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Robyn delves further into ‘Body Talk’ project

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:25:23 -0400

After taking over three years to roll out her self-titled 2005 album, which included the addition of new tracks in various markets and only made its way to the States in 2008, Swedish pop artist Robyn decided that her follow-up project would be best ma...

Crystal Castles take on techno for sophomore album

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:23:40 -0400

If you were asked to reminisce on your 14-year-old mentality, chances are you'd remember a mostly quiet mind, free of stressful worries. If you were to ask Alice Glass, the vocal half of Crystal Castles, the same thing, she might reply with affectionat...

This Piano Plays Itself, but the bills aren’t so self-sufficient

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:21:05 -0400

Local indie rock act This Piano Plays Itself is expanding beyond its strong Atlanta fanbase. With nearly 47,000 hits on their Myspace, they're poised to explode. ...

Local artist creates a realm of superstitions

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:18:17 -0400

Sanithna Phansavanh (pronounced suh-neat-nuh pon-suh-von), a local artist in the burgeoning local art scene, has created a visual conglomeration of irrational thought from around the world. ...

Late-night parties take the cake at Dragon*Con

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 23:16:20 -0400

Last week, I was sure I'd been to Dragon*Con before. I'd just roamed the hotels as a non-ticketholder, and enjoyed myself, of course, but never actually participated. ...

Posner’s ‘Takeoff’ falters

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:02:06 -0400

After releasing a few mixtapes last year, recent Duke University graduate Mike Posner just released his major-label debut, 31 Minutes to Takeoff. ...

Cotton Jones cheers up on sophomore album

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:06 -0400

Now on its second long-player, Maryland-based Cotton Jones has perfected a difficult task: meshing accessible folk and country in a way that's nonchalantly cool. ...

‘The Suburbs’ overproduced, still resonant

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:56:50 -0400

By: Paul Demerritt

Arcade Fire is a band that knows what it means to live in the 21st century. ...

The Signal's guide to Dragon*Con

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:53:50 -0400

If you've never been to Dragon*Con, Atlanta's annual sci-fi and fantasy fest that draws around 30,000 folks from all over, this is the year to get in on the action. ...

King of tasty treats pops up in Woodruff Park

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:46:56 -0400

If you walk through Woodruff Park to class, you might've noticed it already and mdash;an umbrella bearing every color under the sun shading an ice cream cart with orange wheels. ...

Annual book festival unites readers and authors

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:43:30 -0400

By: Annabella Jean-Laurent

Since its birth in 2006, the Decatur Book Festival has grown from just an idea into to the largest independent book festival in the nation. ...

Big Boi’s ‘Left Foot’ takes the right steps

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:25:22 -0400

Big Boi, one half of the Atlanta-bred hip-hop duo OutKast, finally gets his first proper solo debut with Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. ...

Perry envisions a quirky, engaging ‘Dream’

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:22:22 -0400

Among the new pop divas dominating the music scene these days, few seem to be actually enjoying themselves with as much fervor as the delightfully quirky Katy Perry. ...

Top 10 celebrity tax evaders

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:18:38 -0400

The Signal and #39;s favorite tax-evading celebrity scandals of all time! ...

‘Dreamer Boy Dan’ becomes a reality at Mint Gallery

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:39 -0400

Through the intriguingly twisted minds of Brock Scott, musical composer, and Nic Rad, artist and poet, the concept that is Dreamer Boy Dan has now become a much-anticipated reality. ...

T.I. moves on with life, work

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:08:13 -0400

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., better known to the world as T.I., has never been a man to be held down by circumstance. Not even spending nine months at a Forest City, Ark. low-security prison could hold him back from his goals and ambitions. ...

Three self-published projects you should know about

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:43:50 -0400

Coming and Crying, Melissa Gira Grant and Meaghan O'Connell

Compiled and edited by Melissa Gira Grant, writer, and Meaghan O'Connell, a writer and Tumblr employee, Coming and Crying is a book about... Well, sex. As Grant an...

‘Lottery Ticket’ fails to pay out

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:38:26 -0400

Millionaires aren't safe in the projects. At least, that's what Lottery Ticket implies....

Bun B too ‘Trill’ for his own good

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:34:19 -0400

Trill O.G., Bun B's cleverly titled third installment in the Trill series, is the first album in five years to receive the highest rating from the Source. and nbsp; But does it stack up?...

Exclusively excused scandalous celebrities

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:30:14 -0400

If there's one thing of which Hollywood hasn't given the public a shortage, it's celebrity scandals....