HOODS TO THE WOODS

Alabama Rapper Yelawolf takes street wear a little bit country.

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AGAINST THE WORLD!

Punk’s leading troubadours Against Me! are back with a new album, a new sound, a new drummer, and a new message. Are you with them or against them?

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CLAY DECKER

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme pulls up a chair next to True Tattoo’s outspoken artisan Clay Decker.

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DJ MONTAY

When Atlanta-based DJ and music producer Montay Humphrey, a.k.a. DJ Montay, walks into a club, it’s not uncommon for...

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Q & A WITH OZZY OSBOURNE

The Prince of Darkness talks about addictions old and new.

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JACKI-O

Jacki-O thinks free books are ‘The Write Stuff’

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AVRIL

After getting tangled up in the limelight and being roped in with other teenyboppers, Avril Lavigne is ready to break away.

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TRANS AM
THING [THRILL JOCKEY]

Trans Am have always had a relatively esoteric identity, so it’s hard to know if the band are being sincere when they claim that Thing was originally commissioned as a “sci-fi horror adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.” Regardless of its inspiration, the album is evidence that this electro-inflected rock band haven’t lost any of their spark since their debut disc 14 years ago. Thing is teeming with droning, synth-driven romps like “Naked Singularity” and ambient vocoder-inflected tracks like “Apparent Horizon.” The album’s largest merit is the fact that once you peel back the layers of its 12 tracks, you’ll realize they’re far more complex than they initially appear—and that aural depth is ultimately what makes Thing such a satisfying listen.