Where Are They Now?
Remember Jack and Diane? Well, they’re not doing so hot these days. Tracking down the stars of yesterday’s songs to get the update.
Music
A collection of 210 issues
I Know You’re Lonely for Words That I Ain’t Spoken
Most people know that Bruce Springsteen has a new album out. But everyone knows that a man, shouting at Springsteen, partly inspired the new songs.
Electric Slide & Body Hair
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we explore the history of the Electric Slide and the mysteries behind Hypertrichosis.
iPod vs. Sliced Bread
Is the iPod better than sliced bread. No, is it really better than sliced bread?
Who’s Lee Hazlewood?
He’s truly one of the most influential and innovative figures in modern music. He’s been around a long time and left for dead more than once. And now he’s back. Our writer traces a life in music.
Accounting for Taste: Exo, Say Hello to the Master Siege Control
Four TMN writers get their paws on something and give their reviews. This time it’s an album from Chicago band Exo, selected by Kevin Guilfoile.
Nothing’s Shocking
Once upon a time, music idols were evil enough for your parents to hate them. So what do we have left, now that our demons are as safe as pie?
Doolittle
Rarely should you regret albums you loved in high school. Luckily, you had the good sense to love the Pixies, even if they were the devil’s music.
Hella, Hold Your Horse Is
As Don Caballero devolved into a mess of egotistical assholes and sloppy drunks (see Fred Weaver’s excellent tour diary in Chunklet #16) before splitting in 2000, the noise-rock scene was left with a conundrum: Follow the neutered approach Don Cab employed on their final disc, American Don, or
The Early Lines
The Early Lines are a good band. But they could be a great band. Advice on how they can get over the hump.