Singin' in the Crooked Rain
What do you do when you are a member of one of the most critically
adored alt-rock acts of the nineties, and your lead singer quits on
you during a show – by handcuffing himself to his mic to
not-so-subtly suggest that he is a prisoner? If you are
guitarist Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg, you will
start your own group, and name it after a Bay Area juvenile
detention center.
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 04.29.04 3:00 AM
What do you do when you are a member of one of the most critically
adored alt-rock acts of the nineties, and your lead singer quits on
you during a show – by handcuffing himself to his mic to
not-so-subtly suggest that he is a prisoner? If you are
guitarist Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg, you will
start your own group, and name it after a Bay Area juvenile
detention center.
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Belles of the Ball
Camera Obscura
Underachievers Please Try Harder
(Elefant Records)
Underachievers Please Try Harder
(Elefant Records)
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 04.13.04 3:00 AM
Camera Obscura
Underachievers Please Try Harder
(Elefant Records)
Underachievers Please Try Harder
(Elefant Records)
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Kylie is in the Zone
Kylie Minogue
Body Language
(EMI Records)
Body Language
(EMI Records)
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 02.23.04 4:00 AM
Kylie Minogue
Body Language
(EMI Records)
Body Language
(EMI Records)
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Changing The Channel
With its monopoly of the airwaves and live concert venues, music
industry behemoth Clear Channel's recent decision to promote
"independent" music through the L.A.-based 103.1 KDLD seemed an
unlikely move. Previously a struggling outlet for mainstream dance
music, the channel was renamed Indie 103.1: "Your Independent Radio
Station," and its playlist revamped to attract alienated modern
rock fans. The station's programming director, Michael Steele,
explains, "As radio gets more corporate, fewer bands are getting
exposure. We saw a hole in L.A. for a radio station that could
expose some of those bands and get a significant portion of the
listenership." Featured artists include the Polyphonic Spree,
Chicks on Speed, and Dizzee Rascal – a far cry from the
Beyonces and Limp Bizkits that dominate the playlists of Clear
Channel's 1,225 other stations nationwide. In addition, the new
format initially aired without any commercials or on-air
personalities. Could the music industry's biggest corporation
really be creating non-corporate radio for the masses?
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 01.29.04 4:00 AM
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I'll Cover You
Firewater
Songs We Should Have Written
(Jetset Records)
Songs We Should Have Written
(Jetset Records)
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 01.14.04 4:00 AM
Various Artists
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
(Rough Trade)
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Back To School
The Monolith
Here Comes the Monolith
(Fortune Records)
Here Comes the Monolith
(Fortune Records)
By Ginny Yang; Spin Staff 01.07.04 4:00 AM
The Monolith
Here Comes the Monolith
(Fortune Records)
Here Comes the Monolith
(Fortune Records)
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