Pixes "Doolittle" Book Out
"Doolittle is, on one hand, among the most violent pop albums ever recorded, if not in body count then in the starkness of its calamities. It features rape, mutilation of …
Envelopes "Demon"
How does one describe Envelopes? To start, there's the geography: a band that has lived – separately and together – in Northern York (that's in England), Paris, Malmo and Stockholm, …
Trent Dabbs Sophomore CD Hits March 28
TRENT DABBS SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'WHAT'S GOLDEN ABOVE GROUND' SET FOR MARCH 28th U.S. RELEASE. "Nashville's singer/songwriter makes golden on sophomore album…Trent Dabbs strikes a balance of honesty and polish that …
Music: Hooked On Fuzz
Hudson Bell's latest album "When the Sun Is the Moon" (Monitor Records) is a sprawling, fuzzed-out, majestic mess of American pop. With most of the songs barreling well past the …
Music: Turning Tricks
Eric Stracener knew he wanted to make his second CD different from his first. For Stracener's long-time fans, and the new ones, the new ground broken in "The Trickbag" is …
Making Noise For New Orleans
W hen the levees broke in New Orleans, flooding the cradle of American music, Fats Domino ignored calls for evacuation. Days later, he was declared missing, along with thousands of …
It Starts With A Melody
Anyone who doubts the vitality and sophistication of local music should listen to the Romance of Plants, the band Jonathan McLeran formed.
Now Is The Time
Time spent in San Francisco with the likes of Maria Muldaur and Los Lobos sounds like just the right inspiration for a musical career. Add in the perspiration of working …
Let The Truth Be Told
Donnie Money and MS Mafia are making a comeback on the local hip-hop scene with their new album entitled, "Let the Truth be Told." At the age of 33, Donnie …
The Power And The Glory
Concert choir is to Carnegie Hall as rock band is to Madison Square Garden. Carnegie Hall sounds just right to the 30-plus members of Alcorn State University's internationally known concert …
Artists To Watch
<b>Skipp Coon</b>
You gotta love the new mayor of Jackson. No, not that one. Skipp Coon, born Joecephus Martin, calls himself "the mayor of Jackson," and even raps about the current mayor …
The Problem With Music?
There's this band. They're pretty ordinary, but they're also pretty good, so they've attracted some attention. They're signed to an "independent" label owned by a distribution company, and they owe …
DIYs For The Up And Coming
<b>DIY: How (and Why) To Copyright Your Music</b>
Although laws have changed, and now you are not absolutely required to register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office, it is still a very good idea to do so. …
LCD Soundsystem iTunes Remix Album
On March 14th, DFA/Capitol Records will release LCD Soundsystem's Introns, a digital album of b-sides from U.K. vinyl singles, remixes and other rare gems previously unavailable in the U.S. The …
[Music] For The Love Of Music
From bands that don't speak English to the return of "big-boned cats," Jackson native and half of the Compositionz management duo, Michael Robinson, 32, takes us on a musical stroll.
