Metro Weekly

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  • Happy at Last

    By on April 5, 2006

    When you hear that Morrissey has just released a new album, your first thought is that it will sound just like his old albums --...

  • Honky Tonk

    By on March 22, 2006

    ''I gotta get drunk, I just can't stay sober. There's a lot of good people in town, who like to see me holler, see me...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 22, 2006

    SONIA BOMBS THE DANCE FLOOR... Even in remixed form, it's not often that you hear a folk song on the dance floor. And it's almost...

  • Rebel Yell

    By on March 15, 2006

    Fiddle no more: MacIssac Ashley MacIsaac is known as a rebellious musical traditionalist, as oxymoronic as that sounds. A native of Nova Scotia, MacIsaac is...

  • Carried Away

    By on March 15, 2006

    Season five of American Idol, everyone's favorite karaoke-fest, may be well underway, but fourth season champion Carrie Underwood isn't ready to give up the limelight....

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 15, 2006

    Deep Dish DANCE AWARDS GO DEEP... Previous Grammy winner Deep Dish failed to grab a Grammy this year, but the International Dance Music Awards is...

  • James Town

    By on March 8, 2006

    Etta James knows how to cover other people's songs. She's had a lot of practice, after all. For years she's been a regular presence on...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 8, 2006

    ''PRECIOUS'' PAIN, ''SUFFER WELL''... Depeche Mode is preparing to release the third single from last year's Playing the Angel. Yes, the third single. Maybe you,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 1, 2006

    DANCE MUSIC'S LEADING ''LIGHT''... She's been a leading lady in dance music almost without let-up since busting onto the scene 12 years ago. But 2006...

  • Whip It Good

    By on March 1, 2006

    Alison Goldfrapp has a true-to-life surname that reminds you of a sweet, icy concoction you drink for a jolt of energy. And so does the...

  • Meditative Orbit

    By on February 22, 2006

    Almost a decade has passed since Ray of Light shined over the music industry. Since then, Madonna and William Orbit, her Ray of Light producer,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on February 1, 2006

    DANCING WITH THE OLYMPICS... This weekend is Super Bowl Sunday, but with the Rolling Stones strutting around instead of Janet Jackson showing off, a dance-pop...

  • Alt-Rock Idol

    By on February 1, 2006

    Canadian Jason Collett is being touted as one of the best singer-songwriters currently recording. And one listen to his sophomore U.S. album, Idols of Exile,...

  • Personal Commentary

    By on January 25, 2006

    It's been 10 years since singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik struck it big with ''Barely Breathing,'' the inescapable radio staple from his self-titled debut, and his only...

  • Soundwaves

    By on January 25, 2006

    ERASURE GOES COUNTRY... Erasure lead singer Andy Bell released his debut solo album Electric Blue last summer, and the first single is just now near...