AltWeeklies Wire
Brut for Mennew
The newest London buzz band keeps it real -- sorta.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Art Brut
A Mystical Warnew
Oklahoma's psych-pop bombers battle Bush from Texas to Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flaming Lips
Gaining 'Momento'new
Ani Cordero's sultry voice saunters between Spanish and English over Chris Verene's staccato rhythms on this new album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chda Radford |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hunt for Perfectionnew
What is Van Hunt doing at a small club?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Van Hunt, On the Jungle Floor
Read Menew
The Books creatively use found objects.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lost and Safe, The Books
Live Sexy, Love Sexy, Rock Sexynew
Eagles of Death Metal are actually the Rutles of sleaze rock -- or something.
L.A. Weekly |
Lina Lecaro |
03-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eagles of Death Metal
Buck Owens, 1929-2006new
The philosophy behind Buck Owens' phenomenal success in country music was simple -- run at full steam and hit everything head-on.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonny Whiteside |
03-30-2006 |
Music
Yarr Yarr Yarrnew

Karen O is singin' like a pirate, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are lookin' for a song.
L.A. Weekly |
Chuck Clayton |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
State of The Countrynew

Will country's conservative core soften as the genre enters more politically correct territory and becomes even more mainstream?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
03-30-2006 |
Music
Tags: Martina McBride
Behind the Musicnew
Four writers remember the highs and lows of SXSW 2006.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub, Curtis McCrary, Linda Ray and Stephen Seigel |
03-29-2006 |
Concerts
Golden Years?new
It is difficult to separate Holiday's art from the circumstances of her life, especially during the final decade, when the ravages of alcoholism and heroin seemed to seep through cracks that had developed in her voice.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lee Hildebrand |
03-29-2006 |
Reviews
Unseen Forcesnew
The Unseen can't decide what it hates more -- trendy political punk or the current administration.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
03-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Unseen
Both Sides Nownew
From the underground to the chart tops, Just Blaze aims to save New York hip-hop.
The Village Voice |
Tom Breihan |
03-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Just Blaze
Soul for Salenew

Mary J. Blige and Van Hunt trade on their idiosyncracies on their new albums.
Seattle Weekly |
Rickey Wright |
03-29-2006 |
Reviews