Seth Becomes Him
It’s not easy being Seth Green. Sure, the small-framed,
big-talking actor is extremely good--probably the best there is--at
playing clever sidekicks and snarky supporting roles. But when
you’ve nailed the part as often as he has (e.g., this
summer’s hit caper flick The Italian Job), it can
become as confining as a Mike Myers fat suit. So when Green, 29,
was given a shot at a different kind of character--the dishy,
swishy best friend of a club kid who kills his drug dealer--the
Austin Powers costar was prepared to shelve his bags of shhh
and get to work right away. “I felt like I’d won a
lottery,” he says. “Everything that I’d done
before, no matter how dramatic or challenging, paled next to the
scope of this.”
By Spin Staff; Stephen Saban 09.25.03 3:00 AM
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Bands to Watch: Danger Mouse and Jemini
WHO: Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, a rail-thin,
bookish producer who prefers a furry mouse suit to Rocawear, and
Jemini the Gifted One, a burly Brooklyn rapper with a nasty nasal
flow.
By Chris Ryan; Spin Staff 09.25.03 3:00 AM
WHO: Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, a rail-thin,
bookish producer who prefers a furry mouse suit to Rocawear, and
Jemini the Gifted One, a burly Brooklyn rapper with a nasty nasal
flow.
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Let Us Blow Your Mind -- Two Times
One fine summer afternoon, a svelte rap star comes strolling into a
west hollywood restaurant. Convention dictates a brief description
of his outfit here, usually pasted in by standard Rap-Write(tm)
software: platinum chain, home-team ball cap, baggies from own
clothing line, tattoo of son/daughter/dead homie. But this rap star
is Andre 3000 of Atlanta’s trailblazing hip-hop duo OutKast,
one of the most fashion-forward men in music, if not the United
States. Blond wigs, football shoulder pads, and velvet knickers
have all played a part in Andre’s lonely quest for the Next
Level, thus his look today merits special attention. There it is:
striped polo shirt, blue slacks, tan Banana Republic sports jacket,
and tasseled loafers. Repeat: Tasseled. Freaking. Loafers. To quote
some old Ice-T, Man, have you went crazy?
By Chris Norris; Spin Staff 09.24.03 3:00 AM
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Painting the Town Black with the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
“I’ll have a Jack Daniel’s--as strong as you can
make it,” says Peter Hayes of the psychedelic garage-goth
band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It’s a humid July day in
New York City and singer/guitarist Hayes and bassist Robert Turner
of the San Francisco trio are clad in head-to-toe black denim. Amid
Wall Street traders and indie-film execs in a posh downtown
restaurant, they look bleary-eyed and out of their element. When
the nervous waitress brings Hayes a water glass filled with
whiskey, he can barely lift his head to thank her, but she has
already fled.
By Marc Spitz; Spin Staff 09.15.03 3:00 AM
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Bands to Watch: Pretty Girls Make Graves
WHO: Seattle punks incongruously named after a Smiths song.
Their rock genealogy is fairly incestuous; members have all logged
time in several overlapping bands, including Murder City Devils and
Kill Sadie. SOUND LIKE: On The New Romance, Pretty
Girls’ relentlessly experimental follow-up to 2001’s
Good Health, singer Andrea Zollo seizes the reins with her
fearlessly riot grrrl roar, propelled by a frenzy of zigzagging
guitars.
By Caryn Ganz; Spin Staff 09.15.03 3:00 AM
WHO: Seattle punks incongruously named after a Smiths song.
Their rock genealogy is fairly incestuous; members have all logged
time in several overlapping bands, including Murder City Devils and
Kill Sadie. SOUND LIKE: On The New Romance, Pretty
Girls’ relentlessly experimental follow-up to 2001’s
Good Health, singer Andrea Zollo seizes the reins with her
fearlessly riot grrrl roar, propelled by a frenzy of zigzagging
guitars.
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Stealing Beauty with Alison Lohman
Alison Lohman has never hoodwinked anyone in her entire
life--unless you count the work she’s been doing in front of
audiences since the age of ten. “Acting is a lot like
con-artistry,” says Lohman, 23. “People have to believe
that you’re the person you’re pretending to be.”
By Kristin Roth; Spin Staff 09.15.03 3:00 AM
Alison Lohman has never hoodwinked anyone in her entire
life--unless you count the work she’s been doing in front of
audiences since the age of ten. “Acting is a lot like
con-artistry,” says Lohman, 23. “People have to believe
that you’re the person you’re pretending to be.”
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