The Best of 2002
Best DJ: Felix da Housecat
Long before electroclash became the flavor of the month for the club set, Felix Da Housecat was an average Chicago house producer/DJ: worshiped overseas and virtually ignored on the home front. But with 2002's electro-fueled Kittenz and Thee Glitz, Felix knocked the U.S. dance scene out of its trance-induced haze. He layered '80s robo funk and sweeping new-wave synths over irresistible beats, adding the icy vocals of diva Miss Kittin. The singles "Silver Screen Shower Scene" and "Madame Hollywood" became club staples. Madonna asked him to remix "Die Another Day," her title theme for the latest James Bond film--further proof that Felix is the coolest thing since neon leg warmers.
--Adrienne Day
Long before electroclash became the flavor of the month for the club set, Felix Da Housecat was an average Chicago house producer/DJ: worshiped overseas and virtually ignored on the home front. But with 2002's electro-fueled Kittenz and Thee Glitz, Felix knocked the U.S. dance scene out of its trance-induced haze. He layered '80s robo funk and sweeping new-wave synths over irresistible beats, adding the icy vocals of diva Miss Kittin. The singles "Silver Screen Shower Scene" and "Madame Hollywood" became club staples. Madonna asked him to remix "Die Another Day," her title theme for the latest James Bond film--further proof that Felix is the coolest thing since neon leg warmers.
--Adrienne Day
By Spin Staff 06.20.03 3:00 AM
Best DJ: Felix da Housecat
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Scoreboard Confessional
Emo rock's finest fight the good fight in a hilarious Web-based
videogame
By Jenny Williams; Spin Staff 06.20.03 3:00 AM
Emo rock's finest fight the good fight in a hilarious Web-based
videogame
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Stephen Malkmus: The "Peel Sessions"
Spin: Have you listened to Slanted and Enchanted
recently?
By Jon Dolan; Spin Staff 06.20.03 3:00 AM
Stephen Malkmus: No, I haven't. I got a CD in the mail this morning from Matador, a FedEx, you know, the track listing and stuff. I haven't listened to it yet.
How do you expect it's aged?
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Bands to Watch: The Warlocks
The Warlocks trip the psych fantastic
By Spin Staff; Tim Kenneally 06.20.03 3:00 AM
The Warlocks trip the psych fantastic
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A Minor Symphony
Adrien Brody strikes a chord in Roman Polanski's Holocaust
drama
By Paul Zimmerman; Spin Staff 06.20.03 3:00 AM
Adrien Brody strikes a chord in Roman Polanski's Holocaust
drama
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Reissues of the Year
By Spin Staff; Will Hermes 06.20.03 3:00 AM
Various
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982
(Greensleeves)
Forty rootsy, pre-ragga dancehall singles split between romantic balladeers (Johnny Osbourne, John Holt) and raw MCs (Yellowman, Clint Eastwood & General Saint). Slackness high point: General Echo's "Bathroom Sex," with enough Oedipal drama to keep his shrink busy for years.
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