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Mudhoney Hits Twenty Years

Mark Arm chats about their new record, the woes of the record industry and…dancing with Charo by Andrew Lau “I’ve been driving all day, so I may be a little dazed.” Mudhoney front man/guitarist Mark Arm is somewhere within the Mountain Time zone. The band is driving back from a recent East Coast tour in support of their latest album, The Lucky Ones . Here’s a band written off in some circles years ago, maybe as long ago as 1992 when they signed to a major label. Here’s a band that’s continued to make good music not in the face of adversity (because there really hasn’t been any) but because they can . Sure, they’ve hit a few snags and even lost original bassist Matt Lukin when he decided to retire from touring in 2000. His replacement however, former Monroe’s Fur/ Lubricated Goat bassist Guy Maddison, gave the group a new wind. More..

Guilty Secrets

In a lot of ways, Death Cab is the perfect illustration of the Indie Snob Effect. Here you have a band that has steadily gotten more pop over time, while at the same time bridging the gap with the indie world. While it may not be fair to say that Gibbard et al were ever that edgy, the mainstream-ness of Plans took the pop aspect of their music to new heights. More..

The Rasputin Manifesto is

the voice of the employees of the last great record store. Each month we review the best (and worst) new albums, dvds, and concerts. We'll give you the scoop on the 'next big thing' and the low down on all the classics.