About Alternative MusicGet the latest headlines from the About.com Alternative Music GuideSite.Alt Rock Education: "In Rainbows" In Profile- March 23, 2008 Last October, British rockers Radiohead made internet and music biz history by releasing their seventh studio album digitally -- and letting their fans decide how much they thought the album...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000192.htm Rivers Cuomo plays soccer, waxes nostalgic- March 20, 2008 Over at Stereogum, they're linking to a video Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) has released for a single off his recent soloouttakes album Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo,...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000191.htm Darla Farmer Rewiring the Electric Forest--Album Review- March 20, 2008 On its MySpace, Darla Farmer describes itself as spewing "musical venom." Sadly, the band doesnt seem to realize that people don't always want to listen to something poisonous. As it...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000183.htm SXSW 2008 Day 4: The Busy End- March 17, 2008 In the evening, Sons and Daughters rocked the Bat Bar in the Austin Convention Center, while Okkervil River and Roky Erickson each brought a unique brand of sonic power to...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000190.htm SXSW 2008 Day 3: Good Vibes- March 16, 2008 Sometimes it seems like SXSW focuses on too many bands that are too similar -- shaggy-haired indie rockers playing pop-rock beats. Then there are days like March 14, 2008, which...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000189.htm SXSW Day 2: Sonic Overload- March 15, 2008 British Sea Power, Social Studies, Birds and Batteries, Constantines, Ra Ra Riot, Los Campesinos!, Old 97s, Georgie James, Tapes and Tapes, Islands, The Whigs, Yo La Tengo, Yacht, Switches--that's over...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000188.htm SXSW 2008: REM, Johnathan Rice, Papercranes, Dead Confederate- March 13, 2008 Though REM's combined age probably exceeds 400, they managed to electrify a semi-groggy audience that had endured three opening bands... Kerry Skemp is rocking her way through alt rock history at...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000187.htm SXSW 2008 Begins- March 12, 2008 I attended the SXSW music festival last year and it was a marathon of greatness.This year's is sure to be just as great, combining established acts like REM and Billy...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000186.htm What Made Milwaukee Famous "What Doesn't Kill Us"--Album Review- March 10, 2008 The precocious Austin, Texas band What Made Milwaukee Famous is back with anther jostling, catchy pop album, What Doesn't Kill Us. I loved it, perhaps you will too. Check out...http://altmusic.about.com/b/a/000185.htm |