Metro Weekly

Music

  • Cold Comfort

    In times of change, it's common to seek out a source of comfort and stability. For some, that means indulging in a favorite childhood food....

  • Soundwaves

    FROM THE SECOND TIME YOU GOT ME BA-BAY... You should already know the name Offer Nissim by now. And Maya Siman-Tov, too -- or at...

  • Sultry Soul

    Forget American Idol. These days, it seems you have to be a former Mouseketeer to catch a critical break in the pop music world. Okay,...

  • Smooth Operator

    Pairing a fragile, Billie Holiday-like voice with spare, country-tinged arrangements à la Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux is a prime purveyor of lazy Sunday jazz for...

  • Ball Breaker

    Do you find it sexy for a man to hurl, smash or crack mirrored disco balls? It may sound sacrilegious to gay culture, but there's...

  • Soundwaves

    GEORGE MICHAEL'S POTTY MUSIC... Oh no, not again. According to the Associated Press, late last Saturday night George Michael was found in London slumped over...

  • A Cut Below

    Jake Shears isn't joking when he sings ''I Don't Feel Like Dancin','' on the first single from the Scissor Sisters' sophomore album. Sure, the song...

  • Soundwaves

    FERGIE TAKES ON TINA... Stacy Ferguson has had an effect on the Black Eyed Peas something akin to crystal meth. Before Fergie, the Peas were...

  • Soundwaves

    BEST OF MOBY'S SCHTICK... ''I kind of wanted it to sound like ABBA meets the Pet Shop Boys.'' Can you imagine Moby creating such delightful...

  • Sonic Enjoyment

    It launches with a feverish 40-second bang of orchestra and chorus, but Crazy Itch Radio's ''Intro'' track only hints at the all-out aural assault yet...

  • Think Pink

    Pink Martini is hard to pin down, with its lush sound combining a cocktail aesthetic, classical talent and world beats. Thomas Lauderdale, front man for...

  • Soundwaves

    KASKADE'S NEW ULTRA OUTLOOK... It's a herky-jerky hip-hop-inflected pop track, and it would delight any admirer of Justin Timberlake, both the closet case and the...

  • Different Strokes

    It's hard to believe that folk-pop mainstays the Indigo Girls have been recording together for twenty years, but then again, who can imagine a summer...

  • Soundwaves

    LOCAL DJ DOES GOOD, GOES NATIONAL... DJ Rob Harris regularly spins throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and in and around New York. On that front, Harris...

  • Sister Act

    Meg and Dia Frampton are not lesbian sisters. But they may make you think of lesbian sisters Tegan and Sara Quinn, leaders of the five-piece...