Cover Story

Step Inside Richie Hawtin's Plastikman

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

Ronald McDonald knows it. Calvin Klein knows it. The Rolling Stones know it, and so does Richie Hawtin: in today's 500-channel universe, lo...

Profane Peaches

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2003

She's a man-eater (and a woman-eater too), a high voltage electro-rock nympho on record and a gender-fucking sexual conduit on stage. From...

The Weakerthans

Spellbound

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

John K. Samson opens with song. It's worth ten points.He carries a small travel Scrabble set with him everywhere he goes; in a small blue b...

The Constantines

Rock's Guiding Light

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

There are five members in the band, but on any given night, put the Constantines on a stage and they can be hundreds strong. A Constantines...

Metric's System

or how we learned to stop worrying and (finally) release our debut

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

The first time I saw Metric was actually the third time. It was March of 2002 and the nomadic duo of Emily Haines and James Shaw were near...

Moneen

Explore the Intricate Balance Between Harmonic Challenges and Humorous Inclinations In the Modern Age

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Inside the diminutive Rivoli club in Toronto, crammed with people, Moneen plays as if their lives hang in the balance, delivering a continu...

The New Pornographers

Mass Hypnosis

PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

"I thought if we could sell 2000 copies, if Mint [Records] could make their money back, that's success. That was my big dream for the Porno...

The Dears

Big Love Hits the Big Time

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

It may come as a surprise to some, others won't believe it at all, but the Dears don't want to be rock stars. Mainstream affiliations, mile...