Category: FEATURES

The Strokes: What Goes On

The importance of being the Strokes ... isn't all that important. Three years into its tenure as the hot new band,

April 1, 2004 / FEATURES

What will 10 quid buy a Scottish band? If you’re a member of Belle And Sebastian’s brass-happy army, it might

March 27, 2004 / FEATURES

There was always something funny about Sparks. 1972’s “Here Comes Bob,” an angular pop tune wrapped in a baroque string quartet

January 9, 2004 / FEATURES

“I’m just fine,” says Roky Erickson in response to the standard polite inquiry. This is anything but mundane stuff for

January 9, 2004 / FEATURES

There is a phrase—the ‘sparkle factor’—in surfing that T describes the glistening effect the sun has on the water as it furls

January 6, 2004 / FEATURES

Multi-instrumentalist Martin Slattery recorded and toured with Joe Strummer from 1999’s Rock Art And The X-Ray Style until Strummer’s passing.

January 5, 2004 / FEATURES, FREE MP3s

Air’s music may glide by without friction, but the French duo seems intent on agitating what should be a serene

December 30, 2003 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania