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Alice in Chains

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    February 14, 2012

    Valentine's Day Special: Nine Songs That Call Themselves Love Songs, In Order

    Vintage ad for WPIX-FM, back when it played "nothin' but love songs." Anyone know who did the jingle? 9. 311, "Love Song"

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    December 20, 2011

    People Who Died 2011: The Year In Obituaries

    Amy Winehouse passed away on July 23. ​In memory of the people, places, and things that passed away in 2011, here's a collection of links and streaming-video artifacts.

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    November 30, 2011

    Live: Scott Weiland Is Full Of Strange Merriment At The P.C. Richard & Son Theater

    Scott Weiland P.C. Richard & Son Theater Tuesday, November 29 Better than: Losing The Drummer Boy Challenge. The P.C. Richard and Son Theater is a small venue with a capacity of maybe 200 people at most; its size can make the space seem like a compressed TV studio. Last night, during Scott Weilan ... More >>

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    October 26, 2011
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    August 12, 2011

    Jani Lane, R.I.P.

    Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the hard rock band Warrant, was found dead in a California hotel room last night. Lane was Warrant's primary songwriter, penning radio hits like "Heaven," "I Saw Red," and "Cherry Pie"; in his later years, he would leave and get back together with his former ban ... More >>

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    June 21, 2011

    Download: Tracks By Charlie Looker's Extra Life And Sculptress

    ​Charlie Looker has spent 10 years in New York art-rock anomalies--Lavender, Zs, Period, Extra Life, Sculptress, even (briefly) Dirty Projectors. The common thread is always the place where the vulnerable sentiment of indie rock collides with the jagged rhythms of contemporary composition; Loo ... More >>

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    February 22, 2011

    The Great Radiohead Postmortem: Is The Entire World Live-Tweeting About The King of Limbs At The Same Time Such A Terrible Thing?

    So maybe you heard that Radiohead put out a new album, The King of Limbs, on Friday, one day earlier than planned, a gift that triggered a "live-Tweeting my first listen" torrent of unprecedented volume and ferocity, a glut of Internet-borne insta-opinions that seemed at odds with the band's reput ... More >>

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    December 2, 2010

    Premiere: Kings Destroy, "The Mounty"

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Megalithic Brooklyn five-piece Kings Destroy is a melodic addition to New York's doom-metal class of 2010, spasming uncomfortably alongside recent YIMBY grads like Elks, Primitive Weapons, and Clean ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    The 20 Worst Songs of 2010, #18: Godsmack, "Cryin' Like A Bitch!!"

    F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here. ​That Godsmack is still able to put out chart-topping records in 2010 shouldn't be too surprising; the warmed-over, self-pitying nĂ¼-metal put forth by Sully Erna and his bandmates is still the lingua franca of rock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Download: Man's Gin, "Nuclear Ambition Pt. 2"

    Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. ​Erik Wunder, of gloomy black-metal expressionists Cobalt, has relocated from Denver to Brooklyn with little more than a song in his heart and a chip on his shoulder. Smiling Dogs, the debut album fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Is It Possible to Sell Out in 2010?

    ​Today's New York Times brings a startling bit of news: the sneaker company Converse is opening a recording studio in the heart of Williamsburg, to be called Converse Rubber Tracks, where bands "deemed dedicated and needy enough" will be able to record for free. Artists selected to use the spa ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2010

    Fall Guide: Interpol Return With Their First Record in Three Years

    But don't look for that persona-grooming bassist

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    This Week's Voice: Alice in Chains, Drive By Truckers, Regina Carter, Greenberg, and More

    Alice in Chains get down. Photo by Santiago Felipe.​In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla sees the sorta resurrected Alice in Chains at Terminal 5, Stephen Deusner on the creative nonfiction of the Drive By Truckers' The Big To-Do, and Phil Freeman gets personal with jazz violinist Regina ... More >>

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    March 17, 2010

    This Week, in the Voice: The 10 Worst Landlords in NYC

    ​Still trying to wrangle your landlord to get your door to stop squeaking? You ain't seen shit. As long as they didn't make Elizabeth Dwoskin's beautifully terrifying work on this year's list of New York's Worst Landlords, you might end up wanting to hug your own building's capo. And if they a ... More >>

  • Music

    March 16, 2010

    The Resurrection of Alice in Chains

    Grunge's grimmest cautionary tale rises triumphantly (if uncomfortably) anew

  • Voice Choices

    March 2, 2010

    Alice in Chains

    Grunge's grimmest cautionary tale rises triumphantly (if uncomfortably) anew

  • Voice Choices

    March 2, 2010

    GROAN ZONE

    Testing out the new Alice in Chains

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Jimmy Eat World Totally Jobbed By The A.V. Club's Otherwise Exemplary "21 Songs About Hating The Radio" List

    If only AutoTune had existed back then. Starring Elvis Costello, Public Enemy, the Smiths, Shellac, NOFX, TMBG (!), and R.E.M. The "Alice in Chains are the new Doors" theory (during a discussion about the Dead Kennedys' "Triumph of the Swill") is particularly revelatory. Better sing now while you ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 1, 2009

    Alice in Chains

    If only AutoTune had existed back then. Starring Elvis Costello, Public Enemy, the Smiths, Shellac, NOFX, TMBG (!), and R.E.M. The "Alice in Chains are the new Doors" theory (during a discussion about the Dead Kennedys' "Triumph of the Swill") is particularly revelatory. Better sing now while you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    News Roundup: Japandroids, It Came From Brooklyn, and More $5 Tickets

    Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

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    February 19, 2008

    Hugs and Kisses #31: Tad the Grunge Personification, the DVD

    Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2007

    CMJ Day Four: Fuckups and Miracles

    Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2007

    VH1's Rock Honors: A Running Diary

    Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2007

    Status Ain't Hood Interviews Diplo

    Leigh RightonJapandroids, the second Siren band who set their drums on fire --We've already lamented missing what was probably one of Japandroids' last tiny gigs in New York ever, but here's a manageably-sized solution: tickets for their Mercury Lounge show on September 24 are onsale today. If int ... More >>

  • Music

    May 30, 2006

    Shaking Off the Dirt

    A grunge fan's drug of choice: Joyous nostalgia

  • Music

    May 6, 2003

    Prog Wakes Up

    Paradiddles by the Dashboard Light

  • Music

    January 21, 2003

    Big With the Kids

    Corporate Rock-Hack Bands Nobody Over 20 Ever Heard of Rule America

  • Music

    December 10, 2002

    Wearing the Melancholy

    This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

  • Music

    August 13, 2002

    Alt Is Long

    This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

  • Music

    October 31, 2000

    Stinkonia

    This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

  • Music

    December 14, 1999

    Seattle Pilots Move to Milwaukee

    This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

  • Long Island Voice

    August 24, 1999

    Borgo Pass

    This Dungeon's for Hire, Even If We're Just Dancing in the Darkwave

  • News

    July 20, 1999

    A Terrible Beauty

    Young Sun Lim Makes Art of Life-Forms Struggling To Be Born

  • News

    February 16, 1999

    Pirate King Music's No. 1 Bootlegger Gets Busted— Again

    Young Sun Lim Makes Art of Life-Forms Struggling To Be Born

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