Thursday, September 29 2005
Soft
Defying both the myth of club life and New York City's grueling scene, these Madchester revivalists are setting their sights on the stars, one methodical, careful step at a time.
Tuesday, September 27 2005
All City, All the Time
Peter Andreadis balances three heady roles while trying to turn his scene into a big celebration. Come on, you can uncross your arms and dance.
Postcool Music Nation
You'd think globalization and the Internet would make it easy for indie fans all over the world to hear what they want when they want. But in Malaysia, there's more to fandom than simple access.
Friday, September 23 2005
Rocky Mountain High Hopes: South Park Music Festival 2005
Colorado loves its festivals, and it's world famous for its music festivals.
Thursday, September 22 2005
20goto10
Mixing organic synthesizers with lush vocals and lyrical depth, 20goto10 is producing passionate pop music that is far removed from the sterile stereotype.
Wednesday, September 21 2005
My Life with the Wiggles
This band of color-coded Aussies the biggest children's act in the world today. Should people who aren't parents be listening too?
Tuesday, September 20 2005
PopMatters @ CMJ 2005
Introduction by Andrew Phillips and Peter Joseph -- PopMatters scours the streets, bringing you word on the bands you've got to hear and calling out the fakes subsisting on hype alone. Our scribes will be hammering through the night to bring you daily coverage from the festival, shooting updates out just as soon as the feedback clears and the last solitary drunk has stumbled home to bed.
CMJ Artist Showcases: Day 4, 17 September 2005
Don't despair; by this time next year we'll be just about rested enough to give things another go, that is, unless the guys from Goblin Cock really do devour our souls.
Monday, September 19 2005
CMJ Artist Showcases: Day 3, 16 September 2005
After show-stopping performances from heavyweights like the Arcade Fire and the New Pornographers, Friday looked to be CMJ's slump day -- attendees were fighting exhaustion and many of the 'big' bands were being held for the marathon's final Saturday push.
CMJ Seminars: Day 1, 14 September 2005
College radio is still good for discovering new music, and it's personality driven by idealistic kids who still believe radio can go back to the old days, where DJ's backed sold songs and established a rapport with their listening audience.
Friday, September 16 2005
CMJ Artist Showcases: Day 2, 15 September 2005
Anticipation ran high as eager beaver journalists ran alongside music fans and industry types as we all looked for day one's hottest shows. While the old Italian man playing electro-polka in the subway offered the evening's absolute musical highlight, there were some other great moments along the way.
CMJ Seminars: Day 1, 14 September 2005
This humble reporter decided to get a taste of what the 25th annual CMJ Music Marathon was all about, you know, during the day. Held every year in New York City, CMJ offers an unconscionable storm of music performances but also a plethora of seminars.
Thursday, September 15 2005
CMJ Artist Showcases: Day 1, 14 September 2005
Anticipation ran high as eager beaver journalists ran alongside music fans and industry types as we all looked for day one's hottest shows. While the old Italian man playing electro-polka in the subway offered the evening's absolute musical highlight, there were some other great moments along the way.
CMJ Seminars: Day 1, 14 September 2005
This humble reporter decided to get a taste of what the 25th annual CMJ Music Marathon was all about, you know, during the day. Held every year in New York City, CMJ offers an unconscionable storm of music performances but also a plethora of seminars.
Wednesday, September 14 2005
Well Well Well…: R.L. Burnside 1926-2005
R.L. Burnside: A typical Mississippi bluesman of yore blazed an atypical path on the way to a late-blossoming, eclectic career.
Tuesday, September 6 2005
Ponies in the Surf
These powerfully quiet traditionalists perform folk songs with a pan-American touch. It's only a shame that music this delicate and warm doesn't garner more notice.
Friday, September 2 2005
The Church of Etta James
No matter how music evolves, the blues survives. Less a set of formal qualities than a groping for the ineffable, the blues reaches for the mysterious spirit that makes us human.
Thursday, September 1 2005
Shredding to the Tune of a Bleeding Heart
American Minor may have found a nurturing scene in its adopted hometown of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, but as vocalist Rob McCutcheon explains, the band still fights routine pigeonholing.
Friday, August 26 2005
A Colossus Nears the End of the Road: Sonny Rollins at 75
It's not often you get a chance to speak with a legend. Forgive the upcoming hyperbole; Sonny Rollins deserves it.
