Jackson Free Press

Dan Blumenthal

Fast cars have been a passion for Dan Blumenthal since he was a little kid. He inherited the bug from his father, and was reading Road &Track magazine at age …

[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 …

"Alone, Not Alone," Montag

Alex Slawson & Herman Snell

The micro-genre of French Canadian lap-pop has a new addition with Montag, as a forthcoming release is set for February release on Gooom records [Paris] and Carpark records [Montreal]. Nocturnal, …

UPDATED: Mayor's Summer Youth Camp Schedule

Update: Here's a PDF of the liability and media releases that parents had to sign in order to send their kids to Melton's camp this week.

Tougaloo Honors MLK, Jr.

Coachella 2006 !!!

Indio, CA., Sat. April 29: Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Ros, Damian Marley, My Morning Jacket, Ladytron, Clap Your Hands & Say Yeah, Cat Power, Animal Collective, Devendra …

[Music] The Mystery of Robert Johnson's Legacy

Robert Johnson, known far and wide as The King of the Blues, remains the most enigmatic character in the history of the blues. Born in Hazlehurst, Miss., to a plantation …

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Belle & Sebastian Compilation Out Now

Belle and Sebastian - "Push Barman To Open Old Wounds" - a compilation of all the Jeepster Single Tracks (1997-2001), will be released on 24th May (US). www.matadorrecords.com Read More …

[Jacktown] Throwbacks and Hot Acts, by Alphonso Mayfield

Another year has passed. While I must admit that 2003 was hotter than a country nightclub on a Delta summer night, 2004 looks to be even more promising—especially for new …

Richard Buckner "Meadow"

Buckner's eighth studio album and second release for Merge records features the signature modern college-folk and auspicious melodies he has become known for. "Meadow" brings Guided By Voices' Doug Gillard …

Jamie Lidell- "Multiply"

Once strictly a laptop artist on the pristine Warp (U.K.) label, Jamie Lidell transcends and evolves on his first full length offering in five years. Although he is still on …

The Undisclosed

Kraftwerk Spring Tour & Live CD

Astralwerks is thrilled to announce the release of Kraftwerk's first-ever official live recording, entitled Minimum Maximum, on June 7th, as well as a series of live dates. Kraftwerk is considered …

"Church of the Ghetto P.C.," o9

Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell

Like digitized sonic spray paint splattering against a pulsing wall, o9's newest is an amalgam of various sub-styles in the Intelligent Dance Music [IDM] sub-universe; blip-core, laptop electronica, glitch-funk. Obvious …

Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 1/07

D.A. Peterson Concedes, Goes Home

With 98 percent of precincts reporting and Robert Smith leading by 1,183 votes, District Attorney Faye Peterson just conceded defeat in the Red Room at Hal & Mal's, saying that …

"Together We're Heavy," The Polyphonic Spree

The fully realized sophomore LP by The Polyphonic Spree hallmarks their lushly textured, orchestral, pastoral pop for the 60's sunshine love and peace set. A symphonic Spiritualized pet sound of …

Gospel Cruise

WOAD 105.9 Gospel Cruise 4-days from New Orleans to Cozumel, Mexico, July 7-11, 2005, featuring The Williams Brothers, Larissia Tate & Romans VIII. 940-6514. www.mcgeheecruise.com

Atlanta's The Close To Release New Album That Packs So Much Southern Heat, It'll Give You A Sun, Bur

Imagine if Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon had married Built To Spill's Doug Martsch instead of Thurston Moore. Now, imagine if Doug and Kim had kids, and those kids started a …