Critic's Notebook Archives

Best Local Heavy-Metal Album

By Miami New Times Staff & FreelancersMay 17, 2001

Miami’s own heavy-metal warrior by way of Sweden and Los Angeles, Yngwie Malmsteen has settled on a novel solution to the ol’ “Hope I Die Before I Get Old” quandary that plagues so many aging rock singers.

Ry Cooder performing on stage with a guitar in hand

Composer Ry Cooder Goes to Havana on a Trio of Records

By Raymond TuttleOctober 16, 1997

Thanks in part to his atmospheric soundtrack for Paris, Texas, guitarist Ry Cooder has gained an international reputation as a distinctive composer.