Sleater-Kinney
On their new album, All Hands on the Bad One (Kill
Rock Stars) Sleater-Kinney takes a stand against cynicism,
consumer culture and the dude mentality. And they're having fun
doing it. Check This Out! talks with Carrie Brownstein
about the rock 'n roll fun.
Gail
O'Hara
Through her Chickfactor 'zine, her record label Enchante,
her photography and her fab parties, Gail O'Hara has her finger
on the pulse of the pop scene. And what a scene it is.
Mary Timony
Her new album Mountains(Matador),
shows the way out of the darkness, displaying a lyrical imagery
that is interwoven into music that at times can be bare to the
bones basic and at other times decorative. Timony spoke to Check
This Out! about her songwriting, music communities, Helium
and doing commercials with William Shatner.
Lois
Maffeo
After a three-year break from live performances, she's back and
better than ever. Maffeo talks to Check This Out!
about her latest collaboration with Brendan Canty, the CD The
Union Themes(Kill
Rock Stars), politics, songwriting and stereotypes.
Elisabeth
Esselink
Her music features samples and beats hitting you from every direction.
Funky, jazzy, bombastic and melodic, Esselink's Solex is a creation
out of this world.
Le
Tigre
Messing with pop aesthetics and boundaries, Le Tigre is the most
dangerous band around. Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman talk
about art, polemics and fuckface politicians.
Stacey
D'Erasmo
Her debut novel Tea, displays a lifesaving soulfulness.
Inspirational prose in the face of the steamroller culture.
Carrie
Brownstein
"You're my guitar hero!" The best rock&roll guitarist
this side of Pete Townsend and Mick Jones speaks to Check
This Out!
bis
Marla Tiara tracks down bis in Boston and gets the lowdown on
the Glasgow trio.
Sarah
Dougher
Blending punk, folk and soul Sarah Dougher hits pay dirt with
Day One.
Saint
Etienne
Tara Nicole Widmer follows Saint Etienne on their recent tour,
checking out shows in Seattle and Vancouver before confronting
Cracknell and Wiggs in San Francisco at the Fillmore.
April
March
American pop with a French twist. April March brings the joys
of ye-ye to the land of hamburgers and Coca-Cola. By Gerry Belsha.
MIXING POP AND POLITICS
SMASHING FASCISM WITH SOCIALISM
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Upcoming Releases
APRIL 18
APPLES IN STEREO: The Discovery Of A World Inside The Moone --
spinART
BUILT TO SPILL: Live -- Warner Bros.
ELLIOTT SMITH:Figure 8 -- DreamWorks
APRIL 25
DIMITRI FROM PARIS:A Night At The Playboy Mansion -- Astralwerks
