The Clash (Musical Group)

Westword Music Showcase 2005

Against the Grain

D.biddle's folk-style hush belies its hardcore pedigree.

Stirring the Eire

Flogging Molly resurfaces with its most politically charged album.

Diva Down

Franco Zeffirelli imagines cheering up an operatic legend.

Blood Ties

With its haunting debut, the Arcade Fire keeps it in the family.

Anti-Folk

Hamell on Trial trades electric guitar for an abrasive brand of acoustic punk.

Matli Crew

Ozomatli imagines one world under a groove.

Roy Meets World

For the members of Roy, home is where the art is.

Now Hear This

For the members of Roy, home is where the art is.

The Message

Well Red

Punk of Ages

Down by Law's Dave Smalley still emits a positive charge.

Rasta La Vista, Baby

Kingston's Culture keeps onna chantin' down Babylon.

The Show(case) Must Go On!

Kingston's Culture keeps onna chantin' down Babylon.

Slave New World

Tom Morello's advice about Audioslave? Don't believe the hype.

Heavy Soul

Paul Weller, the mod heavyweight champion of the world, weighs in with Illumination.

So Happy Together

Getting back together was a snap for the Flatlanders -- because they've seldom been apart.

Discmania

Backbeat writers revisit their favorite albums of the year.

The Mouth That Roars

When Cowboy Mouth's Fred LeBlanc speaks out on self-empowerment, audiences listen.

The Calm After the Storm

The Weakerthans leave the noise, but not the idealism, of punk rock in their past.

Everything but the DJ

With Lazy Dog, English songwriter Ben Watt gets a modish makeover behind steel wheels.

The Next Stage

Jimy Murphy, the Kamikazi Kid, gets his act together.

Rock and a Hard Place

Music can free your soul, but can it spring the West Memphis Three?

The Bad Luck Club

After years of struggle with record labels, Automatic 7 is slowly returning to the business of punk rock.

Long Way Back

Dwight Yoakam's new acoustic retrospective casts a shining light on the preeminent alt-rocker.

Stalker Fiction

Joy turned Cracker’s David Lowery into fiction. Too bad he’s real and really angry.

Panther, Panther Burning Bright

Re-examining the cultural legacy of the MC5.

Happier Campers

The members of Camper Van Beethoven are talking -- and touring -- again a decade after an acrimonious breakup.

Access Denio

With her own cosmopolitan pedagogy, Amy Denio goes the spoot route.

Night Sweats

Scorsese's New York is alive and kicking in Bringing Out the Dead, but the vital signs are weakening.

Their Noise

After ten years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working. But they are not working for you.

Feedback

After ten years, Superchunk and Merge Records are still working. But they are not working for you.

More Songs of the Century

Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

Learning From Scratch

Inside the twisted mind of dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Tooting His Own Horn

Toots Hibbert is a reggae giant--and he's not afraid to tell you why.

Life With Fluffy

Fluffy's Amanda Rootes officiates at the wedding of glamour and punk.

Building for the Future

Built to Spill's Doug Martsch searches for the happy medium between fatherhood and rock and roll.

He's Got His Mojo Workin'

How onetime Denver resident Kirby McMillan Jr. was transformed into Mojo Nixon.

Feedback

How onetime Denver resident Kirby McMillan Jr. was transformed into Mojo Nixon.

Generation D

D Generation aims to teach these young punks a thing or two.

CLEAR THINKING

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LETTERS

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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THE YOUNG AND THE CRESTFALLEN

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EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

FORMER VELVET UNDERGROUNDER JOHN CALE IS STILL DOING WHATEVER HE DAMN WELL PLEASES.

THE REAL STEEL

AFTER A LONG DECLINE, THE BLOOD IS PUMPING THROUGH STEEL PULSE AGAIN.

WORDS OF MOUTH

AFTER A LONG DECLINE, THE BLOOD IS PUMPING THROUGH STEEL PULSE AGAIN.