AltWeeklies Wire
A Sudanese Refugee Finds Solace in Hip-Hopnew
It's difficult to remember that there was a time when rap carried weight as an eye-opening glimpse into a marginalized existence. Rising Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal is ushering in a return of this edge in a more global and urgent way than ever.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Emmanuel Jal, Warchild
Animal Farm Won't Be Unknown For Longnew
Diverse beats and easy mic-sharing make for a solid debut on Animal Farm's The Unknown.
The Portland Mercury |
Graham Barey |
06-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
This Little Undergroundnew
Bao talks about the good, the bad and everything in between in the music world.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-05-2008 |
Music
Trekking Through 20 Years of House Musicnew
John Larner and Slater Hogan's secret to keeping their music relevant? Balance fresh cuts from the new school with classic sounds of Chicago and Detroit. Simmer high-octane bass with jazz, funk and fluidity and there’s good reason why history repeats itself.
Chicago Newcity |
Jenn Danko |
06-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Singer-songwriter Jason Eady Followed a Few Rabbit Trails To The Crossroadsnew
Backed by his band the Wayward Apostles, Jason Eady's new album, Wild-Eyed Serenade, wanders from honky-tonk to swamp soul and alt-country ramble with a crackle and an assurance you’d expect from far more experienced hands.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
06-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roots Album Taps the Sound of Angernew
Incisive lyrics, assertive vocals, ear-grabbing hooks and pummeling beats are the hallmarks of Rising Down.
San Diego CityBeat |
Alan Sculley |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
San Diego's Piano Crooners Sing Memoriesnew
These local musicians have extraordinary stories to tell and share a passion for performing, even in less than glamorous venues.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
06-04-2008 |
Music
Erykah Badu Lets it All Flynew
But no matter how broken-down Badu's New Amerykah gets, there is always an undercurrent fed by the missions for social justice that Badu feels she has been called upon to fight.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
KATE IZQUIERDO |
06-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Usher's Latest Doesn't Break the Rulesnew
On Here I Stand, Usher claims to be a player no more, making the album a bit of a snore.
Warner Bros. Vet Launches Music Site for Baby Boomersnew
Bill Bentley creation Sonic Boomers is a website featuring music from the sixties and seventies.
Black Angels Sophomore Album Plays It Safenew
Directions to See A Ghost isn't spooky, or inspired.
Local Emcees Offer Alternative to Bling Rapnew
Bay Area emcees like Lateef the Truthspeaker and his compatriots at the Quannum collective are questioning the materialism in hip hop.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
06-04-2008 |
Music
Eugene House Concerts Scene Resurfacesnew
Eugene's house concert scene is slowly resurfacing. Just don't tell anyone. Offers an in-depth exploration and check-up on Eugene's house concert (rock, punk, pop, bluegrass) scene, circa 2008.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Music
Tags: music culture
Los Campesinos! Have Musical Unitynew
British pop-punk band Los Campesinos! brings silliness and general naïvety back to indie rock and do it with all the camaraderie of a band certainly more seasoned than these tweecore lads and lassies.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Reviews
Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew are Pillaging for Beatsnew
The group's music, on all levels, is corny and ridiculous — almost carnival-like, like a scene out of a Hunter S. Thompson book. That didn't stop their MySpace.com friends from turning them into a sensation.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
06-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
