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Intoxicating Dosesnew
Sleep Forever stands as evidence of the destruction of the myth of the sophomore slump
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Sleep Forever, The Big Sleep
Mutts on the Movenew
A slimmed-down (read: eight-person) version of Poi Dog Pondering loads into the van for a rare tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 7, Poi Dog Pondering
Portugal. The Man is Wildly Creativenew
Just don't ask them to explain anything.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Church Mouth, Portugal. The Man
Tift Merritt is a Changed Womannew
In the last four years, she's lost her label, left her North Carolina home for New York City, and spent a lot of time in Paris, sorting herself out and writing new music.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Another Country, Tift Merritt
The Port Huron Statement's Straight-Up Indie Rocknew
It's fitting that Man of the Match opens with a brief instrumental that recalls "Auld Lang Syne." To these straying ears, the invocation is a welcome to genre: "Hello, indie rock, my old friend. It's been awhile."
The Strugglers Last Album?new
Whether The Latest Rights proves a terminus or simply the start of a slow cessation for The Strugglers -- a band that's always treated the trials of melancholy like a reason to continue -- it's a brilliant climax.
Jay Reatard Attempts to Curb His Wunderkind Workaholismnew
Reatard is set to release six 7-inch singles with Matador this year, which will be compiled on an EP in the fall.
New York Press |
Chris Ruen |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bobby Bare Jr. is the King of Funny/Sadnew
With an infectious and ever-shifting oddball sensibility, Bare has released three albums over the last six years filled with lyrics barbed, melancholy, sly and droll.
Arkansas Times |
Lindsey Millar |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobby Bare Jr.
Soulever Lift Finds Middle Ground between Christian & Secular, Contented & Poornew
Rather than promoting personal agendas or grinding metaphorical axes, the Fort Worth band's songs are focused on capturing life's everyday moments. All four members are practicing Christians but do not proselytize.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Soulever Lift
Del's Def Jux Debut is Inconsistentnew
Eleventh Hour outpaces most of what you hear in contemporary hip-hop, but it's not classic Del.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
The Sword Plunges Into Metal's Dorky Pastnew
With its sophomore effort, Gods of the Earth, the Austin band cements its place in the stoner-rock hall of fame.
East Bay Express |
Dan Abbott |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gods of the Earth, The Sword
Hottub Brings Old-School Heatnew
The girly emcees of the Oakland electrorap group push '80s nostalgia to the forefront.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hottub
RJD2 Keeps 'em Guessingnew
The beatmaker extraordinaire has made a career of confounding expectations.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Shaw |
04-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kanye, Jay-Z, Mary J., and Rihanna Clamor for Diva Statusnew
As Ye-Day approaches, one question looms large: Can any arena contain Kanye West's massive ego?
Tags: Jay-Z, hip-hop, R&B, Kanye West, pop, rap, Lupe Fiasco, Mary J. Blige, N.E.R.D., Rihanna, concerts
April 19 is Record Store Daynew
It's a wide-reaching event during which hundreds of like-minded indie record shops across the U.S. "simultaneously link and act as one."
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-16-2008 |
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