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MODEST MOUSE Is it too early to talk about Isaac Brock, the hard-to-read mind behind Modest Mouse, as an American treasure? He might hate that, »
VAN JONES Commonalities versus differences. Seems like a no-brainer fight but the sad truth is evidenced all around—America is in the midst of a political »
SHROUD EATER You want doom bands? Miami is rife with riffs, drone and drums reminiscent of Kong at the gates. However, much like coffee (and »
The Psychedelic Furs It took a second recording of their single “Pretty in Pink” and a friendship with “Brat Pack” director John Hughes to cement »
SOCIAL DISTORTION Michael Ness has spent years in and out of rehab, done a few stints in prison and battled through the deaths of former »
DEAP VALLY Lots of things were happening six years ago. PureHoney was nearing its debut, Lena Dunham (cringe) was filming the first season of Girls, »
CHEAP TRICK Cheap Trick arrived in early 1977 as puzzle for audiences and marketers deciding what to make of this band. Visually, they were a »
CAVITY AD After more than twenty-five years spent mercilessly assaulting South Florida’s music scene, Cavity bassist and founding member Daniel Gorostiaga insists he escaped his »
Chevelle Last year, Chevelle put out their eighth album The North Corridor. Now that they are on tour to promote it and connect with longtime »
Supersuckers Too punk rock for the country crowd, too country fried for the punkers… since 1988, Eddie Spaghetti and a revolving door of cohorts have »
Awesome Tapes Cassettes are more than collectibles for Brian Shimkovitz, creator of Awesome Tapes From Africa. They were his entrée to revelatory music. They inspired »
POST ANIMAL There seems to be confusion in the collective press coverage of who does what in the psych-rock combo Post Animal. New York magazine, »
