AltWeeklies Wire
Ryan Adams Kicks Drugs and Looks Forwardnew
The notoriously pugnacious musician doesn't like journalists much, but that doesn't stop him from discussing drugs, drinking, and on-stage meltdowns.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
07-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ryan Adams
Flashback '67new
Forty years after the Monterey Pop Festival made history, the Summer of Love Tour brings back some of the rock heroes of that era.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
07-26-2007 |
Music
Night Ranger Still Loves 'Sister Christian'new
Maybe you don't remember Night Ranger, the 1980s pop-metal crossover stars, but you definitely remember the band's biggest hit, right?
INDY Week |
Margaret Hair |
07-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Night Ranger
Aeroplane Pageant is Beginning to See the Lightnew
This band is a floating pop spectacle.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
07-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aeroplane Pageant
Jimi and Otisnew
Forty years ago, the Monterey Pop Festival introduced young white America to two great black musicians.
Monterey County Weekly |
John Ballon |
07-26-2007 |
Music
Dear Avril ...new
Girlfriend to girlfriend: Rip off more old songs.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Sara Bir |
07-26-2007 |
Music
Tags: Avril Lavigne
Motown Out of Finlandnew
This album's inversions of retro style are clever and powerful.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Strangely Familiarnew
Tiny Vipers' latest is a testament to sparseness, simplicity and good, old-fashioned woe.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Hands Across the Void, Tiny Vipers
Headbanging Not Optionalnew
Marnie Stern's complex songs and shredding guitar are unlike anything you've heard before.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Beastie 'Mix-Up'new
On The Mix-Up, the Beastie Boys' new instrumental album, the band focuses on their strength -- creating tight grooves that are perfect for a hot summer's afternoon.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
Jesuspaloozanew
In southwestern Minnesota, Christian rock has become a major tourist attraction.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
07-25-2007 |
Music
The View from Jimmy Page's Pantsnew
Groupies claim their 15 minutes.
The Same Shellac, Perhaps More Thrown Togethernew
Excellent Italian Greyhound often pushes the limits of what any non-fan would deem listenable -- then again, maybe that's the point.
'Hang Love' is in a Minor-chord Dungeon of the Best Kindnew
What sets the band apart on its third album is the willingness to lighten up a bit, to let the songwriting jangle and soar.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Burning Brides, Hang Love
The Photo Atlas Shrugsnew
The Denver quartet specializes in twitchy dance-punk reminiscent of recent spiky British invaders such as Bloc Party and the Futureheads.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Photo Atlas
