AltWeeklies Wire
Well Worth the Waitnew
Scabrous boogies, sad-sack serenades, and weird-even-by-his-standards curios.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Bright Lights and Dim Bulbsnew
Twenty-one artist tribute to Daniel Johnston is a mixed bag.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-05-2007 |
Reviews
Legend Livesnew
Some 13 years after he died, Frank Zappa has a new-long-rumored-album out.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank Zappa, Trance-Fusion
Back to the '90snew
If you're an indie fan who often ignores big-name releases, be sure to make an exception for Light Grenades.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Incubus, Light Grenades
Hard-Core Humornew
The American Black Lung takes nothing too seriously -- including itself.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Best of the Year, Part 2new
Two more critics chime in with their 2006 favorites.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel and Curtis McCrary |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Rollick 'n' Rollnew
On 16 songs -- two of them hers -- Feeney deals with 1950s civil rights struggles, gay marriage, illegal immigration, letting the rich fight their own wars, and the, uh, good ol' days, "when men were really men, and women knew their place."
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Pilgrim and a Preachernew
His country-music raising got him started, but Waylon Payne's talent -- and his demons -- drive him on.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Waylon Payne
Reflections Incompletenew
Reflections is billed as the first greatest-hits disc for Blige, one of the greatest R&B stars of the past decade.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
'Real' Country Musicnew
Sweeney delivers a near-perfect collection of two-stepping, Lone Star State dancehall numbers in her pure, high, honky-tonk vocal style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Potent New Stylenew
Hyphy Hitz helpfully collects several popular singles rarely heard outside the West Coast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
Provocateurs to Profiteersnew
The North Carolina-based Sugar Hill Records was founded in 1978 by Barry Poss to record modern music that was grounded in traditional styles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
108th Comeback Tournew
The legendary, reclusive songwriter returns with strongest album yet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: P.F. Sloan, Sailover
Digital Playgroundnew
A helping hand to navigate the seas of downloading.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
01-04-2007 |
Music
Remembering James Brownnew
His music is eternal and omnipresent.
