E! Online - Nov 29, 2006
Maybe he should retire more often. Lest anyone think his star power faded during his two-year recording hiatus, Jay-Z celebrated his rap comeback by topping one of the most competitive chart weeks of...
More »Reuters - Oct 11, 2006
I love you. I love you, too. We all love you. Those three successive proclamations came from the crowd three songs into Sufjan Stevens 100-minute set Monday night at the Wiltern. Indeed, there is plenty...
More »AP - Sep 12, 2006
The Shortlist Music Prize, which was put on hiatus last year after its co-founders disputed over its future, is being resurrected. Greg Spotts, who co-founded the Shortlist with Tom Sarig, said the...
More »Reuters - Jan 18, 2006
One doesn t normally expect to find indie singer-songwriters in the rarefied confines of Lincoln Center, but the American Songbook series made a wise choice in its selection of Sufjan Stevens. This...
More »Reuters - Jan 12, 2006
Singer/songwriter Fiona Apple and Montreal rock band Arcade Fire are among the finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon Awards, which continue the mission of the defunct Shortlist Prize in recognizing...
More »AP - Dec 16, 2005
One writer s top 10 rock albums of 2005: 1. Apologies to the Queen Mary, Wolf Parade: For the second straight year, the debut of an indie Montreal-based band tops this list — surely a sign of the...
More »AP - Dec 15, 2005
NEW YORK — One is a spaghetti western, the other a Southern folkie. But despite their differences — or perhaps because of them — Calexico (a Tucson, Ariz. band that mixes rock riffs with...
More »Reuters - Nov 10, 2005
In 1965, John Fahey released The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death, an album of guitar solos. Blind Joe Death was a sardonic pseudonym that Fahey sometimes utilized; today, his transfiguration, and canonization...
More »AP - Sep 15, 2005
A few indie rock bands that will change your life : • Arcade Fire: Husband and wife team Win Butler and Regine Chassagne lead a troupe of exuberant, talented musicians. Wearing suits the way Wes...
More »Reuters - Aug 7, 2005
Rocker Sufjan Stevens frequently channels faith through his music, but falls short of the standards of the Christian Music Trade Association -- a key U.S. gatekeeper in deciding what music is Christian...
More »E! Online - Jul 13, 2005
R. Kelly is out of the closet and onto the charts. Despite a litany of legal troubles, most involving his purported penchant for videotaping sexual encounters, the R&B star is back at number one on...
More »Reuters - Dec 13, 2004
The holiday mood at independent music retailers is one of cautious optimism, despite Nielsen SoundScan numbers showing that overall sales at U.S. indie merchants were down 7.1% from last year as of Nov...
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