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261. Music

     Various Artists

     Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit (Sympathy for the Record Industry)

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: July 25, 2001

     A recent Entertainment Weekly article on Detroit's garage rock revival hinted that the Motor City might be the ever elusive "next Seattle." If it does get slobbered on by the...

262. Music

     Fireballs of Freedom

     Pink & Brown reconfigures rock with colorful costumes, propulsive punk tunes, and a few broken bones

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: July 18, 2001

     Over the decades, there's been a virtual carnival of punks happy to give staid rock 'n' roll a swift, steel-toed kick in the side. The more methodical rock becomes, the more...

263. Hear This

     Hear This

     The Briefs launch undie-wetting punk pop

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: July 4, 2001

     God save the Briefs. Like all the Sex Pistols/Ramones worshippers before it, the band does nothing to reinvent old-school punk; unlike the other misfits, however, the Briefs do...

264. Music

     Revved-Up Rock

     The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club rides roughshod over today's guitar gods

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: June 27, 2001

     Whatever happened to reverb that shoots through your veins and widens your pupils like a drug? Whatever happened to moody vocals and drooping bass lines that leave trails...

265. Music

     Life of the Party

     The Pattern was supposed to be a summer vacation -- but it's ended up being a full-time job

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: May 30, 2001

     When did rock 'n' roll get so serious? The members of Radiohead act like they have a tougher time making music than Nietzsche did explaining human existence, while emo-punk...

266. Music

     Drunk Horse

     Tanning Salon/Biblical Proportions (Man's Ruin)

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: May 23, 2001

     There's something about good Southern bands that fans the flames of rock 'n' roll like gasoline on a campfire. Think ZZ Top's "La Grange," think Lynyrd Skynyrd, think slow,...

267. Music

     Peaches

     The Teaches of Peaches (Kitty-Yo)

     By Jennifer Maerz

     Published: May 9, 2001

     There are plenty of horny chicks who fantasize about getting onstage and grabbing an audience by the balls. But you'll find only one who styles her hair in an '80s porn star...