Email Author Alec Hanley Bemis

2007 Stories by Alec Hanley Bemis

• Blackouts, Sellouts and Freakouts

  published November 22, 2007

  Britney Spears, “Gimme More,” Jive (Zomba): At press time, Blackout has not received a proper airing in its ideal... More >>

• Neko Case: Deep Red Belle

  published November 15, 2007

  Neko Case’s voice is brassy, miscegenated and classic. When she’s on a roll, time, place, race and syntax fall away, as exemplified... More >>

• Awesome Music

  published October 18, 2007

  Who’s WhoOwen Pallet is a Toronto-based musician who has created arrangements for indie artists Arcade Fire, Bloc... More >>

• Summer Lovin', Happened So Fast

  published August 30, 2007

  Rihanna’s irresistible yet clinical R&B jam “Umbrella” sounds like a worthy candidate for any Best of ’07 list.... More >>

• The World According to Hutz

  published August 23, 2007

  Imagine Eastern European fashion casualties sipping apple-infused vodka alongside art-world hipsters dining on Montreal-style poutine,... More >>

• The (Ugly, Nasty, Pissed) Men Among Children

  published August 2, 2007

  Indie Rock’s Peter Pan Complex (A Protest): Pop music will always fetishize broad emotions, petulant attitudes and tight-bodied... More >>

• Slint's Return to Spiderland

  published July 19, 2007

  If you Google the words “Brian McMahan,” you’ll wade through Web pages devoted to a religious speaker, a gold-medal-winning... More >>

• Math Rock, M.I.A., and the Secret of iTunes Plus

  published June 14, 2007

  Bonde Do Role: With a name that good, does it matter whether they are? Math Rock Matures: I used to think math rock was the... More >>

• The World According to Björk, Aoki, Tweedy and a Gaggle of Teenage Guitar Girls

  published May 24, 2007

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• Rappers Who'll Make You Dial for Dollars

  published May 3, 2007

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• Take You Higher!

  published March 29, 2007

     Amy Winehouse: “Rehab” (Republic/Universal): Everything about Amy Winehouse is a screaming defense of binge drinking — even ... More >>

• Trondheim Rock City!

  published March 15, 2007

  Trondheim, Norway, fancies itself the sister city to Detroit — just substitute a technical college for fading auto plants, and promising... More >>

• Illuminating the Manuscripts

  published March 8, 2007

  {mosimage} Straight to the point: Neon Bible, the Arcade Fire’s sophomore album, is fabulous... More >>

• Sales Go Soft. Shins Go Limp. Rock Critics Go Limper.

  published March 1, 2007

  Hips Don’t Matter: If James Brown was the godfather of soul, Prince is certainly his successor. If he needs hip-replacemen... More >>

• Folk, Without the Beards

  published February 15, 2007

  Released last fall to little fanfare, Grizzly Bear’s sophomore album, Yellow House (Warp), came in with a whimper but went out... More >>

• Hip-Hop Is Dead

  published February 1, 2007

  Hip-Hop in Crisis, Pt. 1 Kanye: It’s hard to deny hip-hop is going through a crisis. It’s not a crisis of confidence, mind... More >>

• Stone, Warm, Sober

  published January 18, 2007

  Robert Stone’s friends are throwing him a farewell party. They’re in Los Angeles in the summer of ’69. Balloons are... More >>