AltWeeklies Wire
They Might Be Giants of Kids' Musicnew
Cleverly designed to teach kids to recognize numbers and how to count, TMBG deploys its usual earnest wackiness with a variety of musical influences, from twisted American folk to '60s rock riffs and '70s soul, as the duo works its way up from zero to infinity.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Jon Mueller Decontructs Metalnew
The title of his latest solo album, Metals, refers to his love for the style of music, and one hears the influence of some of metal's greats throughout the record’s three cuts.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Mueller, Metals
Renaissance Manicnew
DJ Tom Middleton gathers ambient and kinetic house sounds on new three-disc collection.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
02-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Tom Middleton, Lifeworks
Love in the Name of Pridenew
Charley Pride's first love was baseball. But his father began tuning into the Grand Ole Opry. After being rejected by the New York Mets in 1961, Pride made a stop in Nashville, and soon became RCA's top-selling recording artist after Elvis.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charley Pride
The Legend of Ornette Colemannew
There was a time when jazz was one of the most radical of art forms. And at the vanguard stood Ornette Coleman.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ornette Coleman
The Swerving Orchestra of Kay Kaynew
When Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground take the stage, they can be up to 17 people strong.
The Portland Mercury |
Trent Moorman |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lucas Abela Bleeds Musicnew
Abela, performing as one-man noise band Justice Yeldham, uses glass as an instrument. By set's end, it's in innumerable shards beneath his bare feet, mixing with the blood that pours down his face and from his mouth.
INDY Week |
Roque Strew |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Justice Yeldham
Michael Holland Goes Traditionalnew
Apropos of its title, Simple Truths and Pleasures is full of characters looking for a little relief and maybe a little joy but never expecting too much.
How Indie Rock Morphed into Adult Contemporarynew
Sufjan Stevens and Feist are just the beginning.
New York Press |
Greg Burgett |
02-14-2008 |
Music
Cosmo D Takes on Electronica Cello and Kitchen Appliancesnew
Cosmo D and his new group Sauce stir up sounds with pot banging mixed with fun and passion.
New York Press |
Victoria Moy |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sauce
Homespun Hip-hopnew
Leslie and the LY's make clothes, then sing about them.
New York Press |
Steph Auteri |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Leslie and the LY's
Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscopenew
Beyond employing Timbaland or Pharrell Williams.
Tags: The Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives
Ginny Mac, the Cowgirl Poetnew
Though the traditional C&W singer-songwriter has just graduated from college, she's old-school Old West.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ginny Mac
The Accidental Touristnew
Kinks' frontman Ray Davies explores his American fascinations in his latest Nashville-recorded effort.
Nashville Scene |
Edd Hurt |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray Davies, Working Man's Cafe
Return of the Axenew
Black music's six-string revival comes to Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-14-2008 |
Music
