Pages tagged “issue 15”

When Guitars Aren’t Enough: 10 Musicians And Their Visual Arts

When Guitars Aren’t Enough: 10 Musicians And Their Visual Arts

The creative drive often overwhelms any single outlet...  read more

Found in: Culture, Features

The Latin Invasion

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The frontman for the funky-cool Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles prances into the spotlight at the 500-capacity Visulite Theatre in Charlotte, N.C. and plays...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Ben Folds

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The clowning songwriter who dragged his baby grand into punk-rock clubs during the mid '90s is-in the immortal words of Vince Vaughn-"All grown up." But he hasn't lost his sense of humor (or broken his last piano string).  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

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Sentient petunias. Paranoid androids. Ex-galactic presidents with two heads. Horriffic poetry. Talking mice...  read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Born Into Brothels

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With the advent of small digital-video cameras and relatively inexpensive microphones, documenting our world has become considerably easier...  read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Spoon

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In 1998, four years after Temple, Texas, native Daniel formed the band in Austin with drummer Jim Eno (they’ve gone through several bass players), Elektra unceremoniously...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Yo La Tengo

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“People here seem… happier,” my friend stage-whispers as we exit the Hoboken PATH station on a warm early-December evening...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Garbage

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Initially, 2001 looked like a banner year for peppy techno-rock quartet Garbage. Still swooning from the alterna-chart success of its eponymous 1995 debut...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Deana Carter

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Carter torched the industry, selling five-million copies of her debut, 1995’s Did I Shave My Legs For This? Spawning three number-one singles...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

International Comics

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Reading a translated work often involves figuring out where the author is coming from. Why do the characters behave the way they do? Is it a French thing?...  read more

Found in: Books, Features