AltWeeklies Wire
On His Way Upnew
On first impression, New Joc City may seem like nothing more than another street-themed rap bonanza -- but high-quality songs and Yung Joc's smooth, effortless flow keeps it from being another run-of-the-mill album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Joc City, Yung Joc
Hot Greasenew
The Hampton Grease Band reunites after 33 years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hampton Grease Band
Getting Minimalnew
Lazarus' mixes prove that he's better at minimalism than most.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Damian Lazarus, Get Lost
School of Hard Knoxnew
Johnny Knox is a dynamic performer, a guitarist with fingers that dance up and down a guitar neck in a blur or slowly strum a groove.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Frederick Noble |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Johnny Knox
Layers of Soundnew
Ilad creates warm compositions without losing momentum.
Style Weekly |
Nathan Lott |
06-01-2006 |
Reviews
Everything Old is New Againnew
Phil Vassar delivers his greatest hits with a twist.
Nashville Scene |
Katie Dodd |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rebel With a Causenew
Lari White becomes the first female to produce a major male country star.
Nashville Scene |
Beverly Keel |
06-01-2006 |
Music
Whiskey in Her Veinsnew
The Stars siren's solo flight soars with help from friends in high places.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
06-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amy Millan
Desmond Dekker, 1941–2006new
Dekker managed to export the thumping, pumping island reggae sound on an unprecedented scale.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonny Whiteside |
06-01-2006 |
Music
Chips Ahoy!new
The International Chiptune Resistance is a traveling pack of console crackers that make their jams exclusively with hacked Game Boys and Nintendos.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cattle Decapitation Wants You to Dienew
Cattle Decapitation's latest full-length, Karma.Bloody.Karma, is another flesh-flaying shitstorm of high-speed hate, complete with jams entitled "Unintelligent Design," "One Thousand Times Decapitation" and "Total Gore."
Dig Boston |
J. Bennett |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cattle Decapitation
O Buddha, Where Art Thou?new
On his new album, The True False Identity, Burnett uses his lyrical stockpile to tell a few absurdist tales, but his best verses are criticisms of religious and political zealots.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: T-Bone Burnett
Comeback Chicks
This record will put the Dixie Chicks in the mainstream, but I liked them as a country act better.
The Inlander |
Ted McGregor |
05-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Bye-Bye Ricnew
How do you revive a legendary band when the frontman isn't interested?
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Milano |
05-31-2006 |
Music
Tags: The New Cars, It's Alive
Idol Mindsnew
What if Pearl Jam's new zeal for promotion intersected with America's favorite prime-time music show?
San Antonio Current |
Serene Dominic |
05-31-2006 |
Music
