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  • Heading for the Ditch: Smog and Will Oldham

    by Ben ThompsonApril 23, 2008Comments (1)

    Originally published in The Independent, February 2000 It’s only the first week in February and already spring's sonic daffodils are poking through the boy-band mulch. Those who feared they would live their whole lives without seeing Mercury Rev and Tony Christie in the same Top 20 singles chart can now rest easy. (read more)

  • Keith Richards: Monkey Man

    by Braden TowneJanuary 30, 2008Comments (2)

    His Majesty of Debauchery, King Keef, has reigned over the post-Elvis period as the ultimate rock star. At the peak of his powers, his appetite for opiates and wanton hotel room destruction was unparalleled, and matched by his proclivity for unusual fashion accoutrements. (read more)

  • Robert Plant: Of Bustling Hedgerows and Bonzo

    by Braden TowneNovember 28, 2007Comments (11)

    With flowing flaxen locks and inspiration drawn from Celtic, Norse, and Mississippian mythology, Robert Plant personified what quickly became the standard in rock music: bare-chested carnal howling, bathed in white light and strutting in tumescent pants. (read more)

  • Radiohead: They Do It to Themselves

    by Greg GastonNovember 14, 2007Comments (12)

    Every great band reaches a critical point in their career and must decide whether to remain the same or to evolve into something else. Without growth comes stasis—often the death knell for artists in their prime. It’s hard to fault bands like U2, who left their classic, platinum sound behind with the daring transformation of Achtung Baby. (read more)

  • Foo Fighters

    by Mike Conklin and Jocelyn HoppaOctober 3, 2007Comments (15)

    They're more ‘90s than Friends. (read more)

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