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Taking Apart Rock Journalism and Loving Country with David Berman of Silver Jewsnew
Berman is a really fun -- gabby, even -- intelligent, well-read, and eminently likable dude, willing to break it down with sincere, self-effacing erudition and venture off on thoughtful tangents.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Noah and the Whale Establishes Itself on the Indie 'Cute Rock' Scenenew
Handclaps, xylophones and whistling solos make Peaceful a toe-tapping good time. Charlie Fink's lyrics, however, weave lovelorn, wistful themes.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Davila 666 is Puerto Rico's Answer to the Black Lipsnew
Disparate patches of Radio Birdman, the Dead Boys, and rudimentary jangle pop are all threaded onto the album, the charms of which are multiplied by the fact that Davila 666 sounds like it was recorded live at a basement birthday party.
Tags: Davila 666
The Avant-Funk Visions of pc muñoznew
The producer at Talking House Productions makes beats for a strange, futuristic dance floor.
East Bay Express |
Tom Chandler |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Unclassifiably Original 17 Hippies Merges East and West in Dance Grooves Galorenew
When you slide Heimlich, the latest CD from 17 Hippies, into the computer, the disc obligingly gives up the expected data: album name, track titles, artist, etc. It's all pretty straightforward until you get to "genre."
What you get isn't even "other"; it's "unclassifiable."
Weekly Alibi |
Mel Minter |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 17 Hippies, Heimlich
Common Market Takes an Uncommon Viewnew
Ryan Abeo, who goes by RA Scion when he's emceeing, is deeply interested in demolishing the wall between him and his listener.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kiernan Maletsky |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: hip-hop, Common Market
Nguyen Le's Journey into Soundnew
Le, born in Paris to Vietnamese parents, fits most closely into the esoteric reaches of the jazz nexus. His eclecticism and experimentation have graced collaborations with Meshell Ndegeocello, Carla Bley and Art Lande.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pueblo's Haunted Windchimes Embrace the Spirit of the Roadnew
Like a modern-day version of the Monkees, the Windchimes all live in the same Pueblo house, a comfortable refuge of the sort that Realtors like to call cozy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Guitarist Marc Ribot Reaches for Rock Anarchynew
With his latest project, Ceramic Dog, Ribot set out to strip away all the multiculti influences and get back to basics.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ceramic Dog, Party Intellectuals
Janis Joplin Crap N Vomit Brings the Noisenew
The Phoenix punk trio also brings the knee-length, airbrushed boob T-shirts.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Experimental-Music Journal 'Signal to Noise' Needs a Handnew
Facing rising production costs, slow-to-pay advertisers and, well, just being a print publication in our internet-mad age -- and one targeted to a small, specific audience to boot -- editor and publisher Pete Gershon urged his contributors to in turn urge their friends, colleagues and contacts to subscribe to the decade-old magazine and order back issues.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-23-2008 |
Music
Heavy 'n' hairy Crew Bison B.C. Busts Out of Van Citynew
Someone at Metal Blade must've recognized Bison's crossover potential with the non-metal crowd and decided to make the heavy 'n' hairy foursome of Masa Anzai, Brad Mackinnon, Dan And and Farwell the legendary alt-metal label's first Canuck signing.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bison B.C.
Philly Electro Mavericks Pink Skull Keep It Live and Dirtynew
Unlike many live electronic acts, Pink Skull tend to stay fairly close to the original arrangements. They still leave some room for improvisation, but the overall structure of the songs is locked down in advance, which keeps things concise and focused.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pink Skull
A Place to Bury Strangers Crank It Upnew
Death by audio is the name of Oliver Ackermann's Brooklyn-based effects pedal company, but it's also an apt description of his band, A Place to Bury Strangers.
NOW Magazine |
Jordan Bimm |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lindsey Buckingham's New Album Rocks -- Weirdlynew
Gift of Screws contains several catchy, melodic pop nuggets that should strike a chord with the Fleetwood faithful. Still, he can't resist giving even his most straightforward compositions a twist.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
