The nights seem to slip away from you at Pike Place Market’s Patti Summers Lounge. There’s something just mesmerizing about…
Mos Def and company transition from hip-hop to Hendrix, but can it be done?
ELVIS COSTELLO North (Deutsche Grammophon) Much of Elvis Costello’s oeuvre is built upon the look of love from across the…
KNIFE IN THE WATER, Red River (Overcoat)—Texas’ peculiar musical patchwork encompasses country, blues, punk, and psychedelic rock, styles ill-suited for…
I have this recurring nightmare. Vanity Fair has hired me to profile Madonna. I’m sitting in the Material Girl’s Manhattan…
What made George Harrison cool.
Also: Lola Ray, Doctor Alimantado
Diana Ross, Brotherhood of Breath, Maher Shalal Hash Baz.
Eddie Spaghetti and the Supersuckers fight for their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
KJ Sawka’s naturally complex rhythms.
Techno pioneers LFO return.
After years of false starts and half-realized efforts, Sweetlou finally arrive.
Jacko and me: a look back.
Smith is mighty Listening to Andy Smith is like living inside a musical riddle, as each song begs the question…
Rum, sodomy, and the Lashes at South by Southwest.
After 20 years, skate-punk pioneers JFA are still on a roll.
Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores10.VARIOUS ARTISTS The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Original Soundtrack (Hollywood)9.INTERPOL Antics (Matador)8.THE SHINS Oh,…
“Emerson said, ‘Life is not so short that there is not always time for courtesy.’” —Gary Gilmore in The Executioner’s…
A hip-hop compilation and commentary, Side A.
Stepping through the symbolic gateway to Sleater-Kinney’s new album.
