AltWeeklies Wire
Rehashed Yet Illuminatingnew
Via sheer wizardry, Ruin feels like a rebirth, with Joey Burns's recycling of the archetypal taking on the dimension of myth.
Tags: Calexico, Garden Ruin
His Own Pathnew
Kotche's offering sounds nothing like Wilco, but people committed to the increasingly quirky group shouldn't be afraid of going Mobile.
Tags: Glenn Kotche, Mobile
Motley Gougenew
If you wanna hang out with Vince Neil, be sure to have an extra five grand on ya.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
04-04-2006 |
Music
Karen & Courtneynew
If the Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren't careful, they might only be remembered as the token femme-art-punk representatives of the New York City rock resurgence.
Dallas Observer |
Annie Zaleski |
04-03-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Show Your Bones, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Come On Feel the Ragenew
We could use a band like Rage Against the Machine again -- one that scares the shit out of the powers that be.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
04-03-2006 |
Music
Best-Laid 'Plans'new
Death Cab for Cutie weathers a major label transition with grace.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-03-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Death Cab for Cutie
XXX-pert Opinionsnew
The king of porno-funk might be getting on in years, but he can still talk shit with the best.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C. |
03-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blowfly
Prophet Marginnew
Jeru the Damaja is his own boss now.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C. |
03-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeru the Damaja
To Cuba With Plucknew
A Montreal guitar-slinger sends much-needed strings to the music-happy island.
Montreal Mirror |
Irene Caselli |
03-31-2006 |
Music
True to Form, Brilliantlynew
Centro-matic can make the same record over and
over and never get boring.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
03-31-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Centro-matic, Fort Recovery
Beasts to Men!new
Two decades after their alarming debut, these ex-jerks have survived to create a new concert film, a lot of smart music and some really dumb jokes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
03-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beastie Boys
Fertile Yet Foggy Terrainnew
Green Winter is a psychedelic exodus into the band's dense and layered sound.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Love Tractor, Green Winter
Polishing Solo Popnew
Long known as the well-primped frontman for radio-friendly Dallas cowpunks the Old 97's, Rhett Miller has transitioned into a distinguished popsmith.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Rhett Miller, The Believer
Balancing Sap With Brevitynew
Voxtrot's syrupy songs could easily wear thin in larger quantities, but five songs keep it short and sweet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Ensemble Keep Adding Contributorsnew
To list the names and rock cred of the participants on the seventh album from Scott McCaughey's ever-evolving Minus Five ensemble would take up way too much space.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
03-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Minus 5
