Timeline

Sonic Youth

Time Takes Its Crazy Toll

PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2007

Since their inception in 1981, Sonic Youth’s creativity has stemmed from their copious curiosity about all sorts of subjects: first wave pu...

Nardwuar the Human Serviette

Almost Famous

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

To some, Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin) is the greatest pop culture historian in North America, with an intense attention...

David Lynch

Dark Meditations

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007

How exactly does a filmmaker like David Lynch become a household name? He’s made few blockbusters over his 30-year career, and critics have...

Stories From the Queenie

PJ Harvey

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2007

"The one rock star that makes me know I’m shit is Polly Harvey. I’m nothing next to the purity that she experiences.” — Courtney Love. An a...

Psychedelic Cowboy Rides Off

Lee Hazlewood

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

Lee Hazlewood didn’t give a damn. He never concerned himself with pleasing critics, following convention or satiating record executives. Wh...

Doomsday Clock

The Genius and Megalomania of <b>Smashing Pumpkins</b>

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2007

Say what you will about Billy Corgan, the man has one all-redeeming attribute: he is absolutely delightful to hate. Reading old interviews...

On A Mission...<b>Bad Brains</b> Stops and Starts

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2007

After getting in on the ground floor of hardcore punk, Washington, DC’s Bad Brains have forged a career that has been plagued by stops and...

Burning Spear

Rasta Business

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2007

Some voices carry an air of authority. People like Johnny Cash, Mahlathini, Curtis Mayfield and Prince Far I have righteous charisma that n...