Category: FEATURES

The Black Keys: My City Was Gone

You don’t have to go looking for the blues in the Black Keys’ hometown of Akron, Ohio: The blues will

January 15, 2005 / FEATURES

On “Cruel But Honest Fortune,” from Jay Bennett’s The Beloved Enemy (Undertow), the ex-Wilco multi-instrumentalist sounds like he’s headed for

December 15, 2004 / FEATURES

Comedy. Isn’t that what opening bands are for? Eugene Mirman and Patton Oswalt spent much of the last 12 months

December 6, 2004 / FEATURES

In the midst of a national hangover mired in war and division, Tom Waits offers stories of happier hours and

October 13, 2004 / FEATURES

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is learning to make brilliant mistakes on his own albums. Lots of them.

October 1, 2004 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

Whether leading Queens Of The Stone Age or following his own freak-friendly muse, you will know Josh Homme by the

June 17, 2004 / FEATURES

Mark E. Smith is either the music world’s greatest tyrant or its hippest priest. Heading into his third decade as

June 15, 2004 / FEATURES