Live Review: Hopscotch 2011 — Raleigh Steps Out of the Shadow

By Kim Ware; photo by Hillery Terenzi. Musically, I was raised in the ’90s. Being from North Carolina, I followed the Chapel Hill music scene closely while in college a few hours away in Wilmington. To my knowledge, even though the Triangle area was clearly a hub for great, new, independent music, the area didn’t […]

CD Review: Black Lips — Arabia Mountain

Black Lips Arabia Mountain Vice Music By Al Kaufman Every artist has that moment when they wish to be taken seriously. They make that attempt to branch out and not get pigeon-holed. The Jim Carreys and Will Ferrells of the world perform dramatic roles. The U2s release messes like Zooropa. In 2009, Atlanta’s Black Lips […]

Black Lips Release New Single “Modern Art”

Even though the new track “Modern Art” from the Black Lips from their latest album, Arabia Mountain, condones drugs, the world would probably be a better place when they hear this. You can make the decision for your self at SPIN.

Bits and Bobs: Black Lips, NARIP, Kylie Minogue, FUN

Bits and Bobs: Black Lips, NARIP, Kylie Minogue, FUN

– Spin has been talking to Black Lips about the Atlanta hooligans recording a new album, and they also chat about the usual other stuff: skulls, Osama Bin Laden, the Braves. – Local lass-around-town Eileen Tilson (who heads up Leslie Fram and husband’s artist management company Tipping Point Entertainment Group) has been appointed to the […]