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Men's JD Samson Mixes Sexuality and Politics on 'Talk About Body'

Emily Roysdon Even though Le Tigre have been on hiatus for sometime now -- their last album was 2004's 'This Island' -- JD Samson hasn't stopped making music. This week marks the debut album from Samson's Men project, an electro-dance trio that she formed along with Ginger Brooks Takashi and the Ladybug Transistor's Michael O'Neill. After ...

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North Mississippi Allstars Mourn Their Father's Death on 'Keys to the Kingdom'

Jason Thrasher In the country-blues world, producer Jim Dickinson had a rather legendary reputation. Throughout his 40-plus-year career, Dickinson helmed sessions with a variety of acts, including Big Star, the Replacements, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mudhoney and lent his keyboard talents to recordings with the Rolling Stones, Aretha ...

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Oh No Oh My Mimic Spiritualized and Radiohead on 'People Problems'

Cory Ryan When listening to 'People Problems,' the sophomore set from Austin, Texas indie rock quartet Oh No Oh My, the first thing that comes to mind isn't going to be a heavy influence from British psysh-drone-rock band Spiritualized. Yet multi-instrumentalist Tim Regan tells Spinner that indeed, Jason Pierce's influence rears its head in ...

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Dolorean 'Outlast' Music Business Woes on 'The Unfazed'

Press Here With the music business not exactly in the best shape, it's hard for some musicians to maintain their usually sunny dispositions. Case in point, Al James, the mastermind of Portland, Ore.'s Dolorean, who became quite disillusioned with his current profession. His rather disparaging sentiments shine through on 2007's 'You Can't ...

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Deerhoof 'Struggle' for Personality Balance on 'Deerhoof Vs. Evil'

Sarah Cass "Every album is a battle against evil, I guess," Deerhoof guitarist John Dieterich tells Spinner. "Every time, it's a struggle for us to try to make sense of four different personalities." Such is a statement you'd expect from a member of Deerhoof, one of the more challenging indie rock acts to emerge over the last 15 years. ...

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Papercranes' Rain Phoenix Rocks Naturally on 'Let's Make Babies' -- Exclusive Video

Gino DePinto, AOL At first glance, it might appear that papercranes' second album, 'Let's Make Babies in the Woods,' is merely an ode to a rather fun camping trip, but vocalist Rain Phoenix explains that it's a bit more philosophical than that. "A boy once said that to me, not someone I knew very well. It was just like flippant, almost ...

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John Vanderslice Teams With 'Super Hip' Orchestra for 'White Wilderness'

Autumn de Wilde For years, John Vanderslice has doubled up his workload. Besides being a prominent indie-pop musician with numerous releases to his name, he's worked as a producer and engineer for acts such as Spoon and the Mountain Goats while running his Bay Area studio, Tiny Telephone. And as the owner of a recording business, Vanderslice ...

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