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(09/13/04 4:00am)
American songwriters tell stories. Like Screamin' Jay Hawkins' narratives of black folklore and myth. Like in 1956 when Johnny Cash told us he shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. Like John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats' engrossing and sometimes credible tales of crystal-meth tweakers and washed-up high-school running backs.
(06/21/04 4:00am)
There's this unceremonious pattern of aging rock stars collaborating with younger, popular musicians on their way up. More often than not, these newbies are more relevant to adolescent culture, and more often than not these pairings scream of desperation. David Bowie teamed up with Trent Reznor on the ridiculous "I'm Afraid of Americans" remix project. We already knew Bowie was coppin' Reznor's style when he made "Earthling" so it's not as if a collaborated remix was necessary.
(04/15/04 4:00am)
The prestigious and now legendary history of the D.C. punk movement has been completely neglected as of late. Instead of hearty doses of Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Embrace and Fugazi, students opt instead for the watered-down emo-punk that is spoon-fed to them from the Warped Tour and Hot Topic.
(04/05/04 4:00am)
There are two kinds of bad movies. The bad movies that you can laugh at their ridiculousness (flicks like "Gigli," "Bones" and anything starring Ice-T), and the bad movies that are so awful, you can't even make fun of them. "Johnson Family Vacation" falls in the latter category.
(04/02/04 5:00am)
Brandon Flowers, lead singer for the Killers, is a relatively patient man. Instead of venting his frustation about being locked out of the Black Cat when his band should be loading gear, he opts instead to head over to the 24-hour laundromat across the street. This isn't all that could bug Flowers today on their tour with Stellastarr*. The Killers have a painfully early set time and they'll be playing to a partially empty club, while the audience slowly trickles in. Even more irksome, the band wont be able to see the Capitol building before they leave D.C.
(03/29/04 5:00am)
Before the word "emo" became taboo, bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz (which later evolved into the Promise Ring) and Jawbreaker consistently churned out landmark LPs for the genre in the early '90s. Since then, the sacred works of these bands have been bastardized by new acts like Saves the Day, Dashboard Confessional, Bright Eyes and, to a certain extent, the Get Up Kids.
(03/18/04 5:00am)
Thursday. March 18
(03/04/04 5:00am)
In a post-White Stripes world, journalists - namely lazy journalists - are quick to point out the garage Mecca that is Detroit, rock city. They'll perpetuate the image that the city is musically supportive, and all the garage bands live in the harmony of one big happy scene. Of course, this isn't the case.
(02/19/04 5:00am)
Thursday, Feb. 19
(02/12/04 5:00am)
Bows and Arrows
(01/29/04 5:00am)
"You Got Served"
(01/29/04 5:00am)
Foreign rappers, with the exception of dancehall emcees, have never fared particularly well in America. Take, for example, Canadian export Snow, whose minor hit "Informer" - an anthem about a snitch that directly resulted in his incarceration - had more ironic, kitsch value and inherent hilarity value than a credible shelf-life. Snow, who claimed to be down with both Snoop and Dre, never received acceptance from U.S. record-buyers or rappers and was shamefully deported to his homeland with his tail between his legs.
(01/26/04 5:00am)
With an ever-growing amount of blogs added to cyberspace daily, it's becoming harder to decipher between mindless, often celebrity-worshipping banter and intelligent, worthwhile content. The typical substance of most blogs either focuses on talking about oneself, or pulling various timely links from around the Web. Lowculture.com serves as a timely reader that pulls links from the best of politics and pop culture so you can catch up on current events without wasting valuable time surfing the Internet. And the sites creators, Jean-Paul Tremblay and Matt Haber, attended Harvard - proving that even the smartest of men can succumb to the rage of blogging. Of particular interest is the site's mock posters portraying the democratic candidacy race as a series of dramatic movies.
(12/08/03 5:00am)
The Wrens
"The Meadowlands"
2003 (Absolutely Kosher Records)
(12/04/03 5:00am)
Thursday, Dec. 4
(11/13/03 5:00am)
Thursday, Nov. 13
(11/10/03 5:00am)
British Sea Power makes no apologies. The confident quintet's debut LP seamlessly combines post-punk and glam so well that the cover art pretentiously refers to the record as a classic. And, as lead singer and songwriter Yan explained before the show, there's nothing wrong with being pretentious.
(11/06/03 5:00am)
Thursday, Nov. 6
(10/30/03 5:00am)
Much has changed for Travis since the 2001 release of "The Invisible Band." For starters, Coldplay has overtaken the treasured spot as biggest mid-tempo Brit-pop act in the world. Drummer Neil Primrose faced a potentially band-ending neck injury in a diving accident. Songwriter Fran Healy has ditched his trademark mohawk, and more importantly his sentimental, and sometimes cheesy, love songs in favor of politically and socially-aware anthems.
(10/23/03 4:00am)
In Holly Go Lightly's latest in a long list of releases, "Truly She is None Other," she establishes herself as an appealing musician with an unwillingness to compromise to the fad of garage.