#141 - Powerman 5000
Powerman 5000 Air Blackalicious Modest Mouse MC5 Mr. Oizo Electric Eels Run DMC Joan Jett Type
#141 – March 2010
Powerman 5000
Four men of action–and their mysterious leader–have arrived in our solar system to pimp-slap evil in the name of rock ’n’ roll. Todd Myers Lowe rides the cosmic waves beyond space and time with Spider-One to discover Powerman 5000‘s amazing origin.
P.O.D.
P.O.D. might have traded in their bad ’tudes for church pews, but that doesn‘t make them wimps. Jaan Uhelszki explores the higher-powered aggro band‘s complex style.
Type O Negative
Type O Negative’s career isn’t fraught with conflicts, smothered hopes, unfulfilled ambitions and thoughts of suicide. It was built upon them. Jason Pettigrew submits his diagnosis on Team Prozac‘s chances of survival.
Joan Jett
Joan Jett has always been rock royalty, beginning with her leadership of the Runaways, the edgy all-girl group who emerged from the Hollywood scene in 1975 when Jett was a mere 15. Here she discusses freaks, fetishes and fresh starts.
Sections
Incoming Letters
New Releases Listing
Wiretapping News
Are rockers the new label executives?; Run-DMC return tougher than ever; Eddie Izzard skirts his issues; Air blow the breeze on their favorite records; Bernard Butler waxes philosophical; David Bowie, Flea and Iggy Pop celebrate the genius of Marvin Pontiac; plus other assorted music-news morsels to drop at the dinner table.
Low Profile
Kittie, Stroke, Deathray, Regular Fries and more.
Vision Thing
Reviews of Rock ’N’ Roll Frankenstein, The Virgin Suicides and more.
BPM (electronica and beyond)
Skint Records, the label that brought the world Fatboy Slim and (ahem) Big Beat, gets down to the business of charming Americans with its quirky, hedonistic roster; reviews of electronica’s elite; and more.
Reviews
Reviews this issue of new releases by Mr. Oizo, Boss Hog, Nas, Snapcase, Eyehategod, Mudhoney, Rollins Band, MC Paul Barman, the MC5 and many more; Self-Analysis gets an earful from Blackalicious, the eels and Vue; Origins Of Cool shoots its mouth off about the Gun Club; Final Mix gives props to some of the dopest playas in the global hip-hop underground; plus reviews of reissues.
Charts
Sound Affects
George Carlin
Cover and content photos: Myriam Santos-Kayda
