October 2008
Fujiya & Miyagi - “Lightbulbs” (Deaf, Dumb & Blind) - Artist Direct (review)
Madlib - “King of the Wig Flip” (Rapster Records) - Artist Direct (review)
Blitzen Trapper - “Furr” (Sub Pop) - Artist Direct (review)
Interview: Nick Cave - The Village Voice, Sound of the City
Sweet Relief: On Lucinda Williams - Billboard Magazine, October 11th (Feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo! News.
September 2008
Randy Newman at Carnegie Hall - Billboard.com (live review)
Thievery Corporation - “Radio Retaliation” (ESL Music) - Cleveland Freetimes (review)
Interview: Kurt Wagner of Lambchop - Blurt
Foo Fighters, Raconteurs Rock Austin City Limits - Billboard.com (news feature)
ACL: The Good and the Bad - Billboard Blog
On Wii Music - Billboard blog
Plant/Krauss, Iron & Wine Star at ACL - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mars Volta, N.E.R.D. get Austin City Limits Started - Billboard.com (news feature)
Austin City Limits: Byrne-ing Down The House - Billboard blog
Amy Ryan on Tackling Bears and Romancing Michael Scott - New York’s Vulture
Lilith 2.0: Hotel Cafe ’s All Female Tour Bill - Billboard, September 27th (feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by MSNBC. Reprinted by Yahoo! News.
Interview: Jonathan Lethem on I’m Not Jim - Village Voice, Sound of the City
Live: Sigur Ros at United Palace Theatre - Village Voice Sound of the City
Lucinda Williams Plots Protest Songs EP - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo! News.
Bowery Presents Revives New Jersey Theatre - Billboard.com (news feature)
Phish reunite - NYMag’s Vulture
The Fiery Furnaces - “Remember” (Thrill Jockey) - Artist Direct (review)
Ying Yang Twins - “Official Work” (TVT) - Artist Direct (review)
Interview: Julie Cafritz of Free Kitten - The Village Voice, Sound of the City
August 2008
Live: Lykke Li at Le Poisson Rouge - The Village Voice, Sound of the City
Interview: Shannon McArdle - the Village Voice, Sound of the City
Flecktones set to ‘Jingle’ This Fall - Billboard.com (news feature)
Lambchop’s Wagner Scales Back With Ohio - Billboard.com (news feature)
Inara Geoge with Van Dyke Parks - “An Invitation” (everloving) - Artist Direct (review)
Jerry Douglas - “Glide” (Koch) - Artist Direct (review)
Notes on Brooklyn Recording Studio the Rare Brook Room - The Village Voice (feature)
Serena Maneesh - “Serena Backwards” (Smalltown Supersound) - death + taxes, Issue 15, September/October 2008 (review)
Lykke Li - Youth Novels (LL Recordings) - death + taxes, Issue 15, September/October 2008 (review)
Shearwater Q &A - death + taxes, Issue 15, September/October 2008 (feature)
Catching Up with Jolie Holland - Paste Magazine Online
Beachwood Sparks Eyeing Studio After Tour - Billboard.com (news feature)
Shannon McArdle Wants Revenge - The Village Voice (feature)
Lloyd - “Lessons in Love” (Jive) - Artist Direct (review)
(South)Western Flavor: On Calexico - Billboard Magazine, August 16th (feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by MSN Latino. Reprinted by Reuters UK. Reprinted by Yahoo! News.
Now Hear this: Deer Tick - Billboard Magazine, August 16th (feature)
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic (Columbia) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Indie Albums Played in Full: Performances of Indie Classic Albums Generating Box-Office Bumps - Billboard Magazine, August 9, 2008 (feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!.
Jerry Douglas: Resident Advisor - Billboard Magazine, August 9, 2008 (feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!.
July 2008
Live: Bon Iver at Bowery Ballroom - Village Voice Sound of the City
M.Ward, Marc Ribot on Jolie Holland Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mogwai’s ‘Hawk’ Takes Flight This Fall - Billboard.com (news feature)
Liz Phair Feeling ‘Natural’ On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by ABCNews.com. Reprinted by Yahoo!. Reprinted by the Vancouver Sun. Reprinted by the Washington Post.
Irma Thomas: Grand Recognition - Billboard Magazine, Aug 2, 2008 (Feature). Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!News.
Unsigned: Nicole Frechette - Billboard Magazine, Aug 2, 2008 (Feature)
Automator, Simins Become Men Without Pants - Billboard.com (news feature)
Okkervil River Expanding With ‘Stand Ins’ - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Arizona Republic.
Ratatat - “LP3″ (XL) - Artist Direct (review)
Long Lens vs. Indie Chicks - New York’s Vulture
Albert Hammond Jr - “Como te Llama?” (RCA) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Ratatat Gear Up and Branch Out - The Village Voice (feature)
Albert Hammond Jr @ Mercury Lounge - New York’s Vulture blog
Darling Marling: On Laura Marling - Blurt (Q&A)
Earlimart - “Hymn and Her” (Shout Factory) - Artist Direct (review)
Deerhoof Prepares To ‘Offend’ On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
June 2008
Lyle Lovett at the Beacon - New York’s Vulture Blog
Silver Jews Working Out Growing Pains On Tour- Billboard.com (news feature)
My Morning Jacket - “Evil Urges” (ATO) - Stop Smiling, Issue 35, “Gambling” (review)
Silver Jews - “Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea” (Drag City) - death+taxes, issue 14 (review)
Jason Pierce on Harmony Kornine - death+taxes, issue 14 (Q&A)
10 Indie Artists to Watch: Can the Hold Steady Win Over Middle America? - Billboard Magazine, June 28 (reprint here)
Fleet Foxes and the New Buzz on Seattle’s Softer Side - SF Weekly (feature)
Coldplay Completes Free Show Run In New York - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters UK.
Can The Hold Steady Win Over Middle America? - Billboard Magazine, June 28 (Feature)
Joan as Policewoman - “To Survive” (Cheap Lullaby) - Cleveland Scene(review)
The Dresden Dolls - “No, Virginia…” (Roadrunner) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Girl Talk’s ‘Animals’ Run Wild Online - Billboard.com (news feature). Reprinted by the Hollywood Reporter.
Marc Ribot Needs to Rock - The Village Voice (feature)
Regarding Guitar Hero at Festivals - New York’s Vulture Blog
Aimee Mann - “Smilers” (Super Ego) - Cleveland Scene (review)
The Ting Tings - “We Started Nothing” (Columbia) - Artist Direct (review)
Live: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - WaMu Theatre at MSG, June 10th - Billboard.com (review)
White Noise: On Girl Talk - Billboard Magazine, June 14th (Feature)
Girl Talk Prepares to Unleash ‘Animals’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Regarding Time Warner Cable - New York’s Vulture
Live: Rilo Kiley at Terminal Five - The Village Voice Sound of the City
May 2008
Anastasio Returning To Live Duty at Rothbury - Billboard.com (news feature)
The Wire Alumni Watch: Players - New York’s Vulture
Live: Be Your Own Pet at Irving Plaza - New York’s Vulture
Scarlett Johansson - “Anywhere I Lay My Head” (Atco/Rhino) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Spiritualized’s Accidental Harmonies - Billboard Magazine, May 31st, 2008 (Feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!News Canada. Reprinted by Terra News (Spain). Reprinted by Yahoo!News. Reprinted by The Washington Post.
Double the Scheinman (Jenny Scheinman) - Billboard Magazine, May 31st, 2008 (Feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!News. Reprinted by AOL News.
Supegrass ‘Diamond’ Resurfacing Next Month - Billboard.com (news feature)
Akron/Family - The Grog Shop - Cleveland Scene (preview)
None More Black: the Black Keys at Terminal 5 - Billboard Blog
Watson Twins Catch A ‘Fire’ On Vanguard Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Hold Steady Unveils Single, Summer Tour Plans - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Pioneer Press, St.Paul Minn. Reprinted by The Hollywood Reporter.
The Republic Tigers - “Keep Color” (Chop Shop) - Artist Direct (review)
Dresden Dolls’ Palmer Looks Back, Looks Forward - Billboard.com (news feature)
Flight of the Conchords - Town Hall 05.06.2008 - Billboard.com (live review)
New Beck Album Due This Summer - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mates of State Prep Fifth Album, Tour - Billboard.com (news feature)
Tom Waits Announces Summer Tour - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by The Hollywood Reporter.
The Hold Steady Details ‘Positive’ 4th Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
April 2008
Flight of the Conchords - “Flight of the Conchords” (Sub Pop) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Live: Goldfrapp At the Beacon Theatre - Village Voice Sound of the City blog
El Perro Del Mar - “From The Valley To The Stars” (Control Group) - Artist Direct (review)
Interview: Jolie Holland - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
The Kooks - “Konk” (Astralwerks) - Artist Direct (review)
Tapes n Tapes - “Walk It Off” (XL) - Cleveland Scene (review)
She & Him Kicks Off Short Tour In New York - Billboard.com (news feature)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” (Anti-) - Artist Direct (review)
Colin Meloy - “Sings Live” (Kill Rock Stars) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Duke Spirit - “Neptune” (You Are Here) - Artist Direct (review)
Interview: David Berman of the Silver Jews - Village Voice Sound of the City blog
Laugh Tracks for Indie Comedy - Billboard Magazine, April 19th 2008 (Feature) Reprinted by Reuters Canada. Reprinted by The Washington Post. Reprinted by Reuters.
Wolf Parade Kicks Out the Jams on New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Gnarls Barkley Gets Soulful At ‘SNL’ Warm-Up - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by the Arizona Republic
Dawn Landes, Landing - Billboard Blog
Clinic - “Do It!” (Domino) - Artist Direct (review)
American in Paris: Tift Merritt Faces The Unknown Overseas - SF Weekly (Feature)
Clarkson Hopes Fans Like Leaked Demos - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Philadelphia Daily News. Reprinted by the Arizona Republic. Reprinted by Reuters Canada. Reprinted by MSNBC. Reprinted by Yahoo!News. Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by ABCNews.com. Reprinted by Reuters UK. Reprinted by AOL News.
The Notwist Channeling ‘Devil’ On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature). Reprinted by The Arizona Republic.
Blitzen Trapper & Fleet Foxes - The Grog Shop - Cleveland Scene (preview)
Hold Steady, Spektor Tapped For Tribeca Film Fest - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Hollywood Reporter.
Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky) - Artist Direct (review)
Del tha Funky Homosapian - The 11th Hour (Def Jux) - Artist Direct (review)
Beth Orton Wraps Short Acoustic Tour - Billboard.com (news feature)
Interview: Human Giant - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
March 2008
Why? - “Alopecia” (Anticon) - Artist Direct (review)
Howlin Rain - “Magnificent Fiend” (American) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Be Your Own Pet - “Get Awkward” (Escatic Peace/Universal) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Jim White - “Transnormal Skiperoo” (Luaka Bop) - Artist Direct (review)
Girl Talk Goes ‘Wild’ On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mainstream Brands and Indie Bands At SXSW - Billboard Magazine, March 21 2008 (feature)
The Teenagers - “Reality Check” (XL) - Cleveland Scene (review)
SXSW 2008 Awards - Billboard Blog
SXSW Day 4 - Billboard Blog
SXSW Day 3 - Billboard Blog
Barry Adamson Goes Pop With ‘Cat’ - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by the Arizona Republic.
SXSW Day 2 - Billboard Blog
SXSW Day 1 - Billboard Blog
Interview: Gutter Twins - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Gutter Twins Unite - Village Voice (feature)
12 Bands to Watch at SXSW - Billboard Magazine, March 7 2008
Jaymay - “Autumn Fallin’ (Blue Note) - Artist Direct (review)
Wood Brothers ‘Load’ Up On Next Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Tift Merritt - Another Country (Fantasy) - Artist Direct (review)
February 2008
Comfortably Dumb: Be Your Own Pet Grows Up (Slightly) - death+taxes Issue 13, March/April (Feature)
Interview: Lightspeed Champion - Artist Direct
Decemberists’ Meloy Heading To Stage, Studio - Billboard.com (news feature)
Live: Phosphorescent at Union Hall - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Goldfrapp - “The Seventh Tree” (Mute) - Cleveland Scene (review) Reprinted by St Louis Riverfront Times
You Are a Furry Thing - Billboard Blog
MMW Plotting Three Records, Summer Camp - Billboard.com (news feature)
British Sea Power - “Do You Like Rock Music?” (Rough Trade) - Artist Direct (review)
PBJ’s Moren Finds Life After ‘Writer’s Block’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
American Music Club - The Golden Age (Merge) - Cleveland Scene (review) Reprinted by St Louis Riverfront Times.
Hot Chip - “Made in the Dark” (Astralwerks) - Houston Press (review)
Absolut Sponsoring Kanye Spring Tour - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters.
Live: Yeasayer+MGMT - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Seven Questions With John Darnielle - Village Voice Sound of the City blog
Lidell Finds Sunshine With ‘Jim’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Clinic Goes ‘Mellow, Weird’ For New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Beck - “Odelay (Deluxe Edition)” (Geffen) - Artist Direct (review)
Autechre’s Instant Gratification - Billboard, Feb 8 (Feature). Reprinted by Reuters
Nokia Launching Advisory Council, US Downloads - Billboard.com (news feature)
Reprinted by Hollywood Reporter
Catching Up With Bradford Cox - Paste (Q&A)
Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart - Beachland Tavern - Cleveland Scene (preview)
Nada Surf - “Lucky” (Barsuk) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Lionel Loueke’s Maiden Voyage - Billboard Magazine, February 1st (feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by Yahoo!News
Newsom Shines With Brooklyn Philharmonic - Billboard.com (news feature)
January 2008
The New England Patriots of Indie Rock - Billboard Blog
Black Mountain - “In The Future” (Jagjaguwar) - Artist Direct (review)
Cool Kids at Studio B - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Cat Power - “Jukebox” (Matador) - Cleveland Scene (review) Reprinted by Houston Press Reprinted by Denver Westword
Hello, Blue Roses - “The Portrait Is Finished And I Have Failed To Capture Your Beauty” (Locust) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Super Furry Animals Take On North America - Billboard.com (news feature)
Why Every One Loves Miranda Lambert (And Should) - Village Voice (Feature Essay)
Interview: Vampire Weekend - Artist Direct (feature)
Live: Laura Marling + Lucinda Black Bear - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Mahjongg - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland Scene (preview)
The Magnetic Fields - “Distortion” (Nonesuch) - Cleveland Scene (review)
Medeski, Martin & Wood - “Let’s Go Everywhere” (Little Monster) - Artist Direct (review)
MGMT - “Oracular Spectacular” (Columbia) - Artist Direct (review)
Magnetic Fields’ Distorted Reality - Billboard Magazine - January 19th (feature)
Indie Buzz Band Vampire Weekend Preps Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Kate Nash At the Bowery Ballroom - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Thurston Moore At the Knitting Factory - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Gram Parsons & the Flying Burrito Bros - “Live at Avalon Ballroom 1969″ (Amoeba Recordings) - Houston Press (review)
Onward and Upward: Goldfrapp Primed For Mainstream Breakthrough With Fourth Album - Billboard Magazine January 12 (Feature) Reprinted by Reuters. Reprinted by MSNBC.
Under New MGMT: Columbia’s Space Rock Discovery Takes Flight - Billboard Magazine January 12th (Feature) Reprinted as Billboard.com Featured Artist
Destroyer Looking For ‘Trouble’ On Ninth Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Styles Converge on New kd lang Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
December 2007
The Musical Lowlights of 2007 - The Houston Press
The Dream - “LoveHate” (Def Jam) - Artist Direct (review)
Live: School of Seven Bells + The Setting Suns - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
North Miss. Allstars Make Break with ‘Hernando’ - Billboard.com (news review)
Blake Lewis - “Audio Day Dream” (Arista) - Artist Direct (review)
Neil Young Concertgoers Suffer… - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
The Lemonheads - Grog Shop - Cleveland Scene (preview)
Richard Hawley - Cafe du Nord - The Sf Weekly (preview)
Goldfrapp Quiets Down On ‘Seventh Tree’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Revenge of the Nerds: Hot Chip Cultivates Its Personality - Billboard Magazine, Dec 15 2007 (feature). Reprinted by Reuters Canada. Reprinted by Reuters UK. Reprinted by Washington Post.com. Reprinted by Yahoo! News and Yahoo! News UK. Reprinted by MSN UK. Reprinted by ABC News. Reprinted by The Vancouver Sun.
The Raveonettes Bring ‘Lust’ To Vice - Billboard.com (news feature)
Naked Guy Makes It Rain At Ted Leo Show - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
‘Lookout’: Silver Jews Ready Sixth Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Yo La Tengo Ring in Hanukkah - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Interview: Bill Frisell - Village Voice Sound of the City blog
Ween Live at Terminal 5 - Village Voice Sound of the City blog
November 2007
Snoop Dogg, EMPD Bolster J.A.M. Awards - Billboard.com (news feature)
Deerhunter’s Cox Steps Out With Atlas Sound - Billboard.com (news feature)
Magnetic Fields Opt For ‘Distortion’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Interview: Brooklyn’s The Big Sleep - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Celebration - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland Scene (preview)
Spiritualized Dusts Off Oldies at NYC Gig - Billboard.com (news feature)
Tapes n’ Tapes Wraps Sophomore Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Eels Offering Up Retrospective Bonanza - Billboard.com (news feature)
Live: Battles at Webster Hall - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Marah Feeling Complete with ‘Angels’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Aesop Rock - “None Shall Pass” (Def Jux) - Houston Press (review)
MMJ, Roots, Yo La Tengo Highlight Dylan Tribute - Billboard.com (news feature)
Brooklyn Noise Addicts Black Dice Blow Your Mortal Coil - SF Weekly (Feature)
Hot Chip Dishes On ‘Dark’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
October 2007
The Arp Evolution: Alexis Geogopoulos Floats in Elegant Ambience - The Sf Weekly (feature)
Annuals Busy With Debut For Sony Imprint - Billboard.com (news feature)
Os Mutantes Busy With Live Album, Studio Work - Billboard.com (news feature)
American Music Club Enter ‘Golden Age’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
British Sea Power Ready to ‘Rock’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
CMJ: Band of Horses at the Bowery Ballroom - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
CMJ: M.I.A.’s Terminal 5 Warm Up Gig - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
CMJ: Tee Pee Records Had A Party - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
CMJ: Pirate Had A Party, Day 2 - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
CMJ: Beggar’s Had A Party At Fontana’s - The Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
Regina Spektor Reveals Secret Recording Techniques - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Animal Collective - “Strawberry Jam” (Domino) - Houston Press (review)
Hope Solo: Sam Champion’s Guitar Heavy Sound Is Doing Just Fine With No Label To Back it (Yet) - The Village Voice (feature)
Shapiro’s Dance-y ‘Romance’ Heading to U.S. - Billboard.com (news feature)
Beam Me Up: Iron & Wine’s Steady Evolution - Stop Smiling (feature)
The National Christens New York’s Terminal 5 - Billboard.com (news feature)
Black Mountain Sees The Future - Billboard.com (news feature)
Harvey Goes It Alone at NYC Show - Billboard.com (news feature)
Q&A With Ladybug Transistor’s Gary Olson - Village Voice Sound of the City Blog
September 2007
Just Another Diamond Day: More Baroque Pop Goodness From the Resilient Ladybug Transistor - The Village Voice (feature)
Kaiser Chiefs Anxious To Hit The Studio - Billboard.com (news feature)
ACL Fest: Regina on TV - Billboard Blog
ACL Fest Wraps With Dylan, Lucinda, MMJ - Billboard.com (news feature)
ACL Fest After Parties: Gimme Indie - Billboard Blog
Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands Shine At ACL Fest - Billboard.com (news feature)
ACL Afterparties: Nerds of the World, Unite! - Billboard Blog
Bjork, QOTSA, M.I.A. Highlight First Day of ACL Fest - Billboard.com (news feature)
ACL Day One: Can’t Stop Doing The Monkey - Billboard Blog
Austin City Limits: For Starters, Spoon - Billboard Blog
Pinback - “Autumn of the Seraphs” (Touch & Go) - The Village Voice (review)
DJ Krush Revealed On Retrospective DVD - Billboard.com (news feature) reprinted by Chicago Sun-Times
Still Smokin’: Banhart Broadens Sound on New XL Album - Billboard Magazine (feature), September 15th 2007 Reprinted by Reuters
TVOTR, Zinner Bolster Celebration Sophomore Disc - Billboard.com (news feature)
Fiery Furnaces Prep ‘Widow,’ Go To The Ballet - Billboard.com (news feature)
August 2007
Prince Paul: Birth of Baby Elephant - Billboard.com (featured artist)
Liars - “Liars” (Mute) - The Village Voice (review reprinted by Cleveland Scene and Sf Weekly
Rentals Entertain Crowd for Three Minutes - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
New Pornographers - “Challengers” (Matador) - Denver Westword (review) reprinted by Dallas Observer
New Pornographers Would Kiss You If They Didn’t Have Puke Breath - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Double Apples on the Nickel - Billboard Blog
Wolf Parade Show A Tremendous Relief - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Groove Construction: Frisell, Chamberlain Commit Improvs to Blue Note Disc - Billboard Magazine, August 18th 2007 Reprinted by Reuters
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Karen O Celebrates Christmas in August - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Sonic Youth - McCarren Park, Brooklyn 07.28.07 - Billboard.com (live review)
Lupe Fiasco and My Morning Jacket Help Lollapalooza Stay Classy - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Daft Punk, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A. Kick Off Lollapalooza - Billboard.com (news feature)
July 2007
Lets Get Digital - Billboard Magazine, Issue 30, July 28 2007
The White Stripes and Their One Note Schtick - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Stars Ready To Rock The ‘Bedroom’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
BSS’ Drew Keeps Friends Close On Solo Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Krug Dishes On New Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mark Ronson Proves the Value of a Good Rolodex - New York Magazine Vulture blog
Ryan Adams - “Easy Tiger” (Lost Highway) - Dallas Observer (review)
Okkervil River Taking ‘Names’ On Fifth Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Matt Pond PA Looks Into The ‘Light’ - Billboard.com (news feature) reprinted by The Arizona Republic
Mark Ronson - “Versions” (RCA) - Sf Weekly (review)
Spoon - “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” (Merge) - Stop Smiling (review)
June 2007
Queens of the Stoneage - “Era Vulgaris” (Interscope) - Denver Westword (review) reprinted by Dallas Observer and St Louis Riverfront Times
Theologians, Don’t Know Nothing - Billboard Blog
All Eyes on Aesop - Billboard Magazine, Issue 26, June 30, 2007 (feature)
Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To - Billboard Blog
Jose Gonzalez Finds ‘Nature’ On Sophomore Set - Billboard.com (news feature)
White Stripes Celebrate New Album With Club Show - Billboard.com (news feature) reprinted by Arizona Central
Caribou Conjures Major Melodies On Merge Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
A Call for the Good Ol Fashion Handshake - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Working Class Hero: The Tenacity of Ted - Stop Smiling Q&A (feature)
Franz Ferdinand Plays Intimate Bonnaroo Warm-Up - Billboard.com (news feature)
Feist Sees Dead People, Lives to Tell Tale - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Band on the Street: O’Death’s Appalachian Menace, By Way of Brooklyn - The Village Voice (feature)\
Swimmin’ At Joe’s - Billboard Blog
Akon Goes Fan-Tossing Upstate - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
May 2007
The National Are Learning To Be Rock Stars - New York Magazine Vulture Blog
Guests Keeping Bright Eyes Fresh In New York - Billboard.com (news feature)
Parts & Labor - “Mapmaker” (Jagjaguwar) - The Village Voice (review)
Aesop Rock Taps Into ‘Bizarro World Darkness’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Handsome Furs - Plague Park (Sub Pop) - Houston Press (review)
Keren Ann - Keren Ann (Blue Note) - Houston Press (review) reprinted by Seattle Weekly
Elliott Smith - New Moons (Kill Rock Stars) - Houston Press (review) reprinted by Denver Westword & St Louis Riverfront Times
Dungen Picks Up The ‘Pieces’ on Fifth Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Bjork - Volta (Elektra) - Denver Westword (review)
April 2007
Animal Collective Finishing Up Domino Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (Saddle Creek) - Houston Press (review)
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - The Warehouse - Houston Press (live preview)
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (Warner Bros / Domino) - Dallas Observer (review)
Adult. + Parts and Labor - Hailey’s - Dallas Observer (live preview)
Beirut Breaking From Balkan For Sophmore Set - Billboard.com (news feature)
Tussle & Flow - Billboard Blog
Blonde Redhead - “23″ (4AD) - The Village Voice (review)
Ex-Beta Band Members Become ‘Aliens’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Frog Eyes Smiles Through ‘Tears’ On New Disc - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Chicago Sun Times
Pockets of Air - Stop Smiling # 30 “Hip Hop Nuggets” (feature)
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - “Living With The Living” (Touch & Go) - Stop Smiling # 30 “Hip Hop Nuggets” (review)
The Zincs - “Black Pompadour” (Thrill Jockey) - Stop Smiling # 30 “Hip Hop Nuggets” (review)
Arcade Fire - “Neon Bible” (Merge) - Stop Smiling # 30 “Hip Hop Nuggets” (review)
Algebra Lessons - Billboard blog
The Rosebuds - “Night of the Furies” (Merge) - Houston Press (review)
Dean & Britta - “Back Numbers” (Zoe/Rounder) - SF Weekly (review)reprinted by St Louis Riverfront Timesand Houston Press
March 2007
VietNam - DIW Magazine # 26 (feature)
Julie Doiron - “I Woke Myself Up” (Jagjaguwar) - DIW Magazine # 26 (review)
Six Parts Seven - “Casually Smashed to Pieces” (Suicide Squeeze) - DIW Magazine # 26 (review)
Amy Winehouse - “Back to Black” (Island) - Dallas Observer (review) reprinted by The Houston Press reprinted by Minneapolis City Pages
SXSW Day 4 - Billboard blog
SXSW Day 3 - Billboard blog
SXSW Day 2 - Billboard blog
SXSW Day 1 - Billboard blog
Dalek - Abandoned Language (Ipecac) - Dallas Observer (review)
Cocker Shoulders the Burden on Solo Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Papercuts - “Can’t Go Back” (Gnomonsong) - Houston Press (review)
February 2007
All-Star Lineup Rocks Tibet House Benefit - Billboard.com (news feature)
Post Luna Duets: Rebirth of the Cool - The Village Voice (feature)
CocoRosie Saddles Up for New ‘Adventures’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Clinic - “Visitations” (Domino) - Stop Smiling Issue 29, The Photography Issue (review)
The Shins - “Wincing The Night Away” (Sub Pop) - Stop Smiling Issue 29, The Photography Issue (review)
Byrne Rounds Up ‘Freaks’ At Carnegie Hall - Billboard.com (news feature)
Lily Allen - “Alright, Still” (Capitol) - Dallas Observer (review)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - “Some Loud Thunder” (self-release) - Dallas Observer (review) reprinted by Denver Westword
January 2007
Peter, Bjorn, John, Rabbits and Ruffians - Billboard Blog
The Best Thing Ever, Weeks 3 - 4 - Billboard Blog
Humble Pie: Chris Garneau - Introspective Piano Man - The Village Voice (feature)
The Earlies - “The Enemy Chorus” (Secretly Canadian) - Dallas Observer (review)
The Best Thing Ever, Week 2 - Billboard Blog
Apostle of Hustle Readies Its Own ‘Anthem’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
The Best Thing Ever - Billboard Blog
Idolator Jackin Pop Poll - Ballot
December 2006
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Town Hall 12.05.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
The Ballad of Sean and Yoko - Billboard blog
RJD2 Continues Pop Pursuit On XL Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Air Inspired By Classical Music On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Billboard 2006 Year in Music - Top 10 List
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Bring The ‘Thunder’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Tom Waits - “Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards” (Anti) - SF Weekly (review)
Peter & the Wolf - Hemlock Tavern - SF Weekly (live preview)
Frida Hyvonen - “Until Death Comes” (Secretly Canadian) - Dallas Observer (review)
Swan Lake - “Beast Moans” (Jagjaguwar) - Dallas Observer (review)
The Clientele Finishing New Album - Billboard.com (news piece)
Revvin’ It Up - Billboard Blog
November 2006
Benjy Ferree - “Leaving The Nest” (Domino) - The Village Voice (Review)
Bright Eyes - “Noise Floor: Rarities 1998 - 2005″ (Saddle Creek) - Billboard.com (Review)
Ensemble - “Ensemble” (Fat Cat) - Billboard.com (Review)
The Walkmen - “Pussycats Starring The Walkmen” (Record Collection) - Billboard.com (Review)
No Rest For the Weary: Portastatic’s Inability to Sit Still - Stop Smiling (feature)
Sounds From the Smokey Mountains: Sparklehorse - Stop Smiling - Issue 28 “20 Interviews” (feature)
Gab On: The Rise of Girl Talk - The Sf Weekly (feature)
From Seattle to Sweden - Billboard Blog
CMJ 2006 Coverage - The Knife / Colin Meloy - Billboard Blog
Campbell Goes Folk For Second Album of 2006 - Billboard.com (news feature)
Willie Nelson - “Songbird” (Lost Highway) - Prefix (review)
October 2006
The Destroyer Sessions - Interview Outtakes with Dan Bejar - Billboard Blog
Stuart A. Staples - Bimbo’s 365 - SF Weekly (live preview)
Annuals - “Be He Me” (Ace Fu) - The Village Voice (review)
Beck Unplugs For Intimate New York Show - Billboard.com (news feature)
Wolf Parade’s Recording Plans - Billboard.com (news piece)
Swan Lake Ready To Unleash The ‘Beast’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Lily Allen ‘Knocks Em Out’ At First U.S. Gig - Billboard.com (news feature)
The Raconteurs - Roseland Ballroom 09.27.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
Colleen - “Colleen Et Boites a Musique” (Leaf) - Prefix (review)
Califone - “Roots and Crowns” (Thrill Jockey) - Prefix (review)
The Dears - “Gang of Losers” (Arts & Crafts) - Prefix (review)
Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood - “Out Louder” (Indirecto) - Prefix (review)
Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects - “Listen Up” (Sweet Nothing) - Prefix (review)
The Low Lows - “Fire On The Bright Sky” (Warm) - Prefix (review)
September 2006
Cat Power & The Memphis Rhythm Band - Irving Plaza 09.10.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
Slept On: The Big Sleep Confuse Initially, Inspire Headbanging Eventually - The Village Voice (Feature)
Badly Drawn Boy ‘Born’ Again On New CD - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted by Reuters UK
Jansch Gets a Lift From Orton, Banhart On New CD - Billboard.com (news feature)
Kasabian Seeks to Conquer With New ‘Empire’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Haines Sharpens ‘Knives’ For Solo Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
August 2006
The Knife - “Silent Shout” (Mute) - Billboard.com (review)
Mark Fosson - “The Lost Takoma Sessons” (Drag City) - Billboard.com (review)
Blonde Redhead Gets To the Point On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature) Used by CMJ
Pinback Dusts off ‘Antiques,’ Preps New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
Gnarls Barkley - Central Park Summerstage 08.17.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
The Album Leaf Steps ‘Into The Blue’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Matthew Friedberger - “Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School” (859 Recordings) - The Village Voice (review)
Portastatic Sits ‘Still’ In October - Billboard.com (news feature)
My Brightest Diamond - “Bring Me The Workhorse” (Asthmatic Kitty) - Prefix (review)
Greg Graffin - “Cold As The Clay” (Anti-) - Prefix (review)
Feathers - “Feathers” (Gnomonsong) - Prefix (review)
Daedelus - “Denies The Days Demise” (Mush) - Looserecord.com (review)
Lady & Bird - “Lady & Bird” (Yellow Tangerine) - Looserecord.com (review)
July 2006
Crooked Fingers’ Bachmann Heads ‘To The Races’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Camera Obscura - “Lets Get Out Of This Country” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
Brightblack Morning Light - “Brightblack Morning Light” (Matador) - Billboard.com (review)
The Sleepy Jackson - “Personality” (Astralwerks) - Billboard.com (review)
Sparklehorse Sees The ‘Light’ On New Album - Billboard.com (news feature)
The Hold Steady Reaches Out to ‘Boys and Girls’ - Billboard.com (news feature) Reprinted/Used by Spin.com
Jolie Holland - Canal Room 07.12.06 - The Village Voice (Sounds of the City/Live Review)
Blood Meridian Puts A ‘Kick’ in V2 Debut - Billboard.com (news feature)
Clinic Schedule’s ‘Visitations’ for October - Billboard.com (news feature)
Peaches - “Impeach My Bush” (XL) - Giant Magazine July/August 2006 (review)
Six Organs of Admittance - “The Sun Awakens” (Drag City) - Prefix (review)
Metallic Falcons - “Desert Doughnuts” (VoodooEros) - Prefix (review)
Pedro - “Pedro” (Mush) - Looserecord.com (review)
June 2006
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - Radio City Music Hall 06.22.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
Molina Finishes Six New Albums, Preps Two for Fall - Billboard.com (news feature)
Mason Jennings - “Boneclouds” (Epic) - Billboard.com (review)
Beirut - “Gulag Orkestar” (Ba Da Bing! Records) - Billboard.com (review)
‘Ryan Adams & Cardinals Plot Summer Jaunt’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
‘DVD Probes New York Dolls Comeback Album’ - Billboard.com (news feature)
Espers - “II” (Drag City) - Billboard.com (review)
Serena Maneesh - “Serena Maneesh” (Playlouder/Beggars) - Billboard.com (review)
“How Travis Graves Went From Xtreme sporting to sporting the acoustic” - Prefix (feature)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - “Show Your Bones” (Interscope) - Looserecord.com (review)
Gnarls Barkley - “St Elsewhere” (Downtown/Atlantic) - Looserecord.com (review)
May 2006
The Walkmen - “A Hundred Miles Off” (Record Collection) - Giant Magazine
“Fiery Furnaces’ Friedberger Goes Solo” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Lambchop Album Gets ‘Damaged’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Stars’ Amy Millan Dips Into ‘Honey’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Sunset Rubdown - “Shut Up I Am Dreaming” (Absolutely Kosher) - Billboard.com (review)
Jolie Holland - “Springtime Can Kill You” (Anti-) - Billboard.com (review)
The Essex Green - “Cannibal Sea” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
Tom Brosseau - “Empty Houses Are Lonely” (Fat Cat) - Billboard.com (review)
Brian Eno & David Byrne - “My Life In The Bush of Ghosts” (Nonesuch) - Looserecord.com (review)
Neko Case - Webster Hall 04.07.06 - Looserecord.com (live review)
April 2006
“Raconteurs Rock New York Contest Winners” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Mojave 3 Completes New ‘Puzzles’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Band of Horses - “Everything All The Time” (Sub Pop) -Billboard Magazine / Billboard.com (review)
Mogwai - “Mr. Beast” (Matador) - Billboard Magazine / Billboard.com (review)
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - “The Exchange Session Vol 1″ (Domino) - Billboard Magazine / Billboard.com (review)
The New York Dolls - CBGB’s 3.28.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
“Youthful Take On Modern Tragedy” - Metro New York (Op - Ed)
March 2006
Secret Machines - “Ten Silver Drops” - Giant Magazine (review)
Calexico - “Garden Ruin” - Giant Magazine (review)
“Giant Does SXSW” - Giant Magazine (Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4)
“The Stills Soar ‘Without Feathers’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Campbell Plots First North American Tour” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Shelley Short - “Captain Wild Horse (Rides the Heart of Tomorrow)” - Billboard.com (review)
Destroyer - “Destroyer’s Rubies” - Billboard Magazine / Billboard.com (review)
Belle & Sebastian and The New Pornographers - Nokia Theatre 03.02.06 - Billboard.com (live review)
Jason Collett - “Idols of Exile” (Arts and Crafts) - Looserecord.com (review)
February 2006
“Exclusive: The Walkmen Travel ‘Miles’ On New Album” - Billboard.com (news feature) reprinted by Reuters
Ballot - 32nd or 33rd Annual Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll
Beth Orton - “Comfort of Strangers” (Astralwerks) - Giant Magazine (review)
Pearls & Brass - “The Indian Tower” (Drag City) - Billboard.com (review)
Jose Gonzalez - “Stay in the Shade EP” (Hidden Agenda) - Billboard.com (review)
Syd Matters - “Syd Matters” (V2) - Billboard.com (review)
Tapes ‘n Tapes - Rothko 01.12.05 - Looserecord.com (live review)
January 2006
Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture - Peter Lang Press (anthology) Order from amazon.
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - “Rabbit Fur Coat” (Team Love) - Giant Magazine (review)
“Editors Prepare For U.S. Invasion” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Cat Power - “The Greatest” (Matador) - Looserecord.com (review)
December 2005
Iron and Wine/Calexico - Webster Hall 12.05.05 - The Village Voice (live review)
“Staff Top 10″ - Billboard.com
Willie Nelson / Ryan Adams - Beacon Theater 11.17.05 - Billboard.com (live review)
Fiona Apple - Nokia Theatre 12.11.05 - Billboard.com (live review)
Edith Frost - “It’s A Game” (Drag City) - Billboard.com (review)
Tangiers - “The Family Myth” (French Kiss) - Billboard.com (review)
“We Are Scientists Prep Virgin Debut” - Billboard.com (news feature)
November 2005
“Patti Smith Joins U2″ - Billboard.com (news piece) reprinted by Reuters/Reuters UK, YahooNews, ABCNews
Richard Hawley - “Coles Corner” (Mute) - Billboard.com (review)
Deerhoof - “Runner’s Four” (Kill Rock Stars) - Billboard.com (review)
Tristeza - “A Colores” (Better Looking) - Billboard.com (review)
Okkervil River - “Black Sheep Boy Appendix” (Jagjaguwar) - Billboard.com (review)
Death Cab For Cutie - Hammerstein Ballroom 10.19.05 - Billboard.com (live review)
Tim Fite - “Gone Ain’t Gone” (Anti-) - Looserecord.com (review)
Broken Social Scene - “Broken Social Scene” (Arts and Crafts) - Looserecord.com (review)
The Go! Team - Webster Hall 11.02.05 - Looserecord.com (review)
October 2005
Freakwater - “Is Thinking Of You” (Thrill Jockey) - Billboard.com (review)
Wolf Parade - “Apologies To The Queen Mary” (Sub Pop) - Billboard.com (review)
The Clientele - “Strange Geometry” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
The Dirty Three - “Cinder” (Touch & Go) - Billboard.com (review)
William Eliott Whitmore - “Ashes To Dust” (Southern) - Looserecord.com (review)
September 2005
CocoRosie - “Noah’s Ark” (Touch & Go) - Billboard.com (review)
“Grandaddy Finishes Up New Album” - Billboard.com (news feature)
John Vanderslice - “Pixel Revolt” (Barsuk) - Billboard.com (review)
Holopaw - “Quit +/- Fight” (Sub Pop) - Billboard.com (review)
“Post Coldplay, Black Mountain Goes Clubbing” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Nouvelle Vague Ready Debut U.S. Tour” - Billboard.com (review)
Gary Higgins - “Red Hash” (Drag City) - Looserecord.com (review)
The Free Design - “The Now Sound Redesigned” (Light in the Attic) - Looserecord.com (review)
August 2005
Architecture in Helsinki - “In Case We Die” (Bar-None) - Billboard.com (review)
The Concretes - “Layourbattleaxedown” (Astralwerks) - Billboard.com (review)
Laura Cantrell - “Humming By The Flowered Vine” (Matador) - Looserecord.com (review)
July 2005
“Calexico, Iron and Wine Preview EP In New York” - Billboard.com (news article)
Kinski - “Alpine Static” (Sub Pop) - Billboard.com (review)
“Payola or Privacy” - Metro New York (Op-Ed)
Martha Wainwright - “Martha Wainwright” (Zoe/Rounder) - Looserecord.com (review)
The White Stripes - “Get Behind Me Satan” (V2) - Looserecord.com (review)
June 2005
“Smog to Give Summer ‘Love’ On Tour” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Dungen Expands Album, Tours North America” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Iron and Wine - Webster Hall 6.17.05 - Billboard.com (live review)
Graham Parker - “Songs of No Consequence” (Bloodshot) - Billboard.com (review)
Nic Armstrong and the Thieves - “The Greatest White Liar” (New West) - Looserecord.com (review)
Stephen Malkmus - “Face the Truth” (Matador) - Looserecord.com (review)
Caribou - “The Milk of Human Kindness” (Domino) - Looserecord.com (review)
Amusement Parks on Fire - “Amusement Parks on Fire” (Filter US Recordings) - Looserecord.com (review)
May 2005
Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress - “Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress” (Overcoat) - Billboard.com (review)
The Zincs - “Dimmer” (Thrill Jockey) - Billboard.com (review)
The Mountain Goats - “The Sunset Tree” (4AD) - Billboard.com (review)
“An Open Letter to the State of New York” - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
April 2005
“Smog Stays Loose On ‘River’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
Crooked Fingers & The Dears - Bowery Ballroom 3.26.05 - Billboard.com (live review)
March 2005
The Decemberists - “Picaresque” (Kill Rock Stars) - Billboard.com (review)
“22-20’s Prepare to Take on North America” - Billboard.com (news feature)
“Coxon In the Mood For ‘Love’ On New Album” - Billboard.com (news feature)
February 2005
Dalek - “Absence” (Ipacac) - Billboard.com (review)
I Am Kloot - “I Am Kloot” (Echo) - Billboard.com (review)
Iron & Wine - “Woman King EP” (Sub Pop) - Billboard.com (review)
Antony and the Johnsons - “I Am A Bird Now” (Secretly Canadian) - Billboard.com (review)
January 2005
Magnolia Electric Co. - “Trials and Errors” (Secretly Canadian) - Billboard.com (review)
December 2004
“Staff Top 10″ - Billboard (critics choices for best of 2004)
American Music Club - “Love Songs for Patriots” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
November 2004
Richard Buckner - “Dents and Shells” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
October 2004
PJ Harvey - Hammestein Ballroom 10.6.04 - Billboard.com (live review)
The Arcade Fire - “Funeral” (Merge) - Billboard.com (review)
Beep Beep - “Business Casual” (Saddle Creek) - Billboard.com (review)
September 2004
Tara Jane O’Neill - “You Sound, Reflect” (Touch & Go) - Billboard.com (review)
Tin Hat Trio - “The Book of Silk” (Ropeadope/Atlantic) - Billboard.com (review)
Dizzee Rascal - “Showtime” (XL) - Billboard.com (review)
Giant Sand - “Is All Over The Map” (Thrill Jockey) - Billboard.com (review)
August 2004
Damien Rice - “B-Sides” (Velour) - Billboard.com (review)
The Libertines - Bowery Ballroom 8.17.04 - Billboard.com (live review) - reprinted by Reuters
“How to Lose Cool and Alienate Voters” - Metro New York (op-ed)
July 2004
The Album Leaf - “In A Safe Place” (Sub Pop) - Billboard.com (review)
Nick Drake - “Made to Love Magic” (Warner Brothers) - Billboard.com (review) - reprinted by Reuters.
Joanna Newsom - “The Milk-Eyed Mender” (Drag City) - Billboard.com (review)
The Fiery Furnaces - “Blueberry Boat” (Rough Trade Records) - Billboard.com (review)
June 2004
Radio 4 - “Radio 4 Wants the Nation to ‘Dance’” - Billboard.com (news feature)
May 2004
The Secret Machines - “Now Here Is Nowhere” (Reprise Records) - Billboard.com (review)
“How Pavement Paved The Way” - Stop Smiling Online (Book Review)
