[New Releases] The Concretes "In Colour"
— Herman Snell and Alex Slawson
The Concretes—"In Colour" (Astralwerks 2006) The melodic Swedish indie-pop octet is that '60s Ronettes style, candy-coated Phil Spector Motown to watch clouds and shimmy to—great if you dig early Belle …
[New Releases] Placebo "Meds"
— Herman Snell and Alex Slawson
Placebo—"Meds" (Astralwerks 2006) Over the past 10 years, Placebo has become one of the top-selling British arena rockers for the UK's Marilyn Manson/Pumpkins set. Their powerful electro-alt-rock, genre-defying sounds have …
Hands Off My Kodachrome
Photos by Daphne Nabors
I took Daphne Nabors on a field trip to the Fondren Beverage Emporium to see what kind of soda this local photographer would pick out and how that would that …
[Music] The Upcoming Weeks
"Cups in Fondren … 3:30 … look for the long-haired twins." These were my instructions from Chaz Lindsay, guitarist and singer for The Weeks. Formed on March 3, The Weeks …
THE WALKMEN's new album Drops
Today Record Collection proudly releases THE WALKMEN's new album A Hundred Miles Off
with a full national US tour kicking off. "A Hundred Miles Off...is the Walkmen's best yet"
Darker My Love Debut
Darker My Love is:
Once upon a time, there lived a group of revelers who made their homes along the sparkling landscape of the California coast. Amidst the glitter of the ocean and the …
[Band In A Box] Buie, Hamman, & Porter
Date Formed:
Debbie Buie (Pisces), vocals; John Hamman (Gemini), guitar, bass, whatever & vocals; Rick Porter (Scorpio), guitar & vocals.
[New Releases] The Flaming Lips "At War With The Mystics"
The Flaming Lips — "At War with the Mystics" (Warner Bros., 2006) It has been four years since "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" made the Flaming Lips famous, but "Mystics" …
Sexy Mother Funker
D'Mar is like a nervous prom date. Sitting underneath the AmSouth escalator as refuge from the busier-than-usual Cups downtown on this early afternoon, I get comfortable in my chair and …
Hit the Bricks
Painting courtesy of Ellen Langford
All the beauty provided by the stylish brickwork and elegant street lighting of downtown's Congress Street goes mostly unappreciated, laments Downtown Jackson Partners Executive Director John Lawrence.
Bringin' It Home
All you've got to do to get the blues is show up at Hal & Mal's on May 13. Zac Harmon's coming home to Jackson to perform the music he …
Herman's Picks
With the school year finishing up you may be beginning to look at the calendar for summer events to plan for. If you're looking for something different make sure to …
Got The Blues?
The blues are ubiquitous. You may never have sat down to listen to all of B.B. King and Lucille's "Indianola Mississippi Seeds," and you may never have attempted to sell …
[New Releases] Calla "Collisions"
— Alex Slawson and Herman Snell
Calla — "Collisions" (Beggars US, 2005) Darkly cinematic and rain swept, New York-based Calla is a 3-piece band who are a paradox unto themselves. While their music is executed in …
Rock This Town: 20,000+ Expected at Crawfish Boil
Three things are guaranteed to make a spring weekend even better: beer, crawfish and rock 'n' roll, all of which you can find at this weekend's Miller Lite Crawfish Boil …
