Pages tagged “issue 11”

Drive-By Truckers

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This is a story about rock 'n' roll. It's a story about rock 'n' roll and a few boys—and, much later, a gal—from Northwest Alabama, who head out on the road...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Marah

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There’s a type of rock ’n’ roll found only in the ruptured forests of the urban night...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Bonnaroo

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I’m fried. That’s what Bonnaroo does to you. It’s like a huge Tennessee deep fryer. It immerses you in a massive vat of sizzling hot music for three days and you come out the other side extra crispy. How else do you explain the madness? ...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Beijing Doll

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And you thought your adolescence was rocky. Chun Sue’s was deemed too hot to handle by her own government...  read more

Found in: Books, Features

Pierce Pettis: When Words Alone Fail

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The opening of the 2004 Decatur Arts Festival has brought an unusual volume of foot traffic to the square on this humid late-May evening...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Loretta Lynn

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Genius is a peculiar thing. Even the most brilliant musicians can drift into stagnant creative waters...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Sonic Youth

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Despite the added time constraints of parenting and various side projects, it appears Sonic Youth has no intention of slowing...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

The Rage in Placid Lake

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The Rage In Placid Lake details the exploits of Placid Lake (winsomely rendered by musician Ben Lee, in his acting debut)...  read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Wilco: In The Company of Ghosts

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“It was the most terrifying and beautiful thing I’ve done in my life,” Jeff Tweedy says...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Damien Rice

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It’s about 3 a.m., and a motionless Damien Rice is lying on the floor of a small Seventh Avenue hotel suite...  read more

Found in: Music, Features