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How the Singles Jangle & Riff on a Power-Pop Panaceanew
The Singles are a great fucking power pop band. But first, some definitions are in order.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
04-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Singles
Thrushes Let The World's DJs Feel Their Heartbeatsnew
Last spring, the introspective indie-pop outfit rose out the internet ether when "Hearbeats," the lead single off their then just-released debut album, became the No. 1 downloaded song for the week of March 30. In light of this success, the band offered a remix contest, intending to release its favorite version.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raven Baker |
04-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
What's So Crazy About Gnarls Barkley's Second Album?new
Most of The Odd Couple feels like a reheat of St. Elsewhere. But "Crazy" sounded a little thin at first, too; it wasn't till the greater public got its hands on it that the song sounded as major as it was. Maybe that will happen to The Odd Couple and maybe it won't.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
04-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gnarls Barkley, the odd couple
Bands on the Sidenew
From Dan Deacon to club producer King Tutt, here's what Baltimore's favorite musicians are doing when not making the music you already know.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
04-08-2008 |
Music
Ani DiFranco: Welcome to Babevillenew
Few would argue that DiFranco is not one of the hardest working women in music today.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Aly Comingore |
04-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Canon
Why George Clinton Loves O. Yale Lewisnew
Because the attorney can see right through the entertainment industry's purple haze.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
04-07-2008 |
Music
'Analog America': After the Beepnew
A new compilation of old answering machine tapes reveals what we talk about when we talk to machines.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
04-07-2008 |
Music
The Swayback Raises the Barnew
Long Gone Lads, this trio's long-awaited album, is a painstaking work of art.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
04-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Long Gone Lads, The Swayback
Waking Up Daniel Johnstonnew
The tales of this singer-songwriter's idiosyncracies are not exaggerated.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daniel Johnston
The Web Makes the Fan Remix an Integral Tool for Artistsnew
People have been taking their favorite songs into their own hands for ages, and the especially devoted go so far as to remix them or make videos for them. But until recently, these labors of love couldn't reach more than a niche audience of dedicated music geeks, in large part due to the dim view artists and rights holders have historically taken of unlicensed releases.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
04-07-2008 |
Music
Alpha Galates Loves Lavish Layersnew
Alpha Galates comes on like a Euro-metal grudge match between black album-era Metallica, Lacuna Coil, and Genesis before Phil Collins took control.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Axing of CBC Orchestra Ignites Protestnew
A national uproar has ensued from the news that the Vancouver-based CBC Radio Orchestra is to be dismantled, with protesters lobbing accusations of censorship at the national broadcaster.
The Georgia Straight |
Jessica Werb |
04-04-2008 |
Music
The Contendernew
Band-juggling songwriter Tim Regan launches Antenna Shoes with a new album.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Generous Gambler, Tim Regan
The Raconteurs: From Studio to Storesnew
The marketing of Consolers of the Lonely, the second album from Jack White's side project the Raconteurs, threatens to overshadow the music.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
Be Your Own Pet Refuse to Grow Up and That's Goodnew
The group's second album sounds like a promise that even though she's no longer a teenager, we can still expect the Muppet-punk brattiness that animated the band's eponymous 2006 debut, which was known to blister paint at high volumes.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
04-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Be Your Own Pet, get awkward
