Soda bans, smoking bans, fast-food shaming—having a guilt-free good time in New York City has been as difficult as finding a french fry cooked in trans fat. But with Mayor Bloomberg's... More >>
Art can often be a constant process of refinement, but Cass McCombs has finally perfected his approach. This week, the 35-year-old singer-songwriter is set to release his most ambitious project... More >>
"I certainly didn't love every band that played CBGB, but I did love to encourage them to do their own thing, to challenge the establishment," asserted late CBGB founder Hilly Kristal. "I've... More >>
You enter the room and they're already there. Some of the names you recognize: Randa the Rhyma (45 wins), Gig@ntic (48 wins), and Novice Raps (53 wins). You've checked the boards obsessively, but... More >>
Nature's effects are often contemplated on a macro level: tsunamis submerging islands and totalling nuclear plants, wildfires scorching acres of Idaho forest. Comparatively speaking, the... More >>
If you've spent any kind of time on the Internet, chances are something Shea Serrano has written, drawn, or created has made you smile. The 32-year-old inner-city teacher from Houston, Texas,... More >>
The last time I heard Scott McCloud's voice on the other end of the phone it was in 2002. The Girls Against Boys singer-guitarist was in middle America, on tour behind that year's ominously... More >>
Body/Head September 10 During Sonic Youth's indefinite hiatus, no member of the group has made the avant-garde a focus the way Kim Gordon has. A new duo with scrape-scene guitarist Bill Nace is... More >>
If Kathleen Hanna is supposed to be a humorless caricature of a feminist, someone forgot to tell her. The fact is, Hanna, former leader of the 1990s Riot Grrl queen-makers Bikini Kill, laughs her... More >>
"When it comes down to Jerry [Cantrell] and I, everything operates friends-first, just like the band always did," says Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. "You gotta like what you're doing and... More >>
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