SwitchfootHello HurricaneAtlantic By Al Kaufman What the hell is Christian Rock anyway? When Bono sings, "And the battle's just begun/To claim the victory Jesus won" on U2's "Sunday, Bloody Sunday," is it Christian rock? Why can't it just be rock? Switchfoot is Christian Rock, but they work really, really hard to be thought of as […]
The CribsIgnore the IgnorantWarner Brothers By Al Kaufman Britpop is fun, isn't it? Lots and guitars, tight melodies, and lyrics that balance cleverness, strangeness, and all out passion. If The Cribs are anything, they are good Britpop. Ignore the Ignorant is The Cribs fourth CD, but the first in which they try to make a […]
Message Promoter Chris Chandler of Party Panda Productions and Jeff Clark of Stomp and Stammer have joined forces to help out the lovely Ruthie Morris, of famed local band Magnapop. "Ruthie lost a lot of her stuff in flooding after the awful rains last month," says Chandler. "Her basement flooded and that's where she had […]
I took a road trip to south Florida to check out some bands this week. I travel quite often to see bands, sometimes it’s worth it sometimes it’s not. This time was worth it. I got to see a band that I’m loosely affiliated with through the Manchester Orchestra camp. They’re called All Get Out, […]
Jay Farrar & Benjamin GibbardOne Fast Move or I’m GoneF-Stop/Atlantic By Al Kaufman Beatnik Jack Kerouac was all about rants and raves. His sentences had no structure and, often, no coherent thought process. Jar Farrar, in his liner notes, compares Kerouac’s writing to improvisational jazz. Like that form of music, sometimes his words would travel […]
New Moon SoundtrackAtlantic By Al Kaufman What a difference a sequel makes. Now that the first Twilight movie has made its millions, everyone has signed up to be on the sequel’s soundtrack, creating a nice time capsule piece for the state of indie rock in 2009. Yes, it’s all as dour and moody as you […]
Here’s what I’d be checking out this weekend for Halloween if I were you. We’re gonna pop up some videos this time around so you get a chance to hear the band’s I’m gushing about right off the bat. Atlanta’s own Constellations just got signed to Virgin Records and are surely headed on to much […]
Catch The Whiskey Gentry tonight at Star Bar. They'll be showing their new video "Four Horsemen" – which we reported on from behind the scenes earlier. Also playing is Blair Crimmins & the Hookers and Chris Unck and the Black Roses. It's sure to be a killer – especially with the scary holiday coming up!
This upcoming month is an exciting one for Andrews Upstairs. The venue just announced two big hitters for shows in November. Van Hunt will play with Janie Chu and the Jaspects on November 20. Tickets are available at Ticket Alternative. Then the very next night, Drive-By Truckers founder Patterson Hood will play with Connor Christian. […]
The Low AnthemOh My God, Charlie DarwinNonesuch By Al Kaufman The Low Anthem recorded Oh My God, Charlie Darwin in a log cabin in the middle of a harsh Rhode Island winter. And while it is bleak at times, it is also riveting, loud, and, best of all, never boring. In fact, it is downright […]
I recently asked a group of people who I knew to be true music fans what they thought the next wave of music will be. In other words, what style of music will unseat the current crop of pop music that is selling like gangbusters? Everyone answered exactly the same; they said it’s the one […]
Atlanta's Young Blood Gallery and Boutique in the Poncey-Highland 'hood is launching their online store INDI-e BOUTIQUE on November 7, and are throwing a party to celebrate! It all kicks off at Young Blood with an art opening (Yi-Hsin Tzeng’s “My Magazine Project”) and then carries on at The Highland Ballroom Lounge with a burlesque […]
The King Khan and BBQ Show Invisible Girl In the Red Records By Bryan Aiken Once and current bandmates Arish Khan and Mark Sultan have made a rich and respected history of historically-accurate rock ‘n’ roll thuggery. Since their graduation from the '90s punk outfit The Spaceshits, the Canadian duo have reformed and refashioned into […]
Afro-punk Presents SAUL WILLIAMS and Guests Wednesday, November 4 – The Loft Doors: 8:00pm Show: 9:00pm Age: 18+ Price: $13 Adv / $15 Day of Show ———————— ZEE AVI w/ Travel by Train Wednesday, November 4 – Vinyl Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Age: 18+ Price: $10.00 ———————— HEAVY MOJO w/ Hollyweerd, Vonnegut Thursday, November 6 […]
I’m often asked what the process of signing a band looks like, or more to the point, how exactly a band goes from getting the attention of someone that does what I do, to actually inking a deal. Contrary to popular belief, A&R people don’t walk around with contracts in their back pocket ready to […]
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