AltWeeklies Wire
Markit's Worknew
The Fax 4 MC and full-time scientist releases his academically inclined debut LP Mark My Words.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Black |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mark My Words, Markit
Two Guitarists Engage with Abstract Expressionismnew
Keith Rowe's The Room and Loren Connors' The Hymn of the North Star draw significant inspiration from Mark Rothko.
Chicago Reader |
Bill Meyer |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
The Blog as Labelnew
Music blogs have been flirting with the idea of selling music for a while -- is the time right for them to go all the way?
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-24-2007 |
Music
Memphis' Tunnel Clones Channel Early De La Soulnew
Tunnel Clones bring discipline and a lot of groove to their second album, World Wide Open.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andria Lisle |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tunnel Clones, World Wide Open
The Resurrected Turbonegro Never Wanted to be Lovednew
Now that the band are in their post-apocalyptic days, they're finding out that no matter how hard they try to offend, it seems that too many people are in on their joke.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Turbonegro
Songs to Run for Cover Tonew
Get down to the death and disaster songs of People Take Warning!
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Switch and Diplo: Musical Enablersnew
In some ways, M.I.A. collaborators Switch and Diplo derive their vitality from their sheer defiance of the record industry's codes and models -- especially in their frequent and illicit sampling of other people's songs.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Notes from Vancouver's Undergroundnew
Twelve of the indie scene's most promising acts -- Bison, The Pack, Octoberman, more -- reveal a few of their favorite things about living in the city.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dirty Projectors Cover Black Flag's Debutnew
The Projectors strip away the menace, offering lounge-ish musical beds that brightly color the misanthropic hue.
Tags: Rise Above, The Dirty Projectors
Kronos Quartet Injects Politics Into 'Monk/Mavericks: Kronos on Innovators'new
Anton Webern, Terry Riley, Thelonious Monk, Sun Ra, Harry Partch, John Zorn: Harrington had held these composers in equal admiration for decades. Last night, he finally let those giants stand together, and it felt good.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nomadic Alina Simone Debuts 'Placelessness'new
The Ukrainian-born singer-songwriter explores the fluid nature of geography and identity.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alina Simone, Placelessness
We Are Wolves Hardwire Some Hoodoonew
The Montreal band packs everyday wonder and electro-punk panache into its new album Total Magique.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Total Magique, We Are Wolves
The Monterey Jazz Festival Turns 50new
After a half century of excellence, the festival continues to evolve.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jeanne Howard |
09-20-2007 |
Music
Los Lobos, Linda Rondstadt to play San Jose International Mariachi Festivalnew
Adding a lineup of Latin Alternative rock acts this year could leave some purists shaking their heads, but it may also leave the Mexican Heritage Corporation -- the parent company of the festival -- deep in the black.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jesse 'Chuy' Varela |
09-20-2007 |
Concerts
The ABCs of His Mischiefnew
Everything you wanted to know about the band, from A to Z.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
09-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: His Mischief
