfits Are for Every Nobody Anywherenew
The Misfits stirred something deep inside me. I knew I was pissed off about something, but never knew what exactly.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
11-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Sally Jaye Finds a Future Pathnew
The singer-songwriter sifts through her past to celebrate her roots and Amarillo.
Pasadena Weekly |
Bliss |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amarillo, Sally Jaye
Roky Erickson's Post-Psychedelia Comeback Soarsnew
It was also the latest chapter in one of the most improbable resurrections in rock 'n' roll history, an incredible testimony to the indomitable nature of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Don Waller |
11-02-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Meat Puppets' Long, Strange Tripnew
The world's most gifted fiction writer couldn't come up with a story as fascinating and tragic as that of the Meat Puppets.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Beats Without Borders Make Responsible Worldbeatnew
The group's tag has an alliterative hook, and gives a clear indication of the four spinners' music and ethos.
The Georgia Straight |
Tony Montague |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beats Without Borders
The Locust Make New Symponies of Destructionnew
Formed in the mid '90s, the Locust used to specialize in short, shard-strewn blasts of terrifying, synthesizer-fuelled noise, but the group finds itself no longer satisfied with playing jarring salvos of bizarro punk.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Erections, The Locust
Maroon 5 Hits the Sweet Spot Between Money and Mojonew
Maroon 5 isn't one of the biggest bands on earth because of its content. Adam Levine's lyrics are primed for rhythm and sound; the subject matter doesn't extend much beyond breakup testimonials and soft-focus relationship angst.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Weakerthans Return With More Manitoban Probin'new
Singer John K. Samson sheds light on his Winnipeg surroundings through singing his "first person fiction," but also manages to sidestep being a musical Farley Mowat, or a Canadian playing with caricatures while sniggering up their hockey-jersey sleeve.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
11-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Weakerthans
Tori Amos on the Characters Who Sang Her Songsnew
On American Doll Posse, Amos assumes the roles of a quartet of disparate women. Together, they sing the album's 23 songs. They also join Amos onstage.
Cleveland Scene |
D. X. Ferris |
11-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Tori Amos, American Doll Posse
