Metro Weekly

Music

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 15, 2004

    THE GRAMMY DANCE… In a typical year, we'd be crowing about Green Day's six Grammy nominations, Gwen Stefani's sole one-year-early nod, and Basement Jaxx's sweep...

  • Underwhelmed

    By on December 8, 2004

    After Mitsubishi tapped Dirty Vegas to promote its Eclipse model two years ago with the song ''Days Gone By,'' the band became the most popular...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 8, 2004

    MCLACHLAN'S CALLING… Some videos are worth celebrating because they're so good. Gwen Stefani's “What You Waiting For?” for example. And some videos are worth celebrating...

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 17, 2004

    A DANCE BAND RISES… Way Out West is a dance music band. Think about how strange that concept is. And refreshing. You see, Way Out...

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 10, 2004

    DJ Irene A ROCKSTAR LESBIAN DJ... She looks like a lesbian. She sounds like a lesbian. And she is, in fact, a lesbian. But few...

  • Blue-State Pop-Punk

    By on November 10, 2004

    As bruising as the 2004 election was to gay Americans, it's no time to grin and bare it, or to flee. Listen to your inner...

  • Bringing It Back

    By on November 3, 2004

    Blasting off: Duran Duran A quick scan of the lyrics from Astronaut, Duran Duran's new album, provides a snapshot of what must have been on...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 27, 2004

    SOFT CELL SINGER HOSPITALIZED... Nearly two weeks ago Soft Cell singer Marc Almond suffered serious head injuries in a life-threatening motorcycle accident in London. Almond,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 13, 2004

    KYLIE'S SLOW BLOW… Kylie Minogue never toured with her most recent album, Body Language. Was she just too lazy, or too aloof, or too uninspired...

  • Strike Zone

    By on October 13, 2004

    Richard Morel partners in a local legendary dance music producing/songwriting duo, records with his five-piece band for a highly regarded dance music label, and creates...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 6, 2004

    VOTE NOW FOR FAVORITE DJ… One is focused on America, the other worldwide, though with a clear European bias. But no matter: Tiesto is likely...

  • Red-Letter Day

    By on October 6, 2004

    Green Day drops the faggot word bomb -- ''Maybe I am the faggot America, I'm not a part of a redneck agenda '' -- early...

  • Soundwaves

    By on September 29, 2004

    EVERYBODY DANCE NOW… Martha Wash, the Two Tons of Fun/Weather Girls woman (and Sylvester's “Mighty Real” backup singer) with certainly one of the most booming...

  • Soundwaves

    By on September 15, 2004

    DISCO FEELS LOVE… If you were asked to name just three artists who helped shape dance music as we know it, Donna Summer would factor...

  • Sweet and Sour

    By on September 8, 2004

    Would you believe there's a female dance singer who's not getting the attention she deserves in clubland? Hard to believe, I know. Since the dawn...