AltWeeklies Wire
Amen, My Brothernew
KJ Sawka has some naturally complex rhythms.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachael Shimp |
05-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: KJ Sawka
It's a Gasnew
Pump pains constrain some musicians and inspire others.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-23-2006 |
Music
Legend of the Fallnew

I was trying to understand the legendary Mark E. Smith -- or at least find him.
L.A. Alternative |
Michael Mannheimer |
05-23-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fall
Phoenix/WFNX Best Music Poll 2006new
The Phoenix newspapers announce the reader-selected local and national winners of this year's Phoenix/FNX Best Music Poll.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix staff |
05-22-2006 |
Music
iPod Overloadnew
Rather than getting attention with a single-track album, all Cardinale has done is ensure that their music never gets played on anyone's iPod.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-22-2006 |
Reviews
Music During Wartimenew
Pearl Jam and Neil Young confront an increasingly unpopular war, a body count that grows daily, and an increasing sense of uneasiness as it becomes all too apparent that our leaders have been less than candid.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
05-22-2006 |
Music
A Myspace Influence of Techno Trashnew
Tigarah sounds exactly how M.I.A. would sound if she were a Japanese college student, rather than an expat South Asian with a radical-insurgent dad.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
05-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Tigarah
Never Mind Name-Callingnew
Pinback transcends prog rock, math rock, indie and alternative.
Birmingham Weekly |
Daisy Winfrey |
05-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Help!new
I love the Beatles, but I think they ruined pop music.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
05-22-2006 |
Music
Doll Partsnew
Be careful what you wish for when it comes to the Pussycat Dolls.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pussycat Dolls
Mother's Daynew
Wolfmother isn't fond of the sounds-like game.
Westword |
Tuyet Nguyen |
05-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wolfmother
Mike Patton Remains Welcomenew
Despite this disc's arty concept, the results are unexpectedly accessible -- but with an irresistible core of subversion.
Tags: Peeping Tom
Back Stabbersnew
The O'Jays' William Powell never enjoyed his success -- his family hasn't either.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
05-22-2006 |
Music
Walking Around the Issue
The Walkmen's sweater-rock is too polite.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Walkmen, A Hundred Miles Off
Foucault's Pabulum
His Americana may be bland, but it goes down smooth.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghost Repeater, Jeffrey Foucault