Artsweek

May 15, 2002

Aural Orgy in Spring

By Daniel Okamura

Butt-sniffing season is definitely in. So, what better way to celebrate butt-sniffing season than with a free show? Enter Extravaganza.

May 15, 2002

Alienating Ant Farm

By David Downs

Call him the "Ambassador of Anomie," maybe even the "Duke of Desolation." Just please stop calling him, "that guy who painted 'Nighthawks.'"

May 15, 2002

Unfaithful: ‘Just Passion and Action’

By Collin Mitchell

Adrian Lyne's "Unfaithful" makes no excuses for guilt-ridden infidelity or passionate crimes.

May 15, 2002

Weezer | Maladroit | Geffen Records

By Angela Potter

So what the hell does "Maladroit" mean, anyway? In short, everything this CD is not: awkward, clumsy and bumbling.

May 15, 2002

Marianne Faithfull | Kissin Time | Advance Music

By Cara Jennison

You may recognize Marianne Faithfull as God. Her "This Wheel's on Fire" became the anthem for the live-fast-and-should-be-dead-by-now lifestyle of Patsy and Edina.

May 15, 2002

Primeridian | I’ll Meet You in Greenwich | Promihjay 8 Inc.

By Mr. Bell

I'm playin' this shit at my wedding. In fact, if the beats were human I would probably marry them. And let's say I did tie the knot - the rhymes would be my best man.

May 15, 2002

Hip Hop Top 10

By Staff

May 8, 2002

Spider-Man: The Itsy-Bitsy Blockbuster

By Curtis Brainard

The clash of the titans (a.k.a. multi-million-dollar blockbusters) hit theaters this month, and so far it's a spider whipping a scorpion's ass.

May 8, 2002

DJ Shadow | The Private Press | MCA

By Drew Atkins

On The Private Press, his first solo record in six years, Shadow departs from his trademark sound on Endtroducing..., with mixed results.

May 8, 2002

The Makers | Strangest Parade | Sub Pop Records

By DJ FatKid

One listen to Strangest Parade makes it quite clear that The Makers are indefensible.

May 8, 2002

Girls Against Boys | You Can’t Fight What You Can’t See | Jade Tree

By DJ FatKid

Here's a new old dance: the Major Shuffle. Girls Against Boys have mastered this, jumping in with the post-grunge wave of indie signings back in '96 before going on an extended hiatus.

May 1, 2002

Shivering, Sunburnt, Satisfied

By Richard Block Jessica Jardine

Last weekend brought the third Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to Indio, Calif.

May 1, 2002

‘For the Love of God, Die Already’

By David Downs

The only thing more shameful than a "Friday the 13th" part 10 is Artsweek, which spent almost two hours of its Tuesday evening trashing "Jason X."

May 1, 2002

Elvis Costello | When I Was Cruel | Island

By Erin James

Elvis Costello released his first record a quarter century ago. When I Was Cruel, his 17th album proper, proves time hasn't mellowed the lyrically acerbic wit of this man behind the glasses.

May 1, 2002

Chris Isaak | Always Got Tonight | Reprise

By Brendan Buhler

Chris Isaak's most polished album is also one of his best, focusing more on Roy Orbison-style rock 'n' roll than broken-hearted ballads.

May 1, 2002

Hot Hot Heat | Knock Knock Knock | Sub Pop

By DJ FatKid

Stealing liberally from the Cure, the Stooges, and piano-driven post-punk groups, such as the Get Hustle and Tarot Bolero Hot Hot Heat knocks out an album full of dry danceable indie rock.