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Let the strippers go unpaid, let the motel rooms burn—rock’s only as good as its most depraved leaders are terrible.
The Secret Machines’ full-length debut, Now Here is Nowhere, breaks new boundaries both sonically and legally: it’s being released in digital format today. Our writer chats with guitarist Benjamin Curtis and drummer Josh Garza.
The iPod got a lot of use this year. After hundreds of albums and thousands of hours of listening to music, Andrew Womack narrows it all down to his top 10 albums of 2003. Here are his findings.
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we go back through our priest’s record collection to find out when the music died.
Mega-selling pop music may seem to be more about navel-sculpting than song-writing, but that won’t cut it for a stadium full of Shania Twain fans. What it takes to sell 19 million records.
Driving at least once from Connecticut to California should be required for all Americans, but how to survive the trip is less understood. Timeless advice for a tiring journey.
In his first installment for TMN, aspiring rock star and Manhattanite Gary Benchley details his recent move from Albany, his new roommates in the city, and the difficulties of being a drummer in New York.
Maybe it’s something to do with the harmonies, maybe it’s the way it just makes you feel good. You might not want to admit it, but your toes are definitely tapping.
Since 1989, anyone named after some variation of Urkel has lived a miserable existence.
After a weekend of heavy research, our summer expert gives us his survey of music for surviving the heat, and your drunk friends.
When it comes to rock shows, there are many guidelines to be followed, and some fans do so with a religious fervor. Hear the word of the rock gods and know the truth.
Want to be cool but don’t have the time? Get clued in here. But remember, in the world of indie-rock, what you actually listen to isn’t as important as what you claim to.