Partying With a Humble
Rock God
Slash
and Rod Jackson talk about Snakepit,
AC/DC, Les Paul, and why there will never be a Guns
N' Roses reunion, by Gail Worley
The Ventures A
Go-Go In The New Millenium
Don
Wilson opens a pipeline to rock history
and looks to the 21st Century, by Steve Stav
Piece and
Love and Anger and Romantic
Idealism
Meg
Lee Chin is the best thing to happen to
industrial-- scratch that-- music, this year, by J. Kim
The Time Has Come
Today
Gail
Worley interviews Jon Crosby of
VAST
The Seattle to
Omak Stampede
Steve
Stav goes on the road to dusty death with guns, Shinola,
and a really big dog...
What A Long,
Strange Trip It's Been
Courtney Taylor talks about life - and
love - on the road as the Dandy Warhols finish
their 2000 World Tour, by Steve Stav
Elliott Smith Vs.
Standard Songwriting
As opposed to way too much of the pop product
released in this or any day, Smith’s songs
don’t follow some simple story or idea,
resembling instead a walk down a hall of broken
mirrors. By Sean O'Neill
Waxwing: Madmen
for the Ride
Reed
Jackson interview's Seattle's youngest emo
superstars
Peter Murphy Tames
Audiences with Intimate "Just For Love"
Tour
Candid conversation reveals lighter side of
Goth-rock's Dark Prince, by Steve Stav
Vive La
Grrrl-Style Revolution!
ROCKRGRL
Women in Music Conference Makes Good on Its
Promise of Change Through Unity, by Tizzy Asher
Long Live Teen
Angst and Rock N' Roll!
Kimberly
Reyes examines the imaginative power and
raw sex appeal wielded by [The London]
Suede
Lost Empires,
Found Memories:
Joel R. L. Phelps and the Downer Trio release
a gripping new album, by Dave
Liljengren
Ian Hunter is
Rock and Roll to the Bone
Gail Worley interviews the
storied Brit who made Cleveland
rock
Juno: No Time For Emo
Megan Seling uncovers the
lighter side of the bad boys of Juno
and finds it completely beyond
words
HOW THE
REPLACEMENTS SAVED ME FROM THE LEDGE
Claude
Iosso takes a look at the life, career,
and emotional impact of Minneapolis' MopTops, The Replacements
Home
Is Where My Heart Lies
Ex-Goodness front, Carrie Akre,
talks about high school, kids in drag, Pat
Benatar, and her new album with Mollia Jensen
God Smiles on
Sunny Day
Gail Worley interviews William
Goldsmith of Sunny Day Real
Estate
Silkworm Rocks
Again
Silkworm is back with a new album, and
this time they're exploring the Lifestyle.
By Eric J.
Iannelli
Wild Boys Go the
Way of Pop Trash
An
Interview with Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo
of Duran Duran, by Gail Worley
Until Sonic Death Do
Us Part:
Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon gives
wiseacre responses to questions about love,
death, and feminist victories. By Amy Schroeder
Honest
Self-Loathing in a Constructive-Feeling Way
Mary Timony, ex-Helium,
discusses Mountain, her solo debut, with
Amy Schroeder
The
Hypnotized Never Lie ... They Just Get Duped
The
Who has kicked off its 2,373rd farewell
tour ... "and with it, another little piece
of the band's integrity falls by the
wayside". Captain Spaulding
unloads some maximum R&B (ranting &
berating) on Pete Townshend and company in Hooray For Me
A Techno Devil
Takes it to the Next Level
Percussionist
Matt Walker talks about Cupcakes, rocket fuel,
and the good old days in Filter and Smashing
Pumpkins, by Gail Worley
WHAT'S THE
SOUND OF WHITE MEN RAPPING?
J.
Kim takes on Kid Rock
and Eminem saying: "While
racism disgusts me, the history of whites and men
in the United States also disgusts me;" in the Divine Miss K
The Drop: The
Horror and Chelsea Clinton
"In
the age of baby-boy-ragecore, an all-male band
which communicates to other men as adults
deserves automatic kudos," says J. Kim
Why Does the
Unband Rock So Hard?
Because
"it’s not really satisfying to rock
a little bit. I can’t play mellow music,
we gotta play real loud, otherwise it sounds like
poopy," says Matt Pierce
She’s the Boss
Gail Worley interviews Christina Martinez of
Boss Hog
The Flaming Lips'
Flying Audiophile Circus
"Talking
with Wayne Coyne about the band's evolution is
like being guided through a minefield of
entertainment possibilities" says Brian Charest
When a Guitar Solo is
not [Legally] a Guitar Solo
Avant Rocker Jeremy Boyle has created an
ambient album by cutting and pasting guitar solos
from classic rock masters, by Gail Worley
Polecat: High
Pressure System
"Anyone who's seen a Polecat
show knows that staying true to that spirit is a
very good thing indeed," says Matthew Parker
The Roar of Le
Tigre
Amy Schroeder talks with Kathleen Hanna,
Sadie Benning, and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre
about Film, Feminism and Rockable Tunes
Jeremy Toback:
Going Places
Gail Worley talks to this True
Fiction songwriter about his secret for
unlocking the creative
unconscious
Peregrine
Soaring
Amy Schroeder talks to Tara Jane O'Neil
of Rodan, Retsin,
and The Sonora Pine about her
new album, Peregrine
Def Leppard &
Dokken Come Alive
Metal Columnist Paul Hanson interviews
Dokken bassist, Jeff Pilson,
in The View From
Hear
Fairgrove: It's
All in the Name
Mark
Richards talks to Fairgrove, a Seattle
band specializing in dark landscapes
Black 47: Erin Go
Broke
NYC's
jazzy, progressive-gael rockers, Black 47,
experience all famine and no feast while living
under the tyranny of major labels
Buzzcocks: A Long
Way From Rigor Mortis
Todd Weber investigates the Modern
ambitions of these 70s Britpunk
survivors
Len: Stealing
Sunshine, Custom Bitches, and the Anti-Stardom
Vibe
Damien M. Jones talks to Planet Pea
about life and touring in the old-school, good-time lane
From Nirvana to
Ninth Grade
Former
Nirvana bassist, Krist Novoselic, shocks troubled
teens with frank talk about sex (not), life, and
how to "be real," by Jeff
Burlingame
Power Pop and
Public Suicide
The Candy Butchers' Mike Viola hung with
Kim Fowley, sang with Tom Hanks, and watched the
ultimate act of desperation from a concert stage.
Gail Worley gets him to put it all in
perspective
Slipknot: Serial
Killer Metal from Iowa
"If
Charles Manson grew up on the new jack metal
scene and had an appreciation for Slayer –
he might've been a founding member of Slipknot,"
says Bushman in this unguarded
interview
God Is From
Seattle
Gail Worley talks to legendary
industrial drummer Bill Rieflin about
his recent solo album and life after leaving Ministry
There is Only One
Type O Negative
Gail Worley interviews Johnny Kelly of Type O Negative
Do You Dream in
Color?
Gail
Worley interviews Anne Dudley and Paul
Morley of the Art of Noise about
their new CD, The Seduction
of Claude Debussy
Suede Head
"I'm not a rock demon at all, it's
just that black leather detracts from people
looking at your face, so that's good," says
Suede's Richard Oakes in this interview by Gail Worley
Ben Lee: Ten Feet
Tall, Bulletproof and Invisible
Aussie Rocker Ben Lee has fame, fortune,
actress Clare Danes, and the ability to start Breathing
Tornados, by Gail Worley
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