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ClubLandnew
The record industry is dying. The concert industry is booming. The club scene is … nervous.
Nashville Scene |
Adam Gold and D. Patrick Rodgers |
09-22-2014 |
Music
More Mind, Less Grind: Women of Detroit hip-hopnew
There's a definite shift taking place in Detroit. Women with intelligence in music is nothing new, but the fact that they're banding together, tired of all the institutional bullshit and mainstream-encouraged hyper-sexualization — that is a wonderful thing, and it's happening in Detroit now.
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
08-08-2014 |
Music
Where were you on Pharoah Sanders Day?new
The early years of a Little Rock legend.
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
08-07-2014 |
Music
What do you do when one of your favorite bands becomes an utter embarrassment?new
When I was a teenager, I filled notebooks with annotations for the lyrics to Operation: Mindcrime, the third album by Queensrÿche. I lined up four hours before doors opened (and three hours before anyone else showed up) to see them play at a theatre in Kentucky...
Tags: Queensryche
Jack White: A History and a Futurenew
Throughout his illustrious career, Jack White has embodied the modern Renaissance man.
Jackson Free Press |
Tommy Burton |
07-25-2014 |
Music
Old Soul Never Dies: A Quirky, Historical Cleveland Record Label Gets New Lifenew
History is written by the victors. That's why you've heard of Motown or Stax Records and not Cleveland's own soul upstart, Way Out Records. Housed in a storefront on East 55th St. between Euclid and Chester, the label grew out of an odd-couple partnership between a hustler and a cop.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Parker |
07-23-2014 |
Music
Monumentour: My Rock, My Salvationnew
How this summer's Monumentour testifies to the resilient role of rock 'n' roll.
Tags: Fallout Boy, Monumentour
Let the Chips Fallnew
Cowboy Jack Clement's final recording recasts the work of a great Nashville songwriter.
Nashville Scene |
Edd Hurt |
07-10-2014 |
Music
In the Skin: Houston Musicians Share the Stories of their Tattoosnew
There’s no rule that says if you make music you have to have a tattoo, but the reality is that a lot of people who play music have ink on their bodies. We sat down with four local musicians and a couple of tattoo artists to talk about their relationship with their ink. They come from different backgrounds and play different types of music, but they’ll share a common bond, one that will stick with them a lifetime.
Houston Press |
Angelica Leicht |
07-09-2014 |
Music
The strangely similar career paths of Vampire Weekend and Blur's Damon Albarnnew
During a concert last fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Vampire Weekend diverged from their own material exactly once, covering Blur's Dadaist jock jam "Song 2." The choice was a surprisingly big, crunchy move for a band whose sound typically veers toward the airy and nuanced...
Tags: Vampire Weekend, Damon Albarn
Pitbull Doesn’t Know What Love Meansnew
Contemporary artists such as Pitbull often forgo realistic depictions of life to maintain a persona.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
05-22-2014 |
Music
The Music and the Town: Jazz Fest New Orleansnew
A look at how the New Orleans Jazz Festival has helped shape the NOLA culture and how Worcester, Mass. could align itself in a similar way.
Worcester Magazine |
Mike Land |
05-15-2014 |
Music
Off the Grid with Matt Werthnew
The Little Rock roots of Brooklyn's strangest record label.
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
05-08-2014 |
Music
The Little Friction of tUnE-yArDsnew
On tUnE-yArDs’ second album, Nikki Nack, Merrill Garbus continues to be characteristically unpredictable.
East Bay Express |
Erik Neumann |
05-07-2014 |
Music
The Last Big Starnew
Jody Stephens comes to Little Rock to look back.
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
05-01-2014 |
Music
