Acid Test
Korn's Psychedelic New Vision
Korn's schizophrenic musical dynamic spawned a genre of wannabes. But now the forefathers are about to disown their children.
Blastards of Young
Noise Band Pachinko Sound Off
"I don't know what the hell we write," says Brech, Pachinko's singer and guitarist. "The punk rockers think we're a noise band, and the noise bands think we're punk rock. And everyone else just has no clue."
Cobra Verde
Hate Is the Drug
Every band hates the press. But when Cobra Verde vocalist John Petkovic says, "Most guys doing rock journalism couldn't write dialogue for a porno flick," it's honestly not a case of sour grapes. Well, not entirely.
10 Unessential "Classics"
Sometimes critics are agonizingly off-base, even when they agree. It's time to set the record straight on 10 absurdly overrated "classics" you shouldn't even think about buying.
10 Essential Garage Rock Albums
Fans of the Hives and White Stripes best get tight with these discs pronto.
Brothers in Harm
Down Under with the Deftones
From Alternative Press: "We're not here to follow anyone's rules," assert the Deftones. John Pecorelli joins them on their first Australian tour and learns that the chemistry of five long-time friends cannot be co-opted.
Barbarian at the Gate
The Outsider Art of Robert Williams
To the horror of moral guardians on the left and right—as well as stolid museum trustees everywhere—Robert Williams' oil paintings are selling like Big Macs.
Corporate Punk Still Rocks!
Bad Religion
After helping to create and shape the U.S. punk scene for nearly two decades, Bad Religion are raising one collective middle finger at the hardcore fundamentalists as well as at the hippies, and getting on with doing what they want to do.
