November 1993
Billy Corgan, rock godhead, and what to make of celebrity interviews
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 10.25.05 3:00 AM
Here's a little counterintuitive truth about celebrity magazines: For the most part, they don't interview famous people. Now, I know it seems like that's all celebrity magazines do, and one could certainly argue that interviewing famous people should be a celebrity magazine's prime directive. But this is an illusion. Most of the time,
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Breaking Out: Giant Drag
Critics in Britain are hailing the advent of a new grunge movement, with Giant Drag at its core
By Liam Gowing 10.24.05 3:00 AM
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The Innovators: Franz Ferdinand
Stylish threads, smashing second album -- the dance-rock dandies couldn't have it much better
By Marc Spitz; Spin Staff 10.24.05 3:00 AM
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Silver Jews, 'Tanglewood Numbers' (Drag City)
Depressive poet rocks, consumes alcohol.
By Joe Gross 10.20.05 3:00 AM
Scattered across car floors are thousands of mix-tape liner notes dotted with pearls of David Berman's wit.
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Chamillionaire, 'The Sound of Revenge' (Chamillitary/Universal) Paul Wall, 'The Peoples Champ' (Atlantic)
Is the glass half-full, half-empty, or just filled with syrup? Two rappers debate.
By Julianne Shepherd 10.18.05 3:00 AM
Houston rappers Paul Wall and Chamillionaire have been friends since they were young'uns, back when candy meant more to them than candy paint. Escalating as compadres in the Color Changin' Click, the peaked with 2002's Get Ya Mind Correct, a fierce self-released album that sold more than 150,000 copies and hyped the Houston rap scene, garnering hefty major-label deals for both of them.
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Breaking Out: Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade play slightly crazed, off-kilter art rock that feels like it's always on the verge of breaking apart
By Mikael Wood 10.14.05 3:00 AM
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