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The indie rock threesome Asleep in the Sea has only been around since April, but it's opened for some outstanding national touring acts. Drummer Eli Kuner says he has trouble handling the flattery that follows performances.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-21-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Asleep in the Sea
The Man Behind the Man Behind the Moog Synthesizernew
By the end of this documentary, you realize that although electronic music has been pegged as distant, impersonal or even alien -- because of unique sounds generated by the Moog -- the deeply spiritual man behind the machine sees his creation as nothing less than a device to channel human emotions.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
12-06-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hans Fjellestad, Moog
Dance-Punk Gods Try Fame on Their Own Termsnew
The Faint's typical live audience is comprised of "goth kids and hardcore kids and regular adults that look like they just got off work," says keyboardist Jacob Thiele. "It's like this melting pot of weirdoes."
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Faint
Happy Endingsnew
With its cohesive flow and strong hooks, The Necronauts' new self-titled CD is a better representation of the band than any earlier release.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-09-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tastes Like Teen Spiritnew
When Stefan Pruett and John O'Keefe started a band last summer, the notion seemed like a total joke to them. Except they didn't expect the real punch line: success.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seeing Futuresnew
Drummer Zach Lind says the band's fifth album is representative of what they've done in the past but with a bit more seriousness.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
10-19-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Professor of Punk Pens a Piece of Historynew
The punk musician's debut memoir is about his childhood misadventures. They take place in the wealthy, WASP-y town of Greenwich, Conn., where he never fit in.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
09-28-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Blues Clues: Gettin' Down-and-Dirty With the Black Keysnew

The blues-rock duo recorded their third release in a studio inside a toxic old rubber factory in an Akron, Ohio, slum. They nearly managed to sneak into a nearby Lockheed Martin plant that builds battle blimps to take photos for their new album.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
09-13-2004 |
Reviews
Finding the Cure: Confessions of a Doom Dollnew
The Cure addressed everything an alienated teen could feel: sweeping romance, longing, regret, unhinged excitement. And it didn't candy-coat life the way mainstream pop did, or pump it full of greasy testosterone like hair metal.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews