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Monte Negro Creates the Blueprint for Rock Radionew

Tight, melodic and absolutely unafraid to meld multiple guitar-driven styles into the creation of a unique sound, the bilingual Monte Negro pushes beyond the soft expectations of both rock en Espanol and mainstream rock.

Orlando Weekly | Jason Ferguson | 08-28-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Cicatrix, Monte Negro

Aesop Rock Releases Best Album in Yearsnew

Rock demands an attentive ear for his inspired canvas and bountiful wit.

Orlando Weekly | Dominic Umile | 08-28-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass

Pseudosix Elicits Surprising Empathynew

This Portland-based group radiates an organic reclusivity that suggests Built to Spill if it was bingeing on '70s country and soft rock in a dank cavern.

Orlando Weekly | Raymond Cummings | 08-28-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Pseudosix

Airiel Edges Away From Swooning Showgazenew

A gleaming mark of clarity, and the noisy washes of guitar surrounding it, serve as an unapologetic announcement that The Battle of Sealand is going to owe a lot to the Scene That Celebrated Itself.

Orlando Weekly | Jason Ferguson | 08-28-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Airiel, The Battle of Sealand

The Fames (And Shames) of Kanye Westnew

Next month sees the release of his third album in as many years, Graduation, and as the music world awaits the next attention-getting twist in the West saga, let's take a look back at some highlights and lowlights from Hurricane Kanyeezee.

Orlando Weekly | Justin Strout | 08-28-2007 | Music

Tags: Kanye West

Deep Fried Tapes Label Embraces a Bygone Mediumnew

Cassette tapes lack the hipster cachet of vinyl, the clean precision of the CD and the digital-age convenience of the mp3, but a Philly label and its experimental music scene embraces the medium in all of its flawed glory.

Philadelphia City Paper | Shaun Brady | 08-28-2007 | Music

Ex-Prick, Expat Joe Annaruma Returns to Philly Redeemednew

When he left Philly in with his band Throttle in 1995, he didn't think he'd come back -- and he surely never dreamed he'd return to play only charity gigs for Project H.O.P.E.

Philadelphia City Paper | A.D. Amorosi | 08-28-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Man Is Doomed