AltWeeklies Wire
Blowing Upnew
Austin's Explosions in the Sky are not to be missed.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Explosions in the Sky
'Rocky Mountain High' Now Official State Songnew
The Colorado Legislature just adopted John Denver's 1972 classic as one of the state's two official songs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
03-20-2007 |
Music
On A Sinking Ship, Literally Floating On
With the help of Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock takes his ship on a drunken joyride.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-20-2007 |
Reviews
New Old Wavenew
Why Narthex took 25 years to drop their debut.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
03-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Narthex
Rebels Without a Pausenew
Rap group Public Enemy has released new music at a prolific rate for two decades, has never broken up, and is surviving without the support of a major label.
Gambit |
Michael Patrick Welch |
03-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bottle Rockernew
Pendergast crafts tight, by-the-numbers country-pop.
Sterilized by Stereotypesnew
Much of Open Fire sounds like it was recorded in 1983 by a bunch of guys who were listening to British heavy metal and reading the lyrics of American black metal.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
03-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alabama Thunderpussy, Open Fire
Like a Smooth Ride on a Raw Nervenew
The Ascension is definitely Otep's best yet, and easily one of the best records of the year.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
03-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: OTEP, The Ascension
Sound of Certain Trouble: John Sellersnew
His musical memoir chronicles the redemptive powers of Guided by Voices.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Sellers
RDJ2 Goes Pop
The indie-rap producer's latest album throws fans a curve ball.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Reviews
Anglo-Irish Borderline Degeneratesnew
Rum? Sodomy? Whipass!
Philadelphia Weekly |
Neil Ferguson |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pogues
Brain Wavesnew
A guitar legend makes a tremendous comeback.
Philadelphia Weekly |
David R. Adler |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pat Martino
The Roots' Unmarketable Masterpiecenew
Def Jam takes a gamble on Game Theory.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Say 'Fuck It,' Then Rock It: Garage Punks CoCoComanew
On the secret to their idea of success: fast, trashy rock 'n' roll.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: CoCoComa
Great Expectationsnew
The Halifax rock trio Great Plains Finally gets its outstanding, long-simmering debut, Home of the Totem, into the world this week.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chris McCluskey |
03-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Plains
