Email Author Tim Grierson

2005 Stories by Tim Grierson

• Rogue Wave

  published December 15, 2005

  If you're toiling in a 9-to-5 job, telling yourself that one of these days your musical genius will be discovered, lemme tell you about Zach... More >>

• Dangerdoom

  published October 20, 2005

  Of late, hip-hop supergroups have fared better than their rock counterparts. C'mon -- Madvillain? Handsome Boy Modeling School? Incredible stuff,... More >>

• Animal Collective

  published October 13, 2005

  Vaguely folky, kinda psychedelic, slightly jammy, and decidedly challenging, Animal Collective makes records that are impenetrable on first... More >>

• Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age

  published September 15, 2005

  Oh, gracious. These days, hard rock is a most denigrated genre of music, is it not? With all those Mudvaynes and Slipknots besmirching the... More >>

• John Mellencamp, and John Fogerty

  published September 1, 2005

  Beyond obvious nostalgia (and having the same first name), this pairing of classic rock veterans makes a certain amount of sense. Consider that... More >>

• Idlewild

  published September 1, 2005

  These Scots seem destined to be the U.K.'s odd men out, a fate that's tragic but fitting. Unlike conquering heroes Coldplay, this quintet wears a... More >>

• Coldplay

  published August 25, 2005

  You just can't hate Chris Martin. Oh, you can find him overrated and his tunes sappy, but aside from the occasional run-in with a photographer,... More >>

• The White Stripes

  published August 18, 2005

  With most new bands trying to hit platinum their first time out, you rarely see acts develop over the course of several albums anymore -- either... More >>

• Shelby Lynne

  published August 4, 2005

  The year was 2000. I Am Shelby Lynne, the singer-songwriter's declaration of independence after a career of genre-hopping and commercial... More >>

• Fruit Bats

  published July 21, 2005

  Like the comforting inevitability of nature's cycles, Fruit Bats' Eric Johnson returns every two years with more woodsy acoustic numbers that... More >>

• Engineers

  published June 23, 2005

  The cascading waves of sound that constitute the songs on Engineers' self-titled debut contain lyrics, but they're almost entirely beside the... More >>

• The Mountain Goats

  published June 23, 2005

  Lots of indie bands get press from 'zines and alternative rags, but when you get some love from the New Yorker, then you've got that... More >>

• Coldplay

  published June 2, 2005

  In the past, U2 and Radiohead's declarative anthems had been the most obvious benchmarks for Coldplay's grand make-out music, but with X&Y,... More >>

• Sleater-Kinney

  published May 19, 2005

  On its seventh record, the Portland trio Sleater-Kinney finds itself in the same predicament as its heroes Sonic Youth and tour mates Pearl Jam:... More >>

• Maroon 5

  published May 5, 2005

  When Adam Levine and his equally apologetic bandmates in Maroon 5 won Best New Artist at the Grammys in February, perhaps they sensed the... More >>

• Keane

  published April 28, 2005

  Around your bros, it's impossible not to sneer at the mawkish sentimentality of Hopes and Fears, the debut from Brit trio Keane. But get... More >>

• Thievery Corporation

  published March 17, 2005

  With its previous albums, Thievery Corporation's adoration for the cocktail lounge could wear thin. But The Cosmic Game embraces a broader... More >>

• Ambulance Ltd.

  published March 17, 2005

  Sometimes, the early band on the bill is the one worth your dollars. Last year, when that glorified '80s tribute band The Killers rode the success... More >>

• Kasabian

  published March 10, 2005

  Kasabian is scheduled to perform with The Music, and Morningwood, on Tuesday, March 15, at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. More >>