Email Author Phil Freeman

2010 Stories by Phil Freeman

• Iran's Hypernova braves cultural repression to rock out

  published July 14, 2010

  Indie rock has become so washed out in recent years that it's a challenge just to stay awake through many songs, never mind whole albums.... More >>

• Show preview: Tinariwen

  published June 16, 2010

  The term "desert blues" is more than a little reductive, but it does at least begin to describe the sound of Tinariwen, a North African... More >>

• Faith No More's second coming

  published April 7, 2010

  It's been assumed for some time that pop-cultural nostalgia runs on a 20-year clock. There was a tame 1950s revival in the '70s with... More >>

• SXSW 2010 Showgoers' Guide to Bay Area Acts

  published March 10, 2010

  Between March 17 and March 20, thousands of musicians, some signed and many more hoping to be signed, will descend upon Austin for the annual... More >>

• Galactic

  published March 3, 2010

  New Orleans instrumental funk sextet Galactic has built a sterling reputation on the jam-band scene, rocking Bonnaroo, the seagoing Jam... More >>

• High on Fire polishes its metal weaponry

  published February 24, 2010

  Oakland's (and possibly Earth's) heaviest band, High on Fire, is ready for its close-up. The trio's fifth studio album, Snakes for the... More >>