AltWeeklies Wire
Aly & AJ Flex Their Disney Crednew
Insomniatic -- which sounds something like the Veronicas, Lillix or even a pre-Speak Lindsay Lohan -- isn't what anyone besides your 9-year-old niece would call "good music." But it's not quite as offensive as the duo's Olsen-lite image implies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aly & AJ, Insomniatic
New Invisible Joy Hits Road After Two Years in Studionew
From the conceptual packaging to the interwoven themes of mortality and loss, Kontakt is a pop-rock record by a Pittsburgh-based group that has no business in the local CD section; bearing traces of The Psychedelic Furs, U2, Coldplay and The Verve.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kontakt, New Invisible Joy
Slash Touts his New Band as Everyone’s Celebrating the Old Onenew
Velvet Revolver's releasing a new album, but Slash's recent Rolling Stone cover pictured him Guns N' Roses to celebrate 25-year-old Appetite For Destruction.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Velvet Revolver, Libertad
Flobots, Nerds of a Feathernew
This insurgent hip-hop crew will move you by any means necessary.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
09-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fight With Tools, Flobots
The Hard Choices at Austin City Limitsnew
The organizers of this year's festival generally did an excellent job, dealing with headliner cancellations, fires and dehydrated sorority girls, but they really gave us a doozy of a decision to make on Friday afternoon: M.I.A. or LCD Soundsystem?
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
09-25-2007 |
Concerts
Mike Quinn Works Overtime with No Quarter Recordsnew
The psych/drone/stoner rock label has been funded with up to 90 hours of work a week at temp jobs.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
09-25-2007 |
Music
Courtney Love Settles Last of Her Nirvana Money Disputesnew
Attorneys helped Kurt Cobain's widow win as much as $9 million.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-25-2007 |
Music
Whatever Name He Chooses, Black Francis Rocksnew
On Bluefinger, Francis is channeling faraway echoes of classic, mid-'60s Kinks and early-'70s Lou Reed and New York Dolls
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Francis, Bluefinger
Save the Toddler-sized Wilco T-shirtsnew
Ronnie McCoury creates a bluegrass CD for kids that parents can listen to. Better yet, McCoury doesn't try to be cool while doing it.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Little Mo' McCoury
The National Escape into 'Boxer'new
After the group's supposed-to-be break-out tour was stolen by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The National returns with an album of quiet, meditative tunes.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boxer, The National
Mitch Easter's Out on His Own with 'Dynamico'new
Easter isn't a household name -- unless your household contains a rabid R.E.M. fan, that is.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dynamico, Mitch Easter
All Hail Kennedy's Cheesenew
The songs on Kennedy for President are Velveeta smooth and just as cheesy, but hooky and fun enough for cruising and, after a few drinks, maybe even for dancing.
L.A. Weekly |
Linda Immediato |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kennedy, Kennedy for President
Matinée Recordings Celebrates 10 Years of Pristine Popnew
After stumbling across a band called Sweet Water, Jimmy Tassos decided he wanted to help the fledgling artists release a song -- the one-man record label quickly became a full-time concern.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Brett Leigh Dicks |
09-24-2007 |
Music
Colin Hay Balances Solo Career with '80s Famenew
"My experience is that people are either interested in what you're doing now or they’re not," says the ex-Men at Work singer.
Birmingham Weekly |
Brent Thompson |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Colin Hay
They are Definitely Giantsnew
John Flansburgh bares his soul and the little birdhouse that lies within.
Boulder Weekly |
Dave Kirby |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: They Might Be Giants
