Fortunate Son Fortunate Son
Travistan will keep kids asking questions about music, politics and life.
Oct 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Eminem Aims at Bush Eminem Aims at Bush
"Mosh" could be one of the most overtly political pop music videos ever produced.
Oct 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Sam Graham-Felsen
Guided by Voices Guided by Voices
The new Tom Waits album begins, in very Waitsian fashion, with a racket: a squall of percussive noise that sounds like it was recorded in a freight elevator.
Oct 21, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen
Pay Attention Pay Attention
A star is on the rise for Death Cab for Cutie. The Seattle-based indie band's last record, Transatlanticism (Barsuk), has sold just over 184,000 copies.
Oct 14, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
Picking Up the Pieces Picking Up the Pieces
Brian Wilson began recording his masterpiece, Smile, in 1966; the project collapsed a year later, unfinished.
Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Douglas Wolk
Rhythm Nation Rhythm Nation
Since Fidel Castro's brief fainting spell during a speech in June 2001, Miami, Havana and Washington have been caldrons of feverish speculation on his succession and the politics...
Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Ann Louise Bardach
Springsteen for Change Springsteen for Change
A culture war's going on. The 2004 election does not merely pit red states against blue states; it places the cultural community against the Bush establishment.
Oct 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / David Corn
Signs of Our Times Signs of Our Times
Under the Radar magazine commodifies dissent--in a good way.
Oct 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey
His Majesty, Prince His Majesty, Prince
The 46th annual Grammy Awards ceremony began with a surprise performance by the pop virtuoso who is once again calling himself Prince.
Jul 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen
Bob and Ray Bob and Ray
After Ronald Reagan's death, Ray Charles's version of "Amazing Grace," one of Reagan's favorite songs, kept popping up on radio and TV. Why not?
Jun 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro