AltWeeklies Wire
Gwar Frontman Dave Brockie Has Diednew
The founder and lead singer of renowned metal band Gwar, David Brockie, has died.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
03-25-2014 |
Music
Salsa Vets Bio Ritmo Assert Themselves with an Adventurous New Albumnew
Bionico finds the nine members exploring a funky hybrid of their traditional Puerto Rican street salsa and electronic dance music, tossing a spacey, 1970s drum machine called the Drum Fire into the sonic wash.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
09-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Matt Taibbi and Jim Webb Come Out Fighting in New Booksnew
In A Time to Fight, Webb marshals his impressive grasp of history in the service of forceful positions on current challenges, while in The Great Derangement, Taibbi delves mostly into post-9/11 fringe groups on the right and left.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin and Dan Dueholm |
06-25-2008 |
Books
Behind the Scenes of 'Saturday Night Live' with Comedy Writer Bryan Tuckernew
The unseen workings of SNL are controlled chaos, the result of painstaking detail and hours of writing and rewriting. For Tucker, the funny white kid from the Virginia suburbs with a knack for riffing on hip-hop culture, it's the pinnacle.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-30-2008 |
TV
Justin Townes Earle On Finding His Own Waynew
The singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle would never admit it, but he has a lot to live up to -- not least of which is his name.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Monster Mash Ups- Mark Hosler Talks About Religion, Music and Post 9-11 Americanew
Mark Hosler of the band Negativland has a lot to say about religion, politics and who exactly can use intellectual property. The band’s shows mine the culture for inspiration, coming up with mash-up gems and, occasionally, lawsuits.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
08-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The People's Park: Kings Dominion Always Takes You Backnew
A writer reflects on one of his old haunts, Kings Dominion, about what has changed and what hasn't.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
07-18-2007 |
Recreation
Kings Dominion Always Takes You Backnew
Could I still enjoy myself at the famed theme park as a skeptical, some would say cynical, adult -- someone who at 35 is fairly wary of a lifetime of target marketing and corporate cross-promotion?
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
07-18-2007 |
Recreation
All Truckered Outnew
Former Drive-By Trucker Jason Isbell is keeping busy as a solo artist.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
07-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
VH Cover Album Misses the Marknew
These covers are mostly from early Van Halen records (thank all that's holy), but it seems unintentionally funny when disciplined country singing meets cock-rock lyrics.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
06-22-2006 |
Reviews
Smells Like Twang Spiritnew
This group juggles pop and country and melodies, campfire punk and bluegrass with uninhibited rock 'n' roll of the Stonehenge-crushing "Spinal Tap" variety.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
06-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rising Sonnew
Up-and-coming bluesman Duwayne Burnside is ready to be heard.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
05-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Duwayne Burnside, Under Pressure
A Family Affairnew
For more than a decade, Avail has steadily toured the world, playing its energetic blend of melodic hardcore for sweaty audiences of all sizes -- losing teeth and breaking bones along the way.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Touching Compilationnew
Considering the cruel fate that befell this man and his family, it is comforting that he left behind so many musical testaments to a life well-lived -- passionate songs that still carry his personal spirit and provide lasting memories for loved ones and fans.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Harvey, Remember Me Well
Jailbird Countrynew
Fans of country music, rejoice: 10 of Merle Haggard's early Capitol Records albums have been remastered and released.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
04-13-2006 |
Reviews
