The Spin Interview: Thurston Moore
With a stripped-down solo album and an unlikely partnership with Starbucks, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore -- the perpetually boyish elder of underground rock -- embraces the new reality: "I don't care if it's Dunkin' Donuts, those guys are selling CDs."
By Michael Azerrad 08.23.07 3:00 AM
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Nothin' But a Good Time
Over a long July weekend, Poison, Twisted Sister, Ratt, and dozens of other spandex-lovin' bands descended on a muddy Oklahoma field for hair metal's very own Woodstock. Lock
By Steve Kandell 08.23.07 3:00 AM
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They Might Be Giants, 'The Else' (Idlewild/Zoë/ Universal)
Iconic Brooklyn indie geeks go for catchiness over kookiness.
By Lindsey Thomas 08.23.07 3:00 AM
Maybe it's because this duo have funneled all their unconventional ideas into children's music lately, but the Giants' 12th album (produced by the Dust Brothers) is their most straightforward yet.
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Microphone Fiends
Sushi, the Black Eyed Peas, and parrots on bicycles. It's all in a boozy night of competitive karaoke with the New Pornographers, the polite pop savants who turn ruthless and cutthroat -- especially if you call them the other N-word.
By Brian Raftery 08.23.07 3:00 AM
The karaoke gods are not smiling on Carl Newman.
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Alamo Race Track, 'Black Cat John Brown' (Minty Fresh)
Grey's Anatomy pop rockers more wary than weighty.
By Jon Young 08.22.07 3:00 AM
Not a Nascar venue, but a polite Dutch rock band, Alamo Race Track bring a self-conscious detachment to their multicolored, carefully constructed, pop-leaning tunes.
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Bowerbirds, 'Hymns for a Dark Horse' (Burly Time)
Energetic young folkies go off to brood in the boondocks.
By Stacey Anderson 08.22.07 3:00 AM
Though he insists that "there is hate all around" ("Human Hands"), it's difficult to imagine lead Bowerbird Phil Moore getting miffed about it.
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