AltWeeklies Wire
Phil Roy is Ready to Leave the Housenew
Or, how the hopeless found hope after 30 years in the music biz.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Nicole Pensiero |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Phil Roy
Jonathan Sternberg Followed the Musicnew
Or, why the Bach Festival gave in to the unreasonable demands of one wily conductor.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Peter Burwasser |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fleshtones Frenzynew
Still uncoverted to superock? It's a perfect time to take a good look.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fleshtones
How Much Can a Two-man Percussion Group Do?new
In the course of a set, Loop 2.4.3 can roam through all of the colors of the percussion world, from marimba and steel drums to gongs from Asian temples and Chinese opera.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Batterie, Loop 2.4.3
Tear Down the Wallnew
The border-busting banda sound of Dallas' Las Palmas de Durango.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Las Palmas de Durango
Erykah Badu, Worth the Waitnew
What's even more impressive is the roster of men Badu has called on to produce the album with her. It's a dream team of contemporary progressive black artists, the best possible individuals she could've called on to assist her in this project.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsay |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
The Acoustic Swede Goes Greennew
It wasn't revolutionary when Jose Gonzalez announced in early January that his spring tour would be green. But to tour is to travel, and to travel is to burn petroleum, and that begs the question: How can such an endeavor be green?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Anthony Layser |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jose Gonzalez
Music Vs. Messagenew
The Oaks donated half of the proceeds of their debut album to the Global Hope Network for aid to returning Afghan refugees. But by pushing that agenda as forcefully as they did, a moral dilemma was imposed on the evaluation of the Oaks' art.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Songs for Waiting, The Oaks
Solving the Download Dilemmanew
A $5 music levy for web surfers would save our songwriters from online ad stranglehold.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-10-2008 |
Music
From Sheet Music to iPodsnew
Charting the rise and fall of the record industry.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
03-10-2008 |
Music
Memphis at SXSWnew
Memphis musicians have been a growing presence at Austin's annual South by Southwest Music Festival, but the Memphis presence at SXSW will be bigger than ever.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
03-07-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Omnikrom Turns Your Head into a TV Set with Graphic Gabbingnew
Living in the major cultural liaison between the Parisian electro-pop explosion and the gritty, uptempo crunk and B-more fads south of the border, the regional nuances the Montreal rap trio has drawn on are eclectic to the extreme.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Omnikrom, Trop Banane
Sum 41: Older but Wiseguysnew
With a proven track record that continues to propel the band, Sum 41 has been rewarded with what few bands on major labels can boast, the freedom to call its own shots.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sum 41, Underclass Hero
Where The Real Wild Things Arenew
I want to eliminate a word that has plagued music criticism -- "rockism" -- but paradoxically I also want to revive and reanimate the conversation that people had when they were using the word.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Frank Kogan |
03-07-2008 |
Music
Bob Mould Makes Peace with the Pastnew
For anyone who still associates Mould with Midwestern punk, the cover of his latest solo album, District Line, may come as quite an eye-opener. The art focuses entirely on the sights of Washington, D.C.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Mould, District Line
