AltWeeklies Wire
South African Hip-hop Hero Tumi Goes Solonew
Tumi has the verbal dexterity of Pharoahe Monch and the lyrical clarity of Nasir Jones. His moniker often gets bandied about in "who's the best MC?" conversations across the globe.
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rick Ross' Rough Real Talk Turns Out to Be Not So Real After Allnew
How stunning was it when The Smoking Gun discovered that Ross, one of hip-hop's most popular new artists, was really a former Florida Department of Corrections officer named William Leonard Roberts?
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bon Iver is Trying To Break Your Heartnew
How a Wisconsin winter inspired one of the years most talked about albums.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Andy Hines |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
The Best and Worst Songs to Strip Tonew
In her funny, creepy sad Candy Girl, Oscar-winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody writes (correctly) that R. Kelly's "Remix to Ignition" is the best song to strip to, sitting atop the No. 1 position with a cluster she calls "any hip-swiveling R&B fuckjam."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-04-2008 |
Music
Tickle Me Pink's Melancholy Receptionnew
It was well nigh impossible to judge this recording objectively on its release date due to the startling death of bassist Johnny Schou.
G Unit's Played Out Gangsta Rapnew
Five years ago, the smashing aggressiveness of "Straight Outta Southside" would have offset its lack of originality.
Velva's Multimedia Geekfest Bends More than Circuitsnew
Velva's work displays both a geek's love for technology and for tearing technology up and making something else out of it. That something in this case is songs that pile up glitchy beats, circuit-bent-toy sounds, eight-bit-video-game noises, and customized analog synth guitars (including the "space axe" and "guitari").
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip-Hop Rebootnew
There is a growing trend in the entertainment industry—especially in the movie and comic book mediums—of rebooting.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
08-04-2008 |
Music
Tags: The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale
A Banner Yearnew
It’s been five years since Jackson rapper David Banner released his first major label record, “Mississippi: The Album.”
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Doyle |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Malian Guitar Sensation Habib Koite Riffs on Influences, Recording, and His Beginningsnew
In the ever-expanding landscape of "world music," few performers are as widely recognized or revered as Malian guitarist Habib Koite.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
08-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
While Fans Await a Reunion, Phish's Bassist Goes Solo on New Discnew
I eagerly listened to Mike Gordon's newest foray into post-Phish music, interested to see if his unique talents would deliver him from the shadow of the jam-band legends. The sad reality is: no.
Seven Days |
Bridget M. Burns |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Humanizing Katy Perrynew
Unlike other artists, who get to gloat about how much of themselves they put into their record, Perry has to field questions about the controversy trailing her hit single—controversy, of course, her promotional team was very much relying on.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Katy Perry, One of the Boys
With 'electric hillbilly' music, Thornton's wildernew
Running from 'Angelina' to Zappa with musician(!) Billy Bob.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Boxmasters
The State of the Pink Spidersnew
After flirting with fame and fortune, Nashville's most decadent local rockers The Pink Spiders lost a major-label deal and two of the three founding members -- so now what?
Nashville Scene |
Cody De Vos |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pink Spiders
Power pop pariahsnew
Steve E. Nix and The Cute Lepers hope for hate from heavy metal and emo fans.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
