Live: Weezer/Dashboard Confessional
This Weezer show was a study in spirited schizophrenia, fitting for
a band whose leader, Rivers Cuomo, loves to sing about personality
crises. The set was heavy on Weezer tunes most likely to be found
on mix tapes (but where were "In the Garage" and "Pink Triangle"?),
with Cuomo playing geek one song and guitar god the next. A blazing
"Tired of Sex" blew away a meandering "Burndt Jamb" with a welcome
wave of feedback; a snarly and raw "Hash Pipe" crashed into a
deliberate and dignified "Only in Dreams," like the beefy
jock-rockers probably ran over a shy Cuomo in some high school
hallway long ago. But Cuomo doesn't want to be the guy who looks
just like Buddy Holly anymore. Tonight, his dapper suit and tie put
him a lot closer to Elvis Costello, and his gawky earnestness was
all Jonathan Richman. But there was an intelligence and
vulnerability behind what history will recall as "classic
Weezer"--1994's debut "Blue Album" and its follow-up,
Pinkerton--that was lost behind tonight's
not-so-ironic-anymore flashpots and fog machines.
By Chris Ziegler; Spin Staff 07.23.03 3:00 AM
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The Donnas
They're every mother's nightmare, every schoolboy's dream. But
don't call the Donnas punks, and don't mistake them for a gimmick
band. After seven years of honing their chops, they just might be
the coolest band in America
By Kate Sullivan; Spin Staff 07.23.03 3:00 AM
They're every mother's nightmare, every schoolboy's dream. But
don't call the Donnas punks, and don't mistake them for a gimmick
band. After seven years of honing their chops, they just might be
the coolest band in America
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Each summer, 500 goths descend on Disneyland to smoke cigarettes
and mock Snow White. Why? Because it's the only place where they
can truly feel at home
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 07.22.03 3:00 AM
Each summer, 500 goths descend on Disneyland to smoke cigarettes
and mock Snow White. Why? Because it's the only place where they
can truly feel at home
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Lo-Res All Stars
In the universe of Eboy, a pixel is worth a thousand words
By Lara Behnert; Spin Staff 07.22.03 3:00 AM
In the universe of Eboy, a pixel is worth a thousand words
You can toss that 20-foot stack of glossy magazines piling up in your living room, because the Berlin- and New York-based design team Eboy (eboy.com) has downloaded the contents of its hard drives into Eboy Hello, the hipster/stoner coffee-table tome of the year.
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The Icemen Cometh
Who's more qualified to face off over hockey sim NHL 2003 than
Canadian rockers Default?
By Kirk Miller; Spin Staff 07.22.03 3:00 AM
Who's more qualified to face off over hockey sim NHL 2003 than Canadian rockers Default?
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Eminem: Behind Blue Eyes
Eminem's sensitive portrayal of white Detroit rapper Jimmy
"Rabbit" Smith in the feature film 8 Mile could very well be
his ticket to respectability. But Spin finds that while the
pop star may envision a more PG-13 persona, he still answers to an
unrated voice inside his head
By Alan Light; Spin Staff 07.22.03 3:00 AM
Eminem's sensitive portrayal of white Detroit rapper Jimmy
"Rabbit" Smith in the feature film 8 Mile could very well be
his ticket to respectability. But Spin finds that while the
pop star may envision a more PG-13 persona, he still answers to an
unrated voice inside his head
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