The James Gang
Long hailed by many as America's finest live band, My Morning Jacket have weathered road casualties, failed romances, even electrical storms to release their Evil Urges. Have Jim James and his "bunch of dudes" finally made the album of their lives?
By John McAlley 04.25.08 11:44 AM
Jim James loves to do voices. He peppers his conversation with crisp impersonations of the jokers who populate his world. Like the suits who go platinum-gaga at the arrival of each new album by his band, My Morning Jacket. "It's time to go to the next level, ravity-ravity-ravity!" James says, bending his faint Southern drawl into biz-speak yammer.
Entertainer of the Year: Kanye West
In 2007, the man had his biggest success (and, sadly, his biggest heartbreak).
By John McAlley 01.03.08 12:10 PM
Entertainer of the Year: Kanye West
In 2007, the man had his biggest success (and, sadly, his biggest heartbreak).
By John McAlley 12.20.07 9:39 PM
Kanye West is not pissed; he's just in problem-solving mode. Right now, the problem is production costs. "I want to be the No. 1 artist," he says to a member of his crew. "How am I gonna do that with muthafuckin' bad lighting?"
I, Puscifer
He's the genitalia-obsessed frontman for one of rock's most successful bands. But with his new side project (and winery!), Tool's Maynard James Keenan wants to be nothing less than a one-man brand.
By John McAlley 11.23.07 4:00 AM
Maynard James Keenan / Photographed for SPIN in Cornville, Az
