Unlimited Sunshine 2002: The Flaming Lips and Cake

Unlimited Sunshine 2002
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
August 25, 2002
Unlimited Sunshine 2002
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
August 25, 2002

Bands to Watch: The Kills

WHO: Florida femme fatale “VV” and Englishman “Hotel,” chain-smoking vegans with a beatbox and vintage gear, both of whom sing and play guitar.

WHO: Florida femme fatale "VV" and Englishman "Hotel," chain-smoking vegans with a beatbox and vintage gear, both of whom sing and play guitar.

SOUND LIKE: Skronky, lo-fi art blues in the tradition of PJ Harvey or Royal Trux. Their debut album, Keep on Your Mean Side, balances trashy, drugged-out distortion with arsenic-laced vocals.

Bands to Watch: Taking Back Sunday

WHO: Post-hardcore quintet from Amityville, New York.
WHO: Post-hardcore quintet from Amityville, New York.

Fountains of Wayne, 'Welcome Interstate Managers' (S-Curve/EMI)

Here’s to the artisanal-cheese-makers, the carpenters, the cobblers, the power-pop songwriters--dedicated craftsmen who still make high-quality products for an ever-shrinking clientele. Case in point: Fountains of Wayne.

My Life in Music: Eddie Vedder

From punk-rock messiahs to Middle Eastern mystics, Eddie Vedder's musical heroes are just as intense and difficult as he is
From punk-rock messiahs to Middle Eastern mystics, Eddie Vedder's musical heroes are just as intense and difficult as he is

The Exile Factor

In 1993, Liz Phair released Exile in Guyville--one of the most artistically brilliant, sexually confrontational rock albums of all time. Today, she's fighting for her career and trying to figure out what the hell to do next
In 1993, Liz Phair released Exile in Guyville--one of the most artistically brilliant, sexually confrontational rock albums of all time. Today, she's fighting for her career and trying to figure out what the hell to do next
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