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The Oral History of Kid Rock's The Polyfuze Method

Though it's practically needless to say by now, this Saturday -- March 16 -- is a date that most rock fans have long had circled on their calendar: The 20th anniversary of Kid Rock's remarkable second album, The Polyfuze Method. See also: Scott Stapp Clears Up That Story About the Orgy on Kid Rock' ... More >>

Meet Tony Hall, the NASA Engineer Who Wants Your Guitar to Sound Dirty

The Dr. is in

Live: Phish Bring The Phish Experience To Jones Beach

Phish Jones Beach Theater Wednesday, July 4 Better than: Putting the freak flag in permanent cold storage. "Goddard College!" Phish leader Trey Anastasio called out between verses during "Alumni Blues," the band's opening number at Jones Beach on Wednesday night, a rare onstage shout-out to the b ... More >>

On Mirel Wagner and the Alleged Death and Apparent Spread of Freak Folk

Scattered cosmic dust

Nicki Minaj Masters The Art Of The Diss Video With "Stupid Hoe"

Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" is supposed to be a diss track aimed at Lil Kim, but in the tradition of diss tracks, it's pretty weak. Something like Jay-Z's "Takeover" uses specific, personal information about the people involved, going so far as to propose a mathematical equation at one point. Even Li ... More >>

Q&A: Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner And Andy Stack On The Hype Machine, Touring For Almost An Entire Year, And Feeling Unworthy

A year ago this month, Wye Oak kicked off their 2011 with an opening slot for The Decemberists at Beacon Theatre. There was a snowstorm, and it was a pain in the ass to get home, but their set was a great kickoff to what's been, for the Baltimore duo, a great year. Their third album Civilian, a slow ... More >>

Q&A: Rock And Roll Tedium's Craig Hamilton On Mick Jagger Browsing The Frozen-Food Aisle And Other Ways Stars Are Just Like Us

Most people have a story about meeting someone famous—and most of those stories are dull. So why is an entire Tumblr site devoted to the most banal ones—"Did I ever tell you about the time... ?" is the header, but it's better known by its URL, Rock and Roll Tedium—such a riot? The ... More >>

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.

Bert Jansch, R.I.P.

Influential British folk guitarist Bert Jansch, 67, passed away on Wednesday night in London from lung cancer. Having watched Jansch in performance when he opened for Neil Young just over five months ago, it's shocking to say the least: "while Jansch's singing voice at times came out murmured and in ... More >>

Live: Jon Brion Concocts A Slew Of Sounds At (Le) Poisson Rouge

​Jon Brion (le) poisson rouge Tuesday, October 4 Better than: Practicing Universal Interconnectivity. "As you might have noticed already, I'm OK with stupid." Jon Brion—the Grammy nominated film score composer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist—had just teased the crow ... More >>

Geoff Barrow's Sour Rhymes

The member of Portishead excavates his band's hip-hop roots

The Year In Hardcore Circa 2010, Featuring OFF!, Trash Talk, Fucked Up, and More

On top of our growing 2010 year in review coverage, we've asked some pals to help out, too. Below, Pitchfork/Status Ain't Hood writer Tom Breihan looks back at the year in hardcore. OFF! at L.A.'s 6th St. Warehouse. Photo by Sean Peterson.​Let's talk for a minute about this idea: Hardcore in ... More >>

Unearthly Trance and the Temple of 'Doom'

Five albums in, local Sabbath fiends crank up the bombast

These Led Zeppelin Guys Are Surprisingly Good

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 22, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 4 Riffs by Lucian K. Truscott THE ALBUM OPENS on an almost quiet note. It's Jimmy Page's guitar, fuzz-toned to a near-static level, slow-picked, then chord-picked in an understated treatment of what you j ... More >>

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Celebrity Death Doctors: Michael Jackson's Personal Physician Dr. Conrad Murray and Seven Other Notorious Real-Life Procurers

Dr. Conrad Murray​Just ten days before Michael Jackson's death, Dr. Conrad Murray sent a letter to patients in his clinics in Houston and Las Vegas, telling them he was leaving his practices to serve as personal physician for Michael Jackson on his 50-date This Is It London run, calling it "a ... More >>

Leo Kottke

Anger Management

P.S.1 explores the early works of a legendary filmmaker

Talking with Robert Plant

Touring the South, the legend talks about Led Zep and Alison Krauss. Mostly Krauss.

Live: Jerry Lee Lewis at Town Hall

Dan Kennedy's Gonna Scrawl

Led Zep buff joins music biz, gawks, writes memoir

Whole Lotta Universal Love

Nine discs of Robert Plant's post-Zep musings, worldly and inspired

Cotton Candy on the Edge of Town

On the uneasily triumphant Hold Steady, once nearly dead, now born to run

Sleater-Kinney Breaks Up

Dreamful of Asha

An Indi-classical mash-up reimagines filmi's playback queen as new soundtracks reimagine Bollywood itself

Can't Buy a Frill

Vocals prompt arrest when frozen feet fail frightened singer

Sacrificial Offerings

Skinny but epic sludgers named afer fat bird feed the young with blood

Education

Help the Poor

No sleep 'til we get to the bottom of the economic ladder

No Artificial Additives

Heroic humans reveal game plan: Get organic, let stuff happen, opt for antique machinery

Top Ten Plus

Hey Get Ya Mom a Crazy Milkshake in Da Club

Get Out the Led

One foot on the amp pedal, one in the middle ages: Zeppelin

Heads Kicked in Tonight

They can't sing, they ain't pretty, and their legs are thin

A New Religion

Wild Boys Duran About, Win MTV Award, Dance on Sand

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Our Band Is Your Life

That Misty Mountain Was Mount Everest, Dun

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NY Mirror

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Back That Jass Up

Lunch Goes On

Burritos, Burgers, Chili Dogs, and Vienna Sausages

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Goodbye Mr. Zeps

Crackered Actors

The Noise of Art

No Sleep Till Retrial

Bigger Beat