Band of the Year: The Strokes
Boasting a hit album, a brilliant live act, a cadre of squealing
groupies (and that's just Drew Barrymore and Winona Ryder), and an
opening spot on the Rolling Stones tour, the Strokes are without a
doubt the Band of the Year--whether they like it or not. The
skinny-tied fab five are heralding a new era of sexy, cool
rock'n'roll. And despite the pressures of constant touring, they
look remarkably sharp.
By Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
Boasting a hit album, a brilliant live act, a cadre of squealing
groupies (and that's just Drew Barrymore and Winona Ryder), and an
opening spot on the Rolling Stones tour, the Strokes are without a
doubt the Band of the Year--whether they like it or not. The
skinny-tied fab five are heralding a new era of sexy, cool
rock'n'roll. And despite the pressures of constant touring, they
look remarkably sharp.
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Pop Trend of the Year: Anti-Britneys
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to
teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than
singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
By Alex Pappademas; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
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Alkaline Trio, 'Good Mourning' (Vagrant)
Punk with a bad liver and a broken heart.
By Andy Greenwald 06.15.03 3:00 AM
As reliable as spiked belts, chain wallets, and the distinctive aroma of trust funds is the love all hardcore kids have for the Smiths. Except it's not just love--it's looooooove. Often, when the bruised, bully-boy sadism of punk meets the bullied, bruised-boy masochism of that arch English quartet, the results either sound dreadful or get pigeonholed as "emo" or both.
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Welcome to the Dogg House
It isn't easy being a gangsta-rap legend, a cartoon character, a
peewee-football coach, and a porn mogul. But Snoop Dogg is trying
to keep it all under control.
By G. Beato; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
It isn't easy being a gangsta-rap legend, a cartoon character, a
peewee-football coach, and a porn mogul. But Snoop Dogg is trying
to keep it all under control.
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Dischord Records: Out of Step with the World
After 20-plus years of producing perhaps the finest underground
rock catalogue in America, Ian MacKaye and his Washington
D.C.-based Dischord Records are, well, still saying no--no to
rootless commercialism, no to cheap nostalgia, no to doing music
business as usual. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Green Bay Packers
of punk
By Andrew Beaujon; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
After 20-plus years of producing perhaps the finest underground
rock catalogue in America, Ian MacKaye and his Washington
D.C.-based Dischord Records are, well, still saying no--no to
rootless commercialism, no to cheap nostalgia, no to doing music
business as usual. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Green Bay Packers
of punk
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The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Sleaze
O.J.'s got nothing on these people. From pedophiles to
crackheads to the world's worst friends, partners, and parents,
rock stars have legendarily distinguished themselves as the answer
to the question: "How low can you go?"
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
O.J.'s got nothing on these people. From pedophiles to
crackheads to the world's worst friends, partners, and parents,
rock stars have legendarily distinguished themselves as the answer
to the question: "How low can you go?"
O.J.'s got nothing on these people. From pedophiles to crackheads to the world's worst friends, partners, and parents, rock stars have legendarily distinguished themselves as the answer to the question: "How low can you go?"
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