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Spike TV
Oct 31, 2003Before he was the acclaimed director of the mind-bending comedies Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, Spike Jonze was the acclaimed director of mind-blowing videos for such artists as Weezer, Bjork, and Fatboy Slim. A new DVD, The Work of Director Spike Jonze, due out this month, crams 16 of his videos into a single disc but offers no commentary from the 34-year-old boy genius himself. To make up for this omission, Jonze provided us with his thoughts and reflections on some of his early efforts--and then commented on his own commentary.Read More
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Gang of Five
Oct 31, 2003Today we are going to learn about the Strokes. We are going to learn who the Strokes are—or at least who they are supposed to be. But this will not be easy: There will be holes. There will be misdirection. And it will be up to you to fill in the gaps.Read More
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Artists to Watch: Obie Trice
Oct 30, 2003Unless you skipped dinner, you probably didn't see Detroit native Obie Trice on this summer's Rock the Mic tour--Eminem's latest protege opened the shows at 6:30 P.M. "It's either this or the 'hood," says former drug dealer Trice, stoically, minutes before his ten-minute set in Baltimore. Most people in the arena are still looking for their seats, but Trice, 25, hits the stage hard, barking his CD's release date every 20 seconds. After watching labelmate 50 Cent's album explode, he's ready. "It's time to go," he says. "It's my time."Read More
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Brody to the Max
Oct 30, 2003For the Distillers, life on the road isn't all about gulping moonshine, kicking fans in the head, and slapping one another silly. There's also barfing, pissing in public, and passing out. To promote their brand-new third album, Coral Fang, the L.A. punk rockers joined the traveling circus that is Lollapalooza. Here's what went down, straight from the band themselvesRead More
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For Those About to "Rock"
Oct 27, 2003It's all about context. Genuine Jersey Shore hair-metal bands are kind of sad. But a group of New York City wiseacres pretending to be a Jersey Shore hair-metal band? That's comedy gold. Or at least comedy bronze. In August, Satanicide--whose over-the-top songs and dim-witted stage demeanor flawlessly evoke heavy metal's heyday--opened for Mr. Brownstone, a Guns N' Roses cover band, at Manhattan's Tribeca Rock Club. Here's how they rocked.Read More
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Intimate Portrait: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Oct 27, 2003Triumph the Insult Comic Dog has appeared on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Hollywood Squares, and, infamously, on past MTV Video Music Awards, where he begged to sniff J.Lo's butt and nearly came to blows with Eminem. This month, the trash-talking rubber puppet (voiced by Saturday Night Live writer Robert Smigel) releases his debut CD, Come Poop With Me, which features such ditties as "Underage Bichon" and "Lick Myself." We took him out to a nearby dog run and got the straight poop.Read More
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Tear Down the Internet!
Oct 22, 2003Last week, I found myself in a debate about downloading music, a debate I seem to have more and more. But this conversation was different from the usual "Is this stealing, or is this not stealing?" argument. Our dialogue had nothing to do with the ethics or legality of getting free music off the Internet. What we were discussing was why people like downloading music so much and what it means for the future of rock'n'roll.Read More
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Is this it again?
Oct 22, 2003To the untrained eye, it would appear that Fabrizio Moretti is vegging out happily, watching VH1 Classic in the comfy East Village storefront office of Wiz Kid Management. But the 23-year-old is actually haunted by a dark insecurity. He's reaching out for approval, acceptance, some kind of relief. Finally, he can hold it in no longer, and with the gravest of expressions, he asks, "Do you like these pants?" I carefully examine the dark-blue jeans stretched over his skinny legs. He braces himself. "Are they new?" I ask. "Yeah," he answers. "They're new."Read More
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Faith No More
Oct 15, 2003Eliza Dushku is Hollywood's secret superhero. Though the characters for which she's most often recognized don't wear capes, spandex, or utility belts, they all have a certain flair for arriving in the nick of time. And like most costumed crusaders, their alter egos rarely get credit for saving the day. As Dushku says of her latest role, a woman with the ability to relive entire days of her life,"She's carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders and can't look like she's carrying it on her face."Read More
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Citizen Dave
Oct 10, 2003San Francisco, land of a thousand views. The Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach: burnt sienna slicing cerulean sky. Chinatown from Russian Hill: a giddy bazaar overflowing tiered streets. And, of course, Dave Matthews from Lombard Street: pale and slouching. "Oh, my God," gasps one viewer. "Dave!"Read More
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Noise Live: Liz Phair
Oct 8, 2003
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The Bronx, 'The Bronx'
Oct 2, 2003
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Thursday, 'War All the Time'
Oct 2, 2003Emo intensity from New Jersey.Read More
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Various Artists, 'The Revenge of the Robots'
Sep 29, 2003
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Spiritualized, 'Amazing Grace'
Sep 29, 2003Garage rock from Mars.Read More
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