AltWeeklies Wire
Cafe Tacuba's Denouementnew
This latest effort by Mexico's supreme rock en espanol group will grow on you, but that's not necessarily a ringing endorsement.
Tags: Cafe Tacuba, Sino
The Man Behind Via Vengencenew
Shane Ocell has the biggest, hardest . . . callus I've ever seen.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dieography, Via Vengeance
Via Vengence Bludgeons with Stoner Rock Power Chordsnew
The group's songs sound gritty, dense, and calculated.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dieography, Via Vengeance
Federation of Horsepower: Crunkest Band Evernew
It's got the Killa City attitude, the low-slung rock 'n' roll, the beats to shake ass to, the noise, the punk, the blues, the metal -- and, now, an endorsement deal from Lil Jon's beverage of choice.
The Pitch |
Jasn Harper |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Federation of Horsepower
South Florida Creates its Own American Idolnew
Catapulting off the success of other televised vocal competitions, The Next Pop Star is in its first year of production and in the early stages of auditions.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-16-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Next Pop Star
Ky-Mani Marley Embraces Florida Rootsnew
Where other Marley offspring tend to stick with variations of straight-ahead reggae, South Florida's Ky-Mani has a style that's a local mix of Southern hip-hop, raga, and, at times, ghetto balladry that reflect his upbringing in the hood of Liberty City.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: radio, Ky-Mani Marley
Billy Joe Shaver's Hard-won Faithnew
Save the title track, a curious hybrid of hymn and Native American ghost dance, the music on Everybody's Brother is better suited to honky-tonks than church-houses.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Kevin Fowler's 'Bring It On' Brings Attitudenew
If you're the sort of country fan who prefers tear-in-my-beer laments to yee-haw lyrics like "We're still stirrin' up a ruckus, lightnin' ain't a-struck us," best move on.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bring It On, Kevin Fowler
David Rice on Going Too Far Too Fastnew
In the beleaguered mid-1990s Houston rock scene, David Rice seemed like a rare mainstream success story. He had a Columbia Records deal back when such things still mattered.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Federico Aubele Pleases with 'Panamerica'new
On his sophomore album, Argentine singer-songwriter Aubele revisits the dubby beats and tango rhythms, the melancholic bandoneon and folkloric guitar lines that made his debut popular with hipsters everywhere.
Metro Times |
Celeste Moure |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Aubele, Panamerica
Al Hates Georgenew
Al Jourgensen hates the Bush administration so much that he's devoted not one but three full-length Ministry albums to shredding Dubya and his minions. The Last Sucker is the final entry in this trilogy.
Metro Times |
Janiss Garza |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: ministry, The Last Sucker
James Hyman's Quentin Tarantino Mashup Never Drops the Beatnew
Clocking in at an extensively exhaustive 78 minutes, this gargantuan 55 track epic not only features music and dialogue from QT's first four movies, it also includes vital spoken word passages from rarely heard promo-only albums like Truth and Fiction.
Metro Times |
Jeffrey Morgan |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins on Doxy Recordsnew
At 77, Rollins is busy establishing his own record label and website, and, most importantly, taking stages to defend his title as one of the greatest improvisers alive.
Metro Times |
Charles L. Latimer |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sonny Rollins
Two New Detroit Labels Have a Taste for the Bizarrenew
Enter Ponk Media's Tiny Tim and GG Allin releases and Elevation Records' ex-Dirtbomb and pro hockey player albums.
Metro Times |
Mike Ross |
10-16-2007 |
Music
Boy, Don't Cry Sellout on Aesop Rocknew
His latest CD may be on the lighter side -- but the emcee himself is still pretty dark.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kara Luger |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
