AltWeeklies Wire
Ministry Done With Preachingnew
No one ever accused Al Jourgensen of keeping his opinions to himself. Whether the topic is American politics, the soul-sucking vortex that is the music industry, or the NHL, the Ministry founder invariably has something to say.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lucas |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: ministry
Against Me! Makes Like Modern-Day Clashnew
Against Me!'s Tom Gabel is honest enough to admit that, despite Against Me!'s best intentions, his band probably doesn't matter as much today as it might have 20 years ago.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Against Me!
DJ Kazell Helped Put L.A. on House International Mapnew
That DJ Kazell has become one of America's great spinners is no joke: True DJ fans appreciate the extra work and skill that goes into opening and sustaining a big night, including setting the mood, modulating energy, and handing off the baton off to the next spinner with aplomb.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Kazell
Cadence Weapon Raps With Breakneck Flownew
Ordinary rappers rarely try to distance themselves from party funk, and even more rarely try to align themselves with cerebral electronica. But 22-year-old Cadence Weapon is no ordinary rapper.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cadence Weapon
Success Remains the Best Revengenew
Junkie XL remains a music-industry iconoclast, having pushed beyond accepted practices of marketing and distribution well before Internet downloads hobbled the major-label machine.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matt Diehl |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Booming Back At You, Junkie XL
Jazzy and Be-Boppinnew
With Jazzfest less than a month away, it is time to clear your schedule and figure out which days to attend.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
03-28-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Dead Aheadnew
The band's sound is everything you'd expect from a group with ties to two illustrious music scenes as disparate (yet kindred-spirited) as Muscle Shoals and Haight-Ashbury.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Luke Doucet Settles Downnew
For the uninitiated, it may sound like Doucet is one of the new fret-shredders taking up the torch from neck-wringers like Steve Vai, but nothing could be further from the truth. Doucet's solos are kept on a leash and never overstay their welcome, and the one thing you should really know about Doucet is that the man is an expert songwriter.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood's Too Rich, Luke Doucet
Pas Chic Chic Swims Against the Current of Quebec Popnew
The band draws big bilingual crowds with a deep, dark European approach to pop.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Au Contraire, Pas Chic Chic
Re-Making the Band in Clevelandnew
Mix 150 musicians, lots of Pabst, and a sports-like draft, and what happens? We're about to find out.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
03-28-2008 |
Music
The Monads Turn Tradition on its Tailnew
Accordion, banjo, upright bass and especially nimble fiddle dominate songs on Ornery.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ornery, The Monads
Oso Optimo Understands the Weight of its Influencesnew
The Raleigh trio spends much of this debut working through its earliest identity crisis, vacillating between crunchy power-pop and gritty alt-rock.
Violet Vector is More Than its Lovely Loveliesnew
EP I proclaims one thing that suggests another: Violet Vector is more than its lovely lovelies or sartorial gentlepeople. The songs pass muster, and the performances -- an appropriate blend of simple melodies and Spector sound -- are admirable.
Brett Harris' Debut Crisply Deliverednew
In a better world, we'd know more about Brett Harris than we do, and it'd be because he writes fine classic pop and plays all the instruments and not because he's got a funny haircut or an effete manner.
Tags: Brett Harris, Yesterday's News EP
Rey Norteno Sings One for the Roadnew
With their clean-cut sex appeal and yes ma'am manners, the members of Rey Norteno have become role models for an all-ages fan base, especially young Latinos who wait in long lines to get posters, hats and T-shirts signed.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rey Norteño
