http://altmusic.about.com/ Alternative Music http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/04/29/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-abouts-guide-to-alternative-music.htm We're looking for a passionate and enthusiastic individual to be the Guide to the Alternative Music site on About.com! What sort of information do we want the new Guide to provide? Well,... http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/04/29/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-abouts-guide-to-alternative-music.htm 2008-04-29T12:15:15Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/23/alt-rock-education-in-rainbows-in-profile.htm 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/2008/03/23/alt-rock-education-in-rainbows-in-profile.htm 2008-03-23T19:16:49Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/20/rivers-cuomo-plays-soccer-waxes-nostalgic.htm Over at Stereogum, they're linking to a video Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) has released for a single off his recent solo/outtakes album Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo,... http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/20/rivers-cuomo-plays-soccer-waxes-nostalgic.htm 2008-03-20T14:39:46Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/20/darla-farmer-rewiring-the-electric-forest-album-review.htm On its MySpace, Darla Farmer describes itself as spewing "musical venom." Sadly, the band doesn’t seem to realize that people don't always want to listen to something poisonous. As it... http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/20/darla-farmer-rewiring-the-electric-forest-album-review.htm 2008-03-20T09:19:11Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/17/2008-day-4-the-end.htm 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/2008/03/17/2008-day-4-the-end.htm 2008-03-17T10:58:20Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/16/sxsw-2008-day-three-good-vibes.htm 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/2008/03/16/sxsw-2008-day-three-good-vibes.htm 2008-03-16T19:54:01Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/15/sxsw-day-2-sonic-overload.htm 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/2008/03/15/sxsw-day-2-sonic-overload.htm 2008-03-15T12:39:52Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/13/sxsw-2008-rem-johnathan-rice-papercranes-dead-confederate.htm 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/2008/03/13/sxsw-2008-rem-johnathan-rice-papercranes-dead-confederate.htm 2008-03-13T20:25:36Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/12/sxsw-2008-preview.htm 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/2008/03/12/sxsw-2008-preview.htm 2008-03-12T12:38:40Z http://altmusic.about.com/b/2008/03/10/what-made-milwaukee-famous-what-doesnt-kill-us-album-review.htm 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/2008/03/10/what-made-milwaukee-famous-what-doesnt-kill-us-album-review.htm 2008-03-10T08:56:43Z