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UK Grimer Dizzee Rascal Teaches Us 'Maths & English'new
"It sounds like a step up sonically, musically it's just bigger," Dizzee, aka Dylan Mills, says of his new album. "I wanted to make an album you could have a party to, or have a rave to."
Chicago Newcity |
Brad Knutson |
05-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dizzee Rascal, Maths + English
Gnarls Barkley Forges an Identitynew
There's a big gap between accepting Gnarls masterminds Cee-Lo Green and Brian Burton and understanding who they are, or what it is, exactly, they're doing.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
05-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gnarls Barkley, the odd couple
How the Chicago Symphony Landed the Music Director New York Wantednew
Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, who had reportedly turned down the music directorship of the New York Philharmonic at least twice in recent years, is signing a contract to become the CSO's tenth music director.
Chicago Newcity |
Dennis Polkow |
05-14-2008 |
Music
Laugh-Innew
She may be a failed stand-up comedian, but Jennifer Daniels is anything but when it comes to writing and performing songs.
Metro Spirit |
Amy Christian |
05-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: music, Georgia, guitar, singer, musician, augusta, girl, Evans, Jennifer Daniels, songwriter, Summer Filled Sky, woman
The Muggs Have One of the Most Inspiring Stories in Detroit Rock Historynew
The city's music fans already know them from their incredible live performances, delivering what sounds like classic rock with heavy instrumental interludes and big hook-filled choruses. But beyond the music, it's a powerful story of friendship and loyalty, of faith against horrible odds.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
05-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: On With the Show, The Muggs
The Heavy Dwell on Funk's Darksidenew
If your bandmates are weedy tossers from Bath, you don't go around calling yourselves the Heavy unless you can deliver the wall-shaking goods.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
South Rakkas Crew Balance Hipster Hype with Dancehall Reggae Respectnew
One minute they're putting out riddim records featuring some of the biggest names in reggae and the next they're dropping futuristic dancehall electro on Diplo's Mad Decent label.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cut Copy Riding Melbourne's Next Wavenew
While Cut Copy are clear leaders of this beat-thumping new wave from Australia, a full crop of followers are hot on their heels, most of whom are friends.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kurt Vile's Music is Wise Beyond Its Yearsnew
Vile's recorded countless CD-R demos over the years, becoming a home-recording guru in the process, but Hitmaker is his first proper solo release on a label, and it's impressive.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Country-Country of Lady Antebellumnew
The trio (two coiffed dudes and one done-up blondie in heels), offers just what you’d expect from their self-titled, debut album—soaring, Nashville-style power ballads engineered with a cunning pop/rock patina, all the better for wooing markets of all geographies. And woo they do.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Death Cab for Cutie Already Made This Albumnew
Narrow Stairs sounds just like Plans, right down to the obvious production, weepy lyrics and inoffensive guitar, continuing Death Cab's tradition of aping Morrissey lyrics without Moz's counterintuitive turns of phrase or dark jokes.
Be Your Own Pet Makes the Suits Nervousnew
Punk used to be dangerous. Now it's neutered and sanitized for our listening pleasure.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Elvis Wakes Up from His Napnew
Shorn of too-good-to-rock novelties (string-quartet yawns, N'awlins nods, Bacharach blues, etc.) and absent the trying-too-hard missteps, Costello hasn't sounded so refreshed, relaxed, engaged or enraged in years.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-12-2008 |
Reviews
Electronic Folk Duo Mom Remains a Force in Dentonnew
You've gotta hear them. See them too. Two thin-as-rails college students on a stage filled with equipment, hustling around, playing violin, cello and acoustic guitar, stomping on foot pedals, twiddling with sampler and loop machine knobs, and slurping into microphones.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Some Uncomfortable Irony in the Dave Matthews Band's Drive to be Greennew
The quintet runs a website that will help fans carpool to shows, but when they tour the country together, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford each travel on separate buses.
Seattle Weekly |
Chris Kornelis |
05-12-2008 |
Music
