AltWeeklies Wire
Vampire Weekend Backlash at SXSWnew
The hype factory had everyone ready to hate on Vampire Weekend before the band arrived in Austin.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
03-24-2008 |
Music
Saul Williams is Busting Out the Boxnew
Be it as a poet or rapper, writer or actor, cultural watch dog or simply a street savvy philosopher, Saul Williams has a voice worth listening to.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
03-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saul Williams
Carbon/Silicon: A Clash of Titansnew
Punk survivors Mick Jones and Tony James prove they're just as relevant as ever with Carbon/Silicon's forward-looking sound.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carbon/Silicon, The Last Post
Vampire Weekend Bites Backnew
After scoring an appearance on Saturday Night Live and a cover story in Spin in the same month, Vampire Weekend is doing better than just all right.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
Utopian Societynew
The Simple Ones and a couple of ex-Grifters help Shangri-La Records celebrate 20 years.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-21-2008 |
Music
Memphis Does Austinnew
At this year's South By Southwest Festival, Memphis musicians made a splash.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-21-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Grave Mattersnew
"I came to Memphis to find musicians' gravesites, including James Carr's," Steve Suskie says. He visited New Park Cemetery to pay Carr his respects, but the manager told Suskie that Carr had no gravestone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
03-21-2008 |
Music
How eMC Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Leaknew
Thanks to the Internet, you can watch the band work out their response to the leak of its debut in real time.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Many Muses of Mike Doughtynew
While Haughty Melodic presented an organic, sprawling sound, the former Soul Coughing has intentionally reined it in on Golden Delicious, aiming for a more intimate feel.
Shepherd Express |
Paul Smaxwill |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Golden Delicious, Mike Doughty
Hot Rails Makes Its Own Heatnew
On its full-length debut, rip-roarin' Hot Rails plays the kind of punky, country-fried, bluesy rock that takes root so easily in the Cleveland's cloudy climate.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-21-2008 |
Reviews
From Grrly Grrl to Girly Girlynew
Avril Lavigne has had a bitch of a year, but she hopes a new tour will bring back the fun.
Cleveland Scene |
Ben Westhoff |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
Toronto Hip-hop's Bad Rapnew
With so many insanely great artists making bangin' beats and dope discs, why is the local scene so slept on?
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
03-21-2008 |
Music
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Reaches its Promised Landnew
The towering tunes on Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band's fifth album are rich and raucous, monumental and very Montreal.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Adele's Tabloid Troublesnew
The British singer satiates the tabloids, but keeps the paparazzi at bay.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Putting Your Finger on Fuck Buttonsnew
The U.K. duo finds the fine line between fear and fun.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fuck Buttons, Street Horrrsing
