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Stevie Wonder Hits the Roadnew
The Motown icon explains why he's heading out on his first scheduled tour since 1995.
Metro Times |
Dave Schulps |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Stevie Wonder
Dancing Lethargic is a Quirk in Progressnew
Laguna Beach visual artist/musician Keith Fox creates music with quirk that goes right up to the tipping point of wacky, but ultimately stays on the good side of odd.
OC Weekly |
Dave Segal |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dancing Lethargic
Cannibal Corpse's Cookbooknew
A review of the death metal legends catalog of raunchy, recipe-like lyrics.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Cannibal Corpse, Kill
Trumpet Player Hugh Masekela Packs New Album with Gustonew
Recorded last year in Johannesburg, South Africa, Live at the Market Theatre is full of soul not just from Masekela and his band but from the audience as well.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Lil' Brian Cuts His Creole Sound with Hip-hopnew
"We don't wanna be traditional, we just wanna jam." So runs the refrain of Lil' Brian's "Jam Y'all," and it could serve as this album's title.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Former Los Skarnales Frontman Resurrects the Pachuca Boogienew
Felipe Galvan returns to the Houston scene with his new band, Felipe Galvan y Sus Carnales.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is There an MF Doom Imposter?new
Though unverified accounts of "fake" Doom concerts have been swirling for a couple years, recent shows sparked a full-scale internet mutiny among the hip-hop artist's fans.
Houston Press |
Ben Westhoff |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: MF Doom
Christian Metalcore Bands Understand the Evangelical Value of Theaternew
The religious spectacle of As I Lay Dying and The Devil Wears Prada may pale when compared to a replica of the Ark of the Covenant, but at least they are promoting literacy, and, no matter what your faith is, that's a good thing.
The Memphis Flyer |
David Dunlap Jr. |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Imperial Teen Seems Sadly Befuddled by Agenew
The Hair is an odd instance of emotional posturing from a band that was once brutally honest about sexuality.
The Treats Proves That Engineers Can Rocknew
The Madison band's members use their engineering skills as a framework for constructing songs.
Isthmus |
Rich Albertoni |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Treats
Velvet Revolver Drummer Checks In from the Roadnew
Formerly of Guns n' Roses fame, Matt Sorum is well versed in all things rock star -- and after hearing his words of confidence, the future of Velvet Revolver has never seemed so certain.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Levi Michaels |
09-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Velvet Revolver
'If You Can't Sing It, Scream It!' Takes Its Title Literallynew
Northern Aggression's songs brim with anger and passion, whether dealing with fair-weather punks or the Christian right.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Icarus Witch Channels Rob Halford and Ronnie James Dionew
The Pittsburgh-based classic metal band has been, oh, playing German festivals with Metal Church, opening for Yngwie Malmsteen, getting the gear ripped off in Chicago ... and recording another scorcher of a full-length.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Icarus Witch, Songs for the Lost
Hip-hop Producer Emmai Alaquiva Celebrates Emmy Nominationnew
On Aug. 2, he received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy nomination, for music composition and arrangement for several WQED documentaries soundtracks, including In Country: A Vietnam Story, Jim Crow Pennsylvania and From Pennsylvania's Dutch Kitchens.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Omar-Abdul R. Lawrence |
09-10-2007 |
Music
Tags: Emmai Alaquiva
PIttsburgh Band's Studio Turns into Community Centernew
Local band The 9th Ward's Blackberry Studios isn't in the Lawrenceville of little boutiques and hipster bars -- it's the Lawrenceville of used-car lots and Section 8 housing. But then it became more than a studio.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The 9th Ward
