Metro Weekly

Music

  • Canadian Import

    She's been accused of any number of things, given her A.D.D.-style of skipping from one musical genre to another -- as well as her sly...

  • Cutting Edge

    The Scissor Sisters have been on a tear since the spring, topping the album chart, selling out prestigious concert venues and scoring hit after hit...

  • Wigged Out

    The B-52's haven't garnered much attention in years. But the fun, frolicking foursome is gearing up for a major splash: After a 13-year absence, the...

  • Soundwaves

    CHA-CHA CHARMS… New York's wildly successful holiday-weekend Alegria party has been since 2001 the province of Abel Aguilera, one of gay clubland's most popular and...

  • Rattle and Hum

    There was no rain at this year's Capital Pride Festival, but rock-inspired folk singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick sure as hell brought on the thunder. Only Ferrick's...

  • Soundwaves

    Angie Stone: Stone Love POP PROGNOSIS: GOOD… Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, but right now the prognosis for pop music is good. That is,...

  • Over and Out

    Remember when you couldn't stop listening to George Michael? Maybe you don't. It's been a good six years after all since he received much airplay...

  • Soundwaves

    MOVIE-CUM-MUSICAL MADNESS… The runaway success of Mel Brooks' The Producers and John Waters' Hairspray has ushered in the trend of turning Hollywood movies into Broadway...

  • Soundwaves

    POP POLITICS… This Sunday, we can hope for some political agitation from musicians at the Capital Pride Festival pulpit. And pop stars of various stripes...

  • Group Notes

    Whether you're preparing to throw a party at your beach house, at your summer home, at your pool party, or in your car -- celebrating...

  • Unheard Of

    If you hunger for great music beyond the obvious choices such as OutKast, Melissa Etheridge, JC Chasez and Loretta Lynn, how do you choose among...

  • Soundwaves

    DONNA SUMMER REVIVAL?… Will Jennifer Hudson and La Toya London -- and Fantasia Barrino too, if the worst happens -- get recording contracts after the...

  • Magnum Opus

    It's been years since we've heard from him, but Armand Van Helden wastes no time reasserting himself. That he has managed to do it almost...

  • Soundwaves

    A DJ'S NO SPIN ZONE… Dance music makers are a competitive lot, since there are a great number of them, chasing after the same fame...

  • Soundwaves

    FILL ME UP WITH GAS… Can music make you hungry? Some of it sure can give you gas. Haru, a New York-based Japanese restaurant chain,...