AltWeeklies Wire
Hayden's Newest Album is Original, Interesting and Government-fundednew
Part of the reason we're seeing so many talented Canadian bands these days has to do with the fact that they can actually get government funding for making music.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hayden, In Field and Town
Martin Dosh: Creatively Satisfiednew
Dosh's mad-scientist alchemy results in a compelling instrumental alloy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dosh, Wolves and Wishes
The World Is Dead. Long Live the World.new
The only negative thing about Nick Cave's latest opus is the vulgar excess of punctuation in the title.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Long Blondes' Shopping-Mall Agit-Popnew
It's consistent with the post-postmodern moment that everything on the latest Long Blondes album reminds one of something else.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: couples, The Long Blondes
The BellRays Crank Out One Big Partynew
Through almost 20 years of touring and lineup changes, the BellRays have evolved.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Firewater Shares Its Travel Recordnew
A trip through Asia and into the Middle East colored Firewater's music.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Firewater, The Golden Hour
The Helio Sequence Reinvents Itself on 'Keep Your Eyes Ahead'new
Lead singer Brandon Summers' lost voice has undeniably altered the band and its music. But, in a strangely serendipitous way, it may also be the best thing that could have happened to the band's music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eddie Shoebang |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How One Ohio City Got Revenge with the Crappiest Music Sub-genre Evernew
Music authorities and health officials alike are concerned that the shitgaze (named for it's resemblance to shoegaze and because, well, it sounds shitty) may be a new low for even the most snobbish indie-rock fans.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
06-11-2008 |
Music
Oakland's Lumerians Come Out on Their Own Termsnew
In an industry that relies on easy classification of a band's sound and image to effectively market it to its desired audience, these Oakland up-and-comers are a hard sell. "We don't really want to be seen as a retro or a genre band," insists bass player Marc Melzer.
East Bay Express |
Oscar Medina |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lumerians
The Sound of Autopilot is Weezer's 'Red Album'new
Weezer is bafflingly awful: Cuomo and his crew have made an album completely devoid of charm, wit, and originality.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Swindles on Songwriting, Senioritis, and the Nebulous Nature of Americananew
With a family, a day job, and 46 years under his black cowboy hat, Mitch Webb — particularly when it’s a gig-free week — doesn’t get out as often as he once did.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bands Fume Over Bounced Checks from Bay Area Indie Music Festivalnew
The main promoter behind the inaugural event has yet to pay almost half the talent that performed there last year, including the headliners. These artists have made repeated attempts to contact the company, locally based 3 Udders Productions, without getting a cent.
Rapper Buckshot Thinks, Talks and Records for Successnew
Few rappers give better interviews than Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik alum Buckshot.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westhoff |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
imeem Cashes In as Mixtapes Go Viralnew
Labels and artists say imeem.com is lighting up their radar lately thanks to the San Francisco tech company's reinvention of the humble mixtape. Each month 22.5 million people log in and create playable lists of their favorite tracks (muxtapes), then share them with their friends via e-mail, MySpace, Facebook, and instant message.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
06-11-2008 |
Music
Haley Bonar Lets the Sun Shine innew
After a long, cold winter, Midwesterners are reveling in the chance to finally frolic in the lilac-scented breeze of a warm summer day, and Bonar is joining in the celebration by unleashing the fourth and most vivid album of her career.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
