AltWeeklies Wire
The Big Hurt: Hello, Goodbyenew
Music columnist David Thorpe welcomes himself to the Boston Phoenix and reveals why PETA got off Britney's case.
Boston Phoenix |
David Thorpe |
02-21-2008 |
Music
Dopamine Flux's Multicultural Stewnew
The Las Vegas band blends diverse influences into soulful sonic brew.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Thilmont |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dopamine Flux
Animal Frenzynew
Like its predecessors, Hey Venus! is a deceptively breezy affair, filtering influences as far flung as the Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach and Phil Spector through a psychedelic palette resembling that of art rock contemporaries like the Flaming Lips or High Llamas. Only much more Welsh.
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Stephin Merritt's Distorted Dreamnew
The Magnetic Fields frontman thinks about 26 songs at a time and imitates the Jesus and Mary Chain.
New York Press |
David Chiu |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Dicing Up the Detailsnew
Ramin Bahrani discusses the finer points of Chop Shop.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chop Shop, Ramin Bahrani
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
Skinheads at Fortynew
Twenty years after their heyday, the anti-racist Baldies recount the rise and fall of a notorious Twin Cities scene.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Baldies
Kid Dakota Visits the Depression-itoriumnew
Kid Dakota creates a representative survey of life's bummmers.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Winner's Shadow, Kid Dakota
Deeper Into Fretnew
The guitarists on Wayfaring Strangers reveal the extent of John Fahey's influence.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Finished with Foreplaynew
Burgeoning soul star gets neo-sexual with second major release.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Inside Outnew
Transgendered artist finds her way home.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris Parker |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Baby Dee, Safe Inside the Day
The War on Silence
Recent Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo opens her heart.
Monday Magazine |
Dana McNairn |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Angelique Kidjo, Djin Djin
Gyan Riley is a Rare Birdnew
The virtuosic guitar player plays a mesmerizing mix of classical, rock, jazz, and traditional Indian music on his latest.
East Bay Express |
Tom Chandler |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gyan Riley, Melismantra
Popular Sciencenew
Twelve years after the song "Popular" briefly gave them MTV popularity, Nada Surf is reaching a smaller, grassroots audience but has broadened its artistic canvas considerably.
San Antonio Current |
Francesca Camillo |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Songs from the Cryptnew
A toxic sugar factory and YouTube video inspire Oakland's eccentric band Cryptacize.
East Bay Express |
j. poet |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cryptacize
