Backstage Pass: The Year in Gossip
We're sorry, pop stars. We never meant to hurt you. We never meant
to make you cry. But tonight, we're cleaning out our gossip...and
making room for 2003. The following made us laugh, cringe, and turn
to Linda Perry for guidance this year. In October 2001,
guitarist Wes Borland, after worrying publicly that he'd
become a "sellout," announced that he was leaving Limp
Bizkit. He is currently auditioning singers for his new band,
Eat the Day. Bizkit returned to the studio with producer
Rick Rubin. After failing to replace Borland, Fred
Durst is now playing guitar himself and promises a more
sensitive approach to misogynist frat-rap metal.... We were proud
to be one of the first to write about would-be rock savior
Andrew W.K. in March. We can now boast that we were also the
first to be proven absolutely daft, as we predicted W.K. would
explode like a blood vessel smashed with a brick. While he didn't
set the charts aflame, W.K. did gain some perspective on
life. We think. He tells us, "The highest high of 2002 was, is, and
always will be Mount Everest after a catapult down deep.
By Marc Spitz; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
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9 Million Words With Dave Grohl
The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from
November's Foo Fighters cover story. Everything you ever wanted to
know about the 'Foo but were afraid to ask
By Alex Pappademas; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
The (very nearly) unexpurgated Dave Grohl transcript from November's Foo Fighters cover story. Everything you ever wanted to know about the 'Foo but were afraid to ask
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Pop Trend of the Year: Anti-Britneys
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to
teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than
singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
By Alex Pappademas; Spin Staff 06.19.03 3:00 AM
Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, and Vanessa Carlton want to teach their generation that there's more to rock 'n' roll than singing Joan Jett songs on karaoke night
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Strip Joints
Your average strip-club playlist is more eclectic than most radio
stations--if you don't mind the $10 drinks and $3,000 implants. We
toured the country to find out which songs grease the pole at our
nation's finest gentlemen's establishments.
By Sarah Lewitinn; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
Your average strip-club playlist is more eclectic than most radio
stations--if you don't mind the $10 drinks and $3,000 implants. We
toured the country to find out which songs grease the pole at our
nation's finest gentlemen's establishments.
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Dischord Records: Out of Step with the World
After 20-plus years of producing perhaps the finest underground
rock catalogue in America, Ian MacKaye and his Washington
D.C.-based Dischord Records are, well, still saying no--no to
rootless commercialism, no to cheap nostalgia, no to doing music
business as usual. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Green Bay Packers
of punk
By Andrew Beaujon; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
After 20-plus years of producing perhaps the finest underground
rock catalogue in America, Ian MacKaye and his Washington
D.C.-based Dischord Records are, well, still saying no--no to
rootless commercialism, no to cheap nostalgia, no to doing music
business as usual. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Green Bay Packers
of punk
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The Eminem Lists
Eminem's best: one-liners, intoxicants, dis songs, and more
By Charles Aaron, and Chris Norris; Spin Staff 06.13.03 3:00 AM
Eminem's best: one-liners, intoxicants, dis songs, and more
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