Articles by Ian Danzig

Gigantic (A Tale Of Two Johns)

AJ Schnack

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

Gigantic is the story of They Might Be Giants, and for all of the film's unique storytelling devices, it simply follows the career arc of J...

Fort Lauderdale

Pretty Monster

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

Channelling the spirit of Marc Bolan and early David Bowie, the UK duo known as Fort Lauderdale recreate ’70s glam rock for 2003. For an ou...

Tricky / Various

Back to Mine

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

Tricky has always been a frightening figure with his tough guy mumble and take-no-shit stance. On his mixed compilation for DMC’s Back to M...

Dengue Fever

Dengue Fever

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

While Chhom Nimol is a Cambodian pop star, her band, Dengue Fever, is not destined for a 2003 Cambodian top ten. What we do hear sounds lik...

Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2003

The first thing any SNL fan will notice when picking up this five-disc set is all of the great live segments over the past 25 years that ar...

Rob Crow

My Room Is A Mess

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

Rob Crow is simply one of the best pop songwriters to emerge out of the American indie-rock boom of the ’90s. He’s also one of the most pro...

Cuts

2 Over Ten

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

This Oakland, California quartet kicks out some great ’60s psychedelic pop with just the right balance of garage punch and sugar-coated hoo...

Sparks

Lil' Beethoven

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

The brother team of songwriter and instrumentalist Ron and vocalist Russell Mael have not only had one of the most peculiar careers over th...