One Ring Zero
Not many people can play the claviola, and fewer still can use it to accompany lyrics by Neil Gaiman or Margaret Atwood. Pitchaya Sudbanthad talks to Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp of One Ring Zero, band of a thousand authors.
Music
A collection of 210 issues
Benchley Triumphant
Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley moves to the epicenter of hipsters’ Brooklyn, gets to know his new neighborhood and roommates, enjoys burlesque, and accidentally attends an A-list blogging party.
State of Train
Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley suffers Train—a mental state of anti-rock—and has to make a difficult decision in order to snag his own apartment. Luckily he has The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne to help him with advice.
Acclimatizing
In his long-anticipated second installment for TMN, aspiring rock star and Manhattanite Gary Benchley describes his search for a proper loft to rock in, the roommates who would love to see him fail, and a certain girl who falls for the Benchley charm.
Children’s Music
We’ve seen their drawings of Radiohead songs, they tell us the Strokes make their heads hurt “like 100 dogs,” but how do we feel about their songs? A panel listens to children’s music, weighing in on the state of the pint-sized.
It’s Not Phair
The early ’90s were a great time to be a female singer-songwriter; that is, if your name was Liz P-something. The former Zuzu’s Petals lead singer listens to a long-avoided album, and lays her axe to rest.
A Reasonable Guide to Scum Rock
Let the strippers go unpaid, let the motel rooms burn—rock’s only as good as its most depraved leaders are terrible.
Now Here Is Nowhere
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 Top 10 Albums of 2003
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.
Not Fade Away
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.