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Pavement has always been a band that the majority just doesn’t understand. Do you need a higher level of intelligence to get what Pavement offers? I would say you’d have to have some intelligence, but Pavement has always relied on their melodies and clever lyrics to keep their fans excited. A lot of people have…

First I wanted to thank you for being so cool a few years ago when I met you and Keith in Buffalo. Cool. You guys tore that show up. I know. Lenny (Kravitz) didn’t bring too many people to that show, did he? No. And what was even worse was that you guys had almost…

“No way, man. I’m not a wigguh. I’m more of a B-Boy,” insists Theo Keating, a.k.a. Touch, sole creator of The Wiseguys. “I am what I am. I don’t pretend I’m black. I know I’m white. I’m not ashamed of that. I just have a real appreciation of hip-hop.” Theo not only has a real…

Hey, Mick! Hey, man. What’s happening? Not much. Been waiting to talk to you guys for a few weeks. Really? Yeah. Well, you got me now. (laughs) How has the tour been? It’s been going really well. I’ve heard it’s been interesting. Well, you know, things happen every now and again. (laughs) I heard Vince…

Vitamin C has one of the most infectious songs in “Smile”, and a great message to boot. Colleen Fitzpatrick, or Vitamin C, isn’t some fly-by-night sensation. If for some reason you haven’t heard of her, get with the program and find out what is really good for you. Hello! Hi. How are you? I’m fine…

Stereophonics’ story isn’t as simple as it seems. Kelly and Richard were born a couple of yards from each other; Stuart arrived a few years earlier. They all grew up under the influences of their older siblings, record collections that were full of Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Stevie Wonder, and Bob…

Hi. How are you? Good. How is everything? It goes and goes. Where do you live? Buffalo. Buffalo? Yeah. (laughs) The Sabres. (she said it with a little tongue in cheek laugh) Where are you? Toronto, but I actually live in Vancouver. If I knew you’d be calling from an hour and a half away,…

When Coal Chamber first stepped out in the music world with their Roadrunner Records debut, they were immediately tagged as Korn wannabe’s. Three years later, the Chamber has brushed off the harsh criticism, and have paid their dues with three years worth of Ozzfest stints, and numerous tours with Pantera, Megadeth, and Sevendust. Their bottom-heavy…

Des Moines, Iowa doesn’t seem like a place that would spawn the next step in the evolution of heavy metal, but it has. Slipknot, the heart and soul of Des Moines’ brutally heavy underground scene, has officially begun their rampage. Having grown from six pieces to nine over the last three years, Slipknot presents a…

Before “Summer Girls” was playing every hour on the hour on your radio, we were lucky enough to sit down with these guys. They are certainly not what their boy band image would have you believe. We caught up with them in a small bar in Erie, Pennsylvania, playing a local radio show. We met…