AltWeeklies Wire
Daringly Immature and Fully Admirablenew
These Songs is a Weakerthans-meets-the-North-Atlantic art-rock retrogression.
Nick Cave's New Grindnew
The music is sparer and sharper than anything Nick Cave has made of late, and the nastier it gets, the better it sounds.
Tags: Grinderman
Product Lines of the Rich and Famousnew
Music moguls P. Diddy and Jennifer Lopez are among the honchos showing their spring fashions this season, and that got us to thinking -- what other products have singers slapped their names on?
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Music
Autobiographical, but Not Literal Songsnew
Arthur Yoria says he's a different person since his recovery from panic attacks.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arthur Yoria
Luyas Love-innew
Montreal scene incest takes strange turn.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
04-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Luyas
Dog-gone Greatnew
Pop savants indulge 24-track fantasies.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
04-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dr. Dog
Not Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Not Too Young to Dienew
Nick Cave won't go gentle into that good night; Amy Winehouse won't go to rehab.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
04-30-2007 |
Reviews
Horizontal Action Gets Into the Record Businessnew
The now-defunct zine on trashy rock and trashier pornography starts releasing records.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
04-30-2007 |
Music
Long Story Short: Bongos Are Best Left to Hippiesnew
Like many landmark hard-rock groups, nu-metal godfathers Korn will never earn mainstream respect as serious musicians -- and MTV Unplugged, a disc baffling in its utter badness, won't help.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Korn, MTV Unplugged
What Do Your Presets Say About You?new
Spazzzzdancefaggggrock!
L.A. Weekly |
Tom Christie |
04-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Presets
Where Are They Now?new
Highlighs of Indianapolis' music past and future -- all in an interactive family tree.
Dead Men Don't Play Pianonew
Sony's new voodoo doesn't do a historic record any favors.
Sacramento News & Review |
Edward Dunn |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
Musicians Without Bordersnew
Parts & Labor map out new directions for indie rock.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
04-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Parts & Labor
Fans Will Love -- All Others Approach With Extreme Cautionnew
Secretly I've hoped one day the band would fuse its forays into fantastical realms with something I'd want to sing in the shower, but Tears of the Valedictorian is as obtuse and determinedly awry as previous records.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
The Past, the Present & the Futurenew
Resting on laurels is not an option for forward-looking the Good, the Bad & the Queen.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
04-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
