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Gangsta Cred In Troublenew

The roughneck rapper sounds off on kids' flicks, running a label and getting over his beef with Oprah.

NOW Magazine | Jason Richards | 08-18-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ice Cube

Band on Edgenew

Snowden tries to pull away from the pack.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 08-17-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Anti-Anti, Snowden

Get to the Good Stuffnew

Her cut-to-the-chase demeanor and clear-eyed narratives make the Lindsay Rakers Band's live shows and debut album, Less Asleep, intimate and highly caffeinated experiences.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Lee Valentine Smith | 08-17-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Less Asleep, The Lindsay Rakers Band

Starsky and Jonesnew

Cadillac Jones plays instrumental jazz-funk in the mode of Medeski, Martin and Wood.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 08-17-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Cadillac Jones, The Big Takedown

Like a Weednew

Chapel Hill's Trekky Records keeps growing.

INDY Week | Brian Howe | 08-17-2006 | Music

Slash the Competitionnew

Ben Allen represents an increasingly prevalent force in the recording industry: the all-in-one entity.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Tony Ware | 08-17-2006 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ben Allen

Exalting Variety, Neglecting Hip-Hopnew

If the show has one notable shortcoming, it's that "All Songs Considered" doesn't ever seem to consider hip-hop.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Noah Gardenswartz | 08-17-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Bob Boilen, National Public Radio's All Songs Considered

Built on Derivative Rootsnew

The all-instrumental Beat Journey finds Jneiro Jarel striving toward a unique identity, though astute listeners will find traces of those musical masters in it.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Mosi Reeves | 08-17-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Beat Journey, Dr. Who Dat

Ward Won't Fadenew

M. Ward continues to put the lie to the idea that traditional song structures have been mined for all they're worth -- in his hands, they continue to dazzle.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | John Schacht | 08-17-2006 | Reviews

Tags: M. Ward, Post-War

Novelty of Contrast Wears Thinnew

Nouvelle Vague's formula proved popular enough to warrant a second coming: Bande A Part adds new-wave classics to the mix, with mostly diminishing returns.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | John Schacht | 08-17-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Nouvelle Vague, Bande A Part