artist profile: Xzanthia

[artist profile] Sticking To The Plot Rock-and-Roll, Filmmaking and Managing Her Dad’s Nudist Resort This is not a movie script – for alt-celebrity XZanthia this her life by Valerie Endortine Born with an intense passion for art and an insatiable craving for knowledge, ambitious XZanthia was initially interested in pursuing a music career as a rock singer. Having toured with […]

Meg White's anxiety disorder

The High Anxiety of Meg White The White Stripes Are A No-Show For 2007 by Reviewer Rob Meg White’s anxiety disorder has forced the cancellation of The White Stripes tour, including fall dates in Britain. According the the Associated Press all dates are off and refunds are available at point of purchase, “except for the Austin City Limits Festival, which […]

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R. Kelly: Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13-22 review

R. Kelly: Trapped in the Closet Chapters 13-22 Reviewed by William Wheaton As fate would have it, soul performer R. Kelly has released the second volume of his video narrative in serial Trapped in the Closet on DVD a few weeks before his child pornography trial involving an alleged videotape of R.Kelly engaging in oral sex with and urinating on […]

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New Music Reviews 9/13/07

New Music Reviews by Kent Manthie John Amen All I’ll Never Need (Cool Midget Records) Somebody gimme an Amen!!! The fresh musical stylings of one who calls himself John Amen are apt, terse and ultimately have some sort of spooky sensuality to it. An example is “Waiting for Mary”; a haunting reverie of unrequited love (?) that revolves around the […]

Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? CD review

Of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? review by Collin Wicker Hissing Fauna is a masterpiece, a sparkling gem of the indie world, spawned from holy ground, Athens, GA. Truthfully, I’ve never heard another album like it, part Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band, part Bowie, with dance undertones and indie flair. Most of the songs on Hissing Fauna […]

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J Downs San Diego independent artist J Downs has been on the SoCal scene for about 4 years, making a local name for himself with his fresh blend of hip-hop and live instrumentation. With the early spring 2007 release of his debut album All-Division and the winter release his second album Cali Shine, J has captured audiences with his new […]