Mike Watt is most certainly a man whose thoughts cannot be expressed in a mere 500 or so words. Needless to say, this week's Rough Mixes entry only highlighted excerpts of our recent conversation with punk's elder statesman. While on tour supporting his newest punk rock opera "Hyphenated Man"
and in advance of his upcoming show in Denver at the Larimer Lounge, Watt took some time between his soundcheck and his gig opening for
Dinosaur Jr. at the Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, North Carolina,
Johnny MotoAdam Franklin is well known for his role as the singer and guitarist in Swervedriver. His work in post-Swervedriver projects such as Toshack Highway, Magnetic Morning and his solo work, however, shows a remarkable breadth of musical imagination and a wealth of sonic ideas that reveal dimensions of talent outside the melodically incendiary songs of his most famous band. We caught up with Franklin as he was rehearsing for his national tour with the Church, which hits the Gothic Theatre
Jon SolomonThe Dead Weather, Tyvek
The Ogden
August 17, 2009
Better Than: Porn
What's your Jack White flavor? Are you a vanilla fan, a consumer of the
pale white God of garage rock, or would you prefer vintage chocolate
Jack, shy and drinking moonshine? Or perhaps you're interested in our
newest edition, Jack the British sex icon?
