Lyrical Assassin
For a music critic, being immortalized in song could be the highest compliment...unless the song is a death threat.
By Michael Azerrad 10.27.08 12:33 PM
"I have got a feeling you've never been in this situation before," says the English fellow on the other end of the line. He's right -- I've never spoken with someone who has publicly vowed to murder me.
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R.E.M.: R.E.BORN
It's rare that a band gets the opportunity to grow older and wiser together -- rarer still that one does so by sounding younger and snottier than ever. After losing their way with a string of ho-hum albums, here's how R.E.M. found their noisy deliverance.
By Michael Azerrad 03.18.08 1:41 PM
What follows is an excerpt from the middle of our April cover story on R.E.M. Read more about Stipe, R.E.M., and the genesis of their new album, Accelerate, in our April 2008 issue, on newsstands now.
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The Dirty Projectors, 'Rise Above' (Dead Oceans)
Visionary Brooklynites record the year's weirdest tribute.
By Michael Azerrad 11.12.07 4:00 AM
In a singular act of reinvention (and cojones), main Projector Dave Longstreth rewrites Black Flag's historic 1981 punk blast Damaged, keeping only the lyrics.
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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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