David Cross, 'Let America Laugh' (Sub Pop)
By Andy Greenwald 02.23.04 4:00 AM
As the bald half of late-’90s sketch-comedy duo Mr. Show, David Cross perfected a particular strain of prissy, highly articulate rage. In 2002, Cross took that rage on the road, playing rock venues across the country with Atlanta band Ultrababyfat and videographer Lance Bangs in tow.
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25 to Watch
Bleeding Through
WHO Frontman Brandan Schieppati screams as if his insides were being sucked out by a high-powered vacuum cleaner, but his band’s death-metal barrage is given a haunting ambience by the keyboards of female member Marta. WHAT The California sextet's third album, 2003's This Is Love This Is Murderous (Trustkill), impressed AFI singer Davey Havok, who wore the band's T-shirt on MTV and invited them on tour.
WHO Frontman Brandan Schieppati screams as if his insides were being sucked out by a high-powered vacuum cleaner, but his band’s death-metal barrage is given a haunting ambience by the keyboards of female member Marta. WHAT The California sextet's third album, 2003's This Is Love This Is Murderous (Trustkill), impressed AFI singer Davey Havok, who wore the band's T-shirt on MTV and invited them on tour.
By Spin Staff 02.23.04 4:00 AM
Bleeding Through
WHO Frontman Brandan Schieppati screams as if his insides were being sucked out by a high-powered vacuum cleaner, but his band’s death-metal barrage is given a haunting ambience by the keyboards of female member Marta. WHAT The California sextet's third album, 2003's This Is Love This Is Murderous (Trustkill), impressed AFI singer Davey Havok, who wore the band's T-shirt on MTV and invited them on tour.
WHO Frontman Brandan Schieppati screams as if his insides were being sucked out by a high-powered vacuum cleaner, but his band’s death-metal barrage is given a haunting ambience by the keyboards of female member Marta. WHAT The California sextet's third album, 2003's This Is Love This Is Murderous (Trustkill), impressed AFI singer Davey Havok, who wore the band's T-shirt on MTV and invited them on tour.
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Lyrics Born, 'Later That Day' (Quannum)
By Oliver Wang 02.23.04 4:00 AM
Bay Area underground MC/producer Lyrics Born has promised his solo debut for so long that his moniker practically became Laggin’ Bastard.
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Louisiana Hell Ride
If werewolves controlled the House and vampires ruled the Senate,
By Chuck Klosterman 02.19.04 4:00 AM
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"...You've got to hide your love away"
When Elliott Smith played Los Angeles in the fall of 2002, after
By RJ Smith 02.18.04 4:00 AM
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Welcome to the Interrotron
From the very beginning, I liked the idea of making eye contact
By Dave Itzkoff 02.17.04 4:00 AM
From the very beginning, I liked the idea of making eye contact
with the people I was interviewing. We are very, very sensitive to
the fact that someone is looking at us -- you know when
that’s happening. But in cinema verite, you’re supposed
to be as unobtrusive as possible, and I didn’t know how to do
that. My answer in those days was to put my head as close to the
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