Poetry Slams
Flamenco singer Vicente Pradal turns the death of a bullfighter into a transcendent song. [07-31-00]
Josh Kun, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Connections
The connection between American Pop and African Folk music through Ali Farka Toure's music. [07-31-00]
Ted Drozdowski, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Shafted
The baddest "theme from" ever. [07-24-00]
Alex Pappademas, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
World Party
David Byrne's label, Luaka Bop, brings world music to the masses. [07-17-00]
Josh Kun, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Slanted Enchantments
The erection and survival of the Indie record label, Drag City. [07-17-00]
Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Sister Act
Sinead O'Connor returns to her old pop sound. [07-17-00]
Lois Maffeo, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
New Traditionalists
Indie Label Bloodshot Records brings Alterna-Country music to life. [07-17-00]
Allison Stewart, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Avant Calling
Blonde Redhead finds itself in the company of two large mainstream rock bands. [07-17-00]
Linda Laban, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
True Believers
Spirituality is to Blackalicious what oxygen is to breathing. [06-05-00]
Michael Endelman, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
The Fate Of Mann
Maybe Aimee, Joan, and Lucinda ought to be stars -- but the music biz is looking in a different direction. [06-05-00]
Wayne Robins, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Cover Stories
The new Calexico album Hot Rail adds three new stencil-spray works aflame in a tinted orange haze to Victor Gastelum's gallery of hybrid chicanismo cool. [06-05-00]
Josh Kun, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Connections
The real tribute Elastica are paying to Wire isn't quoting them -- it's adopting their philosophy of trusting their history enough to turn their back on it. [06-05-00]
Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Voices Carry
Sleater-Kinney's "All Hands on the Bad One" is easily their most varied and musically sophisticated album to date. [05-15-00]
Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Pretty Thugs
Today's female rappers not only have to rap well, but also look hot in a thong. [05-15-00]
Jon Caramanica, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Good Will Talking
On "Figure 8," Elliott Smith's second major-label debut, he hangs on to the shadowy lyrics and sophisticated indie sound that made "XO" a critical success. [05-15-00]
Linda Laban, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Double Visions
With the release of two albums on May 16, Juliana Hatfield proves that she's more Lilith than fair, and doesn't mind it one bit. [05-15-00]
Matt Ashare, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Art Punks
Art-punk inventors Wire are touring to promote the reissue of their late-'80s and early-'90s albums. [05-15-00]
Mark Woodlief, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
X-Ray Visions
Supergrass get serious with a classier sound and an American label. [05-08-00]
Linda Laban, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
How Swede It Is
ABBA's inventor and the mastermind behind the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync are collaborating on a new kiddie-pop venture -- a Sweedish combo called A*Teens. [05-08-00]
Douglas Wolk, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
Boys' Clubs
Pretty-boy pop has replaced guitar rock as a genre guaranteed to break sales records. But that isn't as surprising as the fact that no one cares. [05-08-00]
Sean Richardson, THE BOSTON PHOENIX
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