Email Author Michael Roberts

Awards

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 11, 2008

  "The Rocky Mountain News is Going Down"

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2007 Stories by Michael Roberts

• Puscifer

  published November 28, 2007

  The most-viewed YouTube clip starring Puscifer, Tool leader Maynard James Keenan's twisted side project, is "Cuntry Boner," which features MJK,... More >>

• Coheed and Cambria

  published November 28, 2007

  There's so much about Coheed and Cambria's work that cries out for ridicule: the '70s-art-rock-derived instrumental wankery, or its skyscraping,... More >>

• Puscifer

  published November 21, 2007

  The most-viewed YouTube clip starring Puscifer, Tool leader Maynard James Keenan's twisted side project, is "Cuntry Boner," which features MJK,... More >>

• Coheed and Cambria

  published November 21, 2007

  There's so much about Coheed and Cambria's work that cries out for ridicule: the '70s-art-rock-derived instrumental wankery, or its skyscraping,... More >>

• Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

  published October 17, 2007

  Given the advances in digital studio equipment, cutting an album in analog can be both more difficult and more expensive. Ben Harper preferred the... More >>

• Justice

  published August 22, 2007

  Because plenty of French artists wear their reputation for pretentiousness like a particularly tony beret, the decision by Justice's Gaspard... More >>

• The White Stripes

  published August 8, 2007

  The White Stripes have always teetered on the brink of novelty — and it's astonishing that so few people seem to have noticed. The goofy... More >>

• Velvet Revolver

  published August 8, 2007

  As with Contraband, the first Velvet Revolver CD, Libertad is an amalgam of its influences: some good (Guns N' Roses), others less... More >>

• Flyleaf

  published July 18, 2007

  Straight outta Belton, Texas, Flyleaf is a teen-angst quintet that aims to inspire through depression. Lead singer Lacey Mosley's lyrics... More >>

• Ryan Adams

  published July 11, 2007

  Ryan Adams was needled throughout 2005 for releasing three albums' worth of songs without seeming to consider whether all of the tunes met his... More >>

• Feist

  published June 13, 2007

  The latest by Leslie Feist has earned hosannas aplenty, and many of them are deserved. Still, because the best numbers on The Reminder are... More >>

• Dungen

  published May 23, 2007

  Creatively speaking, Sweden's Gustav Ejstes, the man behind Dungen, refuses to remain earthbound. On Tio Bitar, he takes listeners on a... More >>

• Hellyeah

  published May 16, 2007

  Former Pantera pounder Vinnie Paul hasn't made much noise of late, and for good reason: His brother and bandmate, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, was... More >>

• Grinderman

  published May 2, 2007

  On the surface, Grinderman — which teams Nick Cave with three current Bad Seeds — seems merely an excuse for Cave to release another new... More >>

• Timbaland

  published April 25, 2007

  Tim Mosley's megalomania is totally justified. He's among the most consistently inventive producers of the past decade, and recent hits on which... More >>

• Lily Allen

  published February 28, 2007

  Alright is a love-loathe proposition. Plenty of listeners will be enchanted by Lily Allen's defiantly casual singing, cool-girl vocabulary... More >>