Bringing Beck Alive
There was a time when Beck could've been accused of acting weird
for the sake of acting weird. However, now that he's 31, he's
acting more mature and a little more human, which somehow makes him
even weirder. His excellent new album, Sea Change, is an
earnest exploration of loss and primitive yearning, a departure
from 1999's kitschy Midnite Vultures. Has the troubadour of
'90s irony finally gone all-the-way sincere?
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 07.23.03 3:00 AM
There was a time when Beck could've been accused of acting weird
for the sake of acting weird. However, now that he's 31, he's
acting more mature and a little more human, which somehow makes him
even weirder. His excellent new album, Sea Change, is an
earnest exploration of loss and primitive yearning, a departure
from 1999's kitschy Midnite Vultures. Has the troubadour of
'90s irony finally gone all-the-way sincere?
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Something Wicked This Way Comes
Each summer, 500 goths descend on Disneyland to smoke cigarettes
and mock Snow White. Why? Because it's the only place where they
can truly feel at home
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 07.22.03 3:00 AM
Each summer, 500 goths descend on Disneyland to smoke cigarettes
and mock Snow White. Why? Because it's the only place where they
can truly feel at home
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The Exile Factor
In 1993, Liz Phair released Exile in Guyville--one of the
most artistically brilliant, sexually confrontational rock albums
of all time. Today, she's fighting for her career and trying to
figure out what the hell to do next
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 07.15.03 3:00 AM
In 1993, Liz Phair released Exile in Guyville--one of the
most artistically brilliant, sexually confrontational rock albums
of all time. Today, she's fighting for her career and trying to
figure out what the hell to do next
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Audioslave, 'Audioslave' (Epic)
Rage Against the Machine soldier on with Chris Cornell.
By Chuck Klosterman 07.15.03 3:00 AM
Here's the problem with the new album from Audioslave, Chris Cornell's collaboration with three former members of Rage Against the Machine: It sounds like arithmetic. A + B = C.
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The War Party
It came. It saw. It rocked. If only rock could rock so hard
By Chuck Klosterman; Spin Staff 07.10.03 3:00 AM
It came. It saw. It rocked. If only rock could rock so hard
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White Stripes, 'Elephant' (V2/Third Man Recordings)
In which the blues have a baby and the White Stripes call it art rock.
By Chuck Klosterman 06.30.03 3:00 AM
The White Stripes' Elephant is not a good record. It seems like one for the first eight songs, but then you get to a song called "The Hardest Button to Button." This is when you realize that Elephant is, in fact, a remarkably good record, quite possibly a great record, and certainly the sexiest divorce-rock album since Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville.
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