Indie/Alternative Review – Page 26

Idlewild – Make Another World – Review

April 20, 2007

They’ve not continued on Warnings/Promises’ path, nor returned to The Remote Part’s commercialbility but combined the best of both. As much punk as U2 anthemic.

The Mission of Burma Story – Not a Photograph – Review

April 13, 2007

Professionally filmed, with great direction and better editing, this 70 minute documentary perfectly documents these grown ups getting their rock back on.

Crowded House – Farewell to the World – Review

April 6, 2007

Beloved pop band Crowded House performed in front of 120,000 fans on the front steps of Sydney Opera House to close out their decade-long career.

Amy Ray and The Volunteers – Live From Knoxville – Review

April 6, 2007

Indigo Girl Amy Ray leads her Volunteers through an energetic set in – where else? – Knoxville. Imagine Indigo Girls crossed with John Cougar Mellencamp.

The Pixies – Live At The Paradise In Boston – Review

April 4, 2007

It’s a small club setting, just a couple hundred rabid hometown fans, and Black’s informal manner serves to put both band and audience at ease.

The Twilight Singers – A Stitch in Time – Review

March 30, 2007

Everything Greg Dulli touches is priceless. Even this, an EP composed of two covers and three collaborations, is every bit as necessary as Powder Burns.

The Agency – Turn – Review

March 30, 2007

The songs are not as catchy as the band’s earlier material, the lingering smell of Dashboard Confessional-inspired melodies hang on every vocal hook.

Loud Quiet Loud – A Film About the Pixies – Review

March 30, 2007

No direct interview questions, we see the subjects talking about each other and reacting to situations. Like gossip, we’re never given access to the source.

Bloc Party – A Weekend in the City – Review

March 12, 2007

More mainstream than my usual tastes, and not as jaw-dropping as Idlewild, and too hip and trendy for me, so the mainstream can keep them. Second full-length, produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol).

Jeff Caudill and Drive Til Morning – I Was the Lead Singer – Review

March 12, 2007

“Two ex-punks turned Americana songsmiths cover each other’s material and collaborate on a new gem about more than a decade’s worth of indie martyrdom.”