AltWeeklies Wire
Stunning and Spellbindingnew
The dozen songs of Springtime span anguish and transcendentally drunken sex as easily as the everyday epiphanies of bus rides and back-road drives.
Leaving the Proverbial Shednew
Denver's music scene could use a healthy dose of Vitamins.
Tags: vitamins, Vitamins EP
Beat Thisnew
RJD2 has an instinctive production style.
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
05-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RJD2
Hardly a Snapnew
Thanks to a work ethic that won't quit, director Juwan Lee is landing bigger and better music video gigs.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
05-08-2006 |
Music
Far Gone and Outnew
Espers keep the Philly freak flag flying.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
05-08-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Espers
Re-Masterfulnew
Metal stars reanimate Metallica's Master of Puppets.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
05-08-2006 |
Reviews
Fall Art Threatnew
Rock 'n' roll may never die, but Mark E. Smith will still bury us all.
Tags: The Fall
Flying Highnew
With a smash single and a little gold trophy, this is Three 6 Mafia's year.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Three 6 Mafia
Party People, Activate!new
Brooklyn's Bling Kong brings it on.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
05-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bling Kong
No Reinvention, No Imitationnew
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs offer familiar
favorites and brilliant obscurities. Also reviewed: Sparks' Hello Young Lovers.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Redemption Songsnew
Springsteen's Seeger tribute fiddles, while Young's Living With War burns.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
05-05-2006 |
Reviews
Texture Reignsnew
There isn't a synth in earshot but you'd never know given the vast array of tones Verlaine summons from his guitar.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Tom Verlaine, Around
Melodic Art for Art's Sakenew
These songs are enveloped in lush strings, Beach Boys harmonies, chugging guitars, bubbling synths and keys, and Lytle's world-weary vocals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Pop Rests on Techno Backdropnew
This is a potent dance recording, so Allien's supple bass is most prominent, with Apparat's loopy and loping samples wafting over it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
'Innocence' Stays Genuinenew
Bloom has mastered the art of passive reflection on what is.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
05-04-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: innocence, Luka Bloom
