AltWeeklies Wire
Muse of the Weirdnew
Animal Collective can't hide, even if it tried.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Mosi Reeves  |  
    03-16-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Animal Collective, Feels
  Reinventing the Bluesnew
Former Swans drummer Jonathan Kane hits the blue note with measured minimalism.
  
    Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  
    Chad Radford  |  
    03-16-2006  | 
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    Tags: february, Jonathan Kane
  Kill Them All!new
Music and video games: an endless, wretched love affair.
  
    L.A. Weekly  |  
    David Cotner  |  
    03-16-2006  | 
    Music
  
  Music Piracy = The New Terrorism?new
Is the war on terror in Iraq or in your iPod?
  
    Sacramento News & Review  |  
    Nicholas Miller  |  
    03-16-2006  | 
    Music
  
  
  
    
  Just Say Nahnew
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tastes like Stella Artois.
  
    San Diego CityBeat  |  
    Seth Combs  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  David Berman's Second Comingnew
 
    
    In 1989, David Berman started the Silver Jews in NYC, when he and a couple of dudes from college decided they wanted to have a "silver" band -- so begins the story of the silver semites.
  
    Dig Boston  |  
    Michael Brodeur  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Silver Jews
  Meta Punknew
While Muldoon can't quite match the meta-explosion of this album's first two tracks, it deftly veers from mathematical guitar arpeggios to roaring, overdriven assaults.
  
    San Antonio Current  |  
    Gilbert Garcia  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
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    Tags: A Coat of Arms, Muldoon
  The Boys With the Bandsnew
South By Southwest, which started 20 years ago as a "cool idea," has grown into the biggest music convention in the world, a film festival and an interactive conference.
  
    The Texas Observer  |  
    Joe Nick Patoski  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
    Music
  
  Franco Say Relaxnew
Never before has Congolese music been so smartly compiled.
  
    Seattle Weekly  |  
    Keith Harris  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
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  It's Hailing Horrornew
The Seattle metal mainstays Himsa take their hardcore-inflected roar to the masses.
  
    Seattle Weekly  |  
    Rod Smith  |  
    03-15-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Himsa
  Fear Factornew
March Against Fear oscillates between screamo and metalcore, with a strong melodic foundation.
  
    Phoenix New Times  |  
    Brendan Joel Kelley  |  
    03-14-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: March Against Fear
  Collected Developmentnew
Stereolab maintains impeccable tastes.
  
    Colorado Springs Independent  |  
    Elliott Johnston  |  
    03-14-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Stereolab
  Beauteous Blokesnew
The Beautiful Girls make down home sounds from Down Under.
  
    Colorado Springs Independent  |  
    Josh Johnson  |  
    03-14-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: The Beautiful Girls
  Jesus Freaknew
Scott Stapp might think it's good to be the king -- until God comes calling.
  
    Dallas Observer  |  
    Noah W. Bailey  |  
    03-14-2006  | 
    Music
  
  
  
    
  Technical Ecstasynew
Serena Maneesh releases one bloody valentine of a record.
  
    Philadelphia City Paper  |  
    Andrew Parks  |  
    03-14-2006  | 
    Profiles & Interviews
  
  
  
    Tags: Serena Maneesh