AltWeeklies Wire
Night Fevernew
England's Arctic Monkeys just want to get laid.
  
    Seattle Weekly  |  
    Rod Smith  |  
    03-22-2006  | 
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  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  | 
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  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  | 
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    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