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Sydney's The Presets Don't Quitnew
Since the band's inception, the classically trained musicians have been churning out dance-pop music with electronic proclivities. There's not much of a dance scene in Australia, so they looked to the dance floors of Europe and Aussie rock 'n' roll progenitors AC/DC and Midnight Oil.
Chicago Newcity |
Garin Pirnia |
09-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sweatshop Union Brings Its Politically Conscious Hip-hop to Americanew
Not many hip-hop artists hail from Vancouver, and even fewer can claim Iranian heritage and a father who spent 10 years as a political prisoner.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
SiX Finds White-trash Redemptionnew
"I don't think rock 'n roll is supposed to be comfortable," he argues. "There's a whole new wussy generation of well-taken-care-of kids that somehow didn't have to cut their teeth at the roots of rock 'n roll."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: SiX
The Gaslight Anthem Has a Sound You've Heard Before But Should Hear Againnew
The group wraps raw heartache in roaring riffs, writing songs that take off like motorcycles, with just as much isolated desperation and pure raw horsepower.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J. Edward Keyes |
09-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The '59 Sound, The Gaslight Anthem
Nicole Reynolds Mines Her Past Loves and Returns for Something Unordinarynew
On Unordinary Mine, most of the lyrics seem to come from a place of adoration and uncomplicated love.
Philadelphia City Paper |
M.J. Fine |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicole Reynolds, Unordinary Mine
Baltimore Hip-Hop's Biggest Outcasts Find Their Niche As Mania Music Groupnew
"We're like a gang of misfits, people that nobody wanted," says Dwayne "Headphones" Lawson, 28, describing the group of musicians whom he brought together to form Mania Music Group.
Baltimore City Paper |
Al Shipley |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Daedelus Revisits Rave's Everything-Goes Approach to Music Mixingnew
Messy isn't necessarily sloppy; it can still be calculated. The mess-as-aesthetic is something Daedelus does best.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Godfather of Phoenix Hip-hop Recalls '70s R&B and '80s Gangsta Rapnew
Formerly known as Iroc Beats, Roca's been laying down lyrical flows and grinding it out in the local scene for the better part of two decades.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-09-2008 |
Reviews
D-Locc da Chop Envisions Taking Over the Kansas City Hip-hop Crownnew
The core acts from local R&B and rap label and promotions company Van Brunt Entertainment — Cash Image, D-Locc da Chop and D-Locc's little brother, Slopp da Gambla — grew up around Van Brunt Boulevard and 20th Street on Kansas City's east side.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cover Band Panic Disorder Finally Releases an Album of Originalsnew
The band has been grinding away three nights a week for the past two years, trying to make a name for itself — though the reality is that cover gigs are what pay the bills.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Brazilian Forro Star Chico Cesar Returnsnew
For a variety of reasons, Latin American proponents of music from the native lands often pretend that race and class aren't relevant when it comes to music. But listen to the rhythms and the lyrics and it's easy to see that race and class are right up there in the forefront.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Houston's Jazz Historynew
If you believe the internet, which you really shouldn't, Houston has no jazz history to speak of. In fact, if you Google "Houston jazz history," you get a bunch of pages about various Rockets playoff series with the Utah Jazz.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-09-2008 |
Music
Brian Wilson is Back With a Triumphnew
Although the word has been used frequently throughout his career, both justifiably and not so justifiably, Brian Wilson's That Lucky Old Sun is an artistic triumph.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Wilson, That Lucky Old Sun
Ennui Returns with 'The Myth in Which We Live'new
From the tweaked atmospheres of their new full-length, it seems they've been busy reinventing themselves as an electro-pop group. I also suspect they've been listening to a lot of Genesis and M83.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ennui, The Myth in Which We Live
Pittsburgh Legends Don Caballero Return with 'Punkgasm'new
Meet the new Don Caballero. Or rather, the new new Don Cab.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Don Caballero, Punkgasm
