AltWeeklies Wire
Night Fevernew
England's Arctic Monkeys just want to get laid.
Seattle Weekly |
Rod Smith |
03-22-2006 |
Reviews
The Thoughtful Hedonistnew
Metric's Emily Haines lives without dead time.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
03-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Metric
Theory Into Practicenew
South by Southwest dissolves genre distinctions with an illusion of the totality of popular music, and a similar dissolution of class distinctions is supposed to follow -- does it?
The Village Voice |
Kevin John |
03-22-2006 |
Music
Ruthless Funnew
Edu K knows that the new international acceptance of baile funk means that if he ever wanted to sell any records outside of the favela, now would be a really good time.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-21-2006 |
Reviews
Silver Liningnew
David Berman of the Silver Jews is on a completely different trip.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Silver Jews
Guns, Spurs & Shroomsnew

Is the "psychedelic Spaghetti Western" band Spindrift leading the Western revival?
L.A. Alternative |
Shana Ting Lipton |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spindrift
The Hype of Marchnew
The indie hype machine has its day in the sun at South by Southwest.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-21-2006 |
Music
Still Juvenilenew
With the exception of "Get Ya Hustle On," a track about Hurricane Katrina, most of this CD is entertainingly bouncy but lyrically predictable.
Tags: Reality Check, juvenile
Comfort Foodnew
Beth Orton leaves the icing off her musical cake.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beth Orton
Different Strokesnew
Nikolai Fraiture says his band has changed -- what's he talkin' 'bout?
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Strokes
Frustration Aboundsnew
Listening to this CD is kinda like watching tennis on 10x fast-forward.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Three Fantastic
Patsy Inclinednew
Neko Case and Jenny Lewis got nothing on Patsy Montana.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
03-20-2006 |
Music
Lounge Lifenew

Stereolab's quest for space-age pop perfection continues.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
03-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Stereolab
Slowly Stroke Themnew
After you've tightened the trousers of a generation, what do you do for an encore?
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Strokes
Be Our Guestnew
With South by Southwest getting more crowded each year, it's time for Dallas to steal Austin's thunder and create its own music festival.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
03-20-2006 |
Music