Email Author Annie Zaleski

2004 Stories by Annie Zaleski

• Marrying the Mainstream

  published December 30, 2004

  In 2004, the line between indie and mainstream rock disintegrated even faster than Britney Spears's quickie Vegas marriage. Vinyl obsessives... More >>

• Sum 41

  published December 2, 2004

  If Sum 41 sounds hardened on its fourth album, there's good reason: The title refers to the name of a United Nations volunteer who helped the... More >>

• Passing Guster

  published September 2, 2004

  John Kerry only wishes he was in Guster. Sure, the Massachusetts senator hasn't done too shabbily on his own merits. But when it comes to building... More >>

• Boys Do Cry

  published August 12, 2004

  When Robert Smith commissioned his nieces and nephews to scribble the artwork for the Cure's new self-titled album, he had three simple requests... More >>

• The Blood Brothers

  published July 15, 2004

  After forming in 1997, the Blood Brothers -- co-vocalists, Johnny Whitney and Jordan Billie, guitarist Cody Votolato, bassist Morgan Henderson and... More >>

• Smith and Lessons

  published June 3, 2004

  Good Charlotte is one of the biggest bands in the nation right now, a pop-punk quintet that's played the MTV Video Music Awards, graced the cover... More >>