• Test Icicles
  • Liars
  • James Murphy/LCD Soundsystem
  • Essential Guide to Uncool Rock
  • Last Night a Rockstar Saved My Life
  • Fantastic Somebodies of the Berlin Music Scene
  • The Winter Pageant
  • The Unicorns
  • Lansing-Dreiden
  • Bishop Allen
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Sufjan Stevens
  • Sondre Lerche
  • Pedro the Lion
  • Papa M
  • On!air!library
  • Matthew Dear
  • HiM
  • Ghost Exits
  • The Forms
  • EZ T
  • Ellen Allien
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Dios
  • Death Cab for Cutie
  • Dangermouse
  • Clearlake
  • Bubba Sparxxx
  • The Books
  • Bobbito Garcia
  • Basement Jaxx
  • 90 Day Men
  • Coachwhips
  • Rise and Shine
  • Michael Mayer
  • Test Icicles

    Test Icicles

    Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Jesse Winter and Jessica H. Byrne Uh, are Test Icicles a joke? I’m... Read More »

    Liars

    Liars

    Words by Cameron Cook Photo by Danielle Levitt February 20, 2004 Unless you’ve taken up residence... Read More »

    James Murphy/LCD Soundsystem

    James Murphy/LCD Soundsystem

    Words by Arye Dworken March 15, 2004 James Murhpy is a man of contradiction. He walks into the DFA office... Read More »

    Essential Guide to Uncool Rock

    Essential Guide to Uncool Rock

    Words by Arye Dworken, Brian Howe, Robbie Mackey, and Ashford Tucker These records are guilty pleasures.... Read More »

    Last Night a Rockstar Saved My Life

    Last Night a Rockstar Saved My Life

    Words by Lauren Pavlakovich This just in: the kids are dancing. I only know this because I see it happening.... Read More »

    Fantastic Somebodies of the Berlin Music Scene

    Fantastic Somebodies of the Berlin Music Scene

    Intro by Marisa Brickman Compiled over a series of coversations, emails and hang-out sessions in March... Read More »

    The Winter Pageant

    The Winter Pageant

    Words by Marisa Brickman April 6, 2004 The Winter Pageant insist that they don’t follow any rules.... Read More »

    The Unicorns

    The Unicorns

    Words by Elliot Aronow Editor’s Note: Sooooooo… we just wanted to let you people know that... Read More »

    Lansing-Dreiden

    Lansing-Dreiden

    Words by Arye Dworken March 11, 2004 Lansing-Dreiden likes to keep you guessing. They call themselves... Read More »

    Bishop Allen

    Bishop Allen

    Words by Arye Dwoken Photo By Allison V Smith January 7, 2004 There’s a quaint street in Boston... Read More »

    Franz Ferdinand

    Franz Ferdinand

    Words by Jennifer Amadio Photo by John Dilworth November 9, 2003 Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know that by the... Read More »

    Sufjan Stevens

    Sufjan Stevens

    Words by Arye Dowrken January 9, 2004 It is quite possibly the coldest day of the year in New York... Read More »

    Sondre Lerche

    Sondre Lerche

    Words by Jennifer Amadio Photo by Mick Rock January 21, 2004 Sometimes I think I’m a little too... Read More »

    Pedro the Lion

    Pedro the Lion

    Words by Robbie Mackey Photo by Chris Woodcock March 23, 2003 David Bazan’s ear is buried in... Read More »

    Papa M

    Papa M

    Words by Brian Howe December 8, 2003 Dave Pajo has left a large footprint on independent music, weaving... Read More »

    On!air!library

    On!air!library

    Words by Lauren Pavlakovich Photo by Sean McCabe February 13, 2004 Brooklyn’s On!Air!Library!... Read More »

    Matthew Dear

    Matthew Dear

    Words by Jason Marziotto Photos by Will Calcutt January 21, 2004 When most people think of techno, they... Read More »

    HiM

    HiM

    Words by Blythe Pack January 28th 2004 I’ll proudly admit it. I’m a drum gal. I dance to... Read More »

    Ghost Exits

    Ghost Exits

    Words by Christopher Howard Januar 18th, 2004 Ghost Exits are a Brooklyn-based duo that on record has... Read More »

    The Forms

    The Forms

    Words by Sean Koepenick December 22nd, 2003 Photos by Eduardo Rodriguez If you have not heard any of... Read More »

    EZ T

    EZ T

    Words by Ashford Tucker Photos by “T” February 7th, 2004 EZ T is the musical brainchild/outlet... Read More »

    Ellen Allien

    Ellen Allien

    Words by Sara Cardace Photos by Michael Mann January 23rd, 2004 DJ/producer Ellen Allien (pronounced... Read More »

    Dizzee Rascal

    Dizzee Rascal

    Words by Nicolas Fox Ricciardi Photos by Dean Chalkley January 22nd, 2004 Dizzee Rascal has already... Read More »

    Dios

    Dios

    Words by Kara Zuaro January 21st, 2004 At the age of 12, guitarist/vocalist Joel Morales saw La Bamba... Read More »

    Death Cab for Cutie

    Death Cab for Cutie

    Words by Dana Buoniconti Photo by Brian Tamborello August 22, 2003 “Everything will change,”... Read More »

    Dangermouse

    Dangermouse

    Words Mark Griffey March 11th, 2004 Even though he stole his DJ name from a British cartoon’s... Read More »

    Clearlake

    Clearlake

    CLEARLAKE INTERVIEW CATONIA WHALEN PHOTO EVA VERMANDE DATE FEBRUARY 20, 2004 Clearlake formed in Brighton,... Read More »

    Bubba Sparxxx

    Bubba Sparxxx

    Words by Jacyln Marinese March 14th, 2004 Hailing from rural LeGrange, Georgia, Bubba Sparxxx’s... Read More »

    The Books

    The Books

    Words by Carmen Yuen Photo by Nino P. Januar 17th, 2004 The Books are hard to shelve. Their elusively-titled... Read More »

    Bobbito Garcia

    Bobbito Garcia

    BOBBITO GARCIA (DJ CUCUMBER SLICE) INTERVIEW JACLYN MARINESE DATE JANUARY 12, 2004 Known for being a... Read More »

    Basement Jaxx

    Basement Jaxx

    Words by Arye Dworken Photos by Jamie Beedon October 22nd, 2003 In a Basement Jaxx world, everyone is... Read More »

    90 Day Men

    90 Day Men

    January 17th, 2004 Words by Jaclyn Marinese Photos by Mark Williams Because no one can manage to categorize... Read More »

    Coachwhips

    Coachwhips

    Words by Elliot Aronow Photo by Virgil Porter Date: January 12, 2004 Coachwhips are truly touched.... Read More »

    Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shine

    RISE & SHINE INTERVIEW JACLYN MARINESE With the release of their latest LP entitled “Majority... Read More »

    Michael Mayer

    Michael Mayer

    Words by Sara Cardace Date February 17, 2004 It’s hard to describe just how rabidly Michael Mayer’s... Read More »