Kill Rock Stars

  • Out of the aeroplane into the sea

    It's been five years since Neutral Milk Hotel released their masterpiece and disbanded. With the arrival of the Decemberists, have indie-rock obsessives (like me) found a new mannered, quirky band to love?
    By Jesse Jarnow September 16, 2003

  • Gravy Train!!!!: "Hello Doctor"

    The riotous debut offering from this electropunk outfit is a send-up of old-school hip-hop, '90s diva house and classic surf rock.
    By Nick Hallett April 14, 2003

  • Music preview: Mecca Normal

    The Canadian avant-garde folk duo's tenth album, "The Family Swan," pairs deliriously intense vocals with sublime guitar work. Listen in.
    By Murray Jason September 4, 2002

  • Music preview: Sleater-Kinney

    Portland's post-riot grrrl trio start up their songwriting machine again -- and deliver a fresh new album, "One Beat." Listen in.
    By Ross White August 20, 2002

  • Emily XYZ

    "Sinatra Walks Out"
    By Emily XYZ October 5, 2000

  • Penny Arcade

    "The Government Doesn't Want People To F*ck"
    By Penny Arcade October 5, 2000

  • Kathy Acker

    "President Bush"
    By October 5, 2000

  • Miranda July

    "I Can-Japan"
    By Miranda July October 5, 2000

  • "Rockstar"

    Listen to a 1991 recording from the Kill Rock Stars "Wordcore Volume 1" 7-inch that featured spoken word by Slim Moon and Hanna.
    By Kathleen Hanna October 5, 2000

  • Olympian heroes

    Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek discuss the new album from Sleater-Kinney, the band that wants to take over the freaking world.
    By Jeff Stark and Stephanie Zacharek May 9, 2000

  • Real Life Rock Top 10

    By Greil Marcus March 20, 2000

  • Real Life Rock Top 10

    By Greil Marcus March 6, 2000

  • Welcome to the Machine

    The women behind "The Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records" take up a new battle to save the indies.
    By Carlene Bauer February 15, 2000

  • Don't worry baby

    Ronnie Spector on her new Kill Rock Stars EP, her ex-husband Phil and why Puff Daddy can't rock 'n' roll.
    By Seth Mnookin September 14, 1999

  • american bandstand

    Joe Heim interviews Carrie Brownstein, co-singer, songwriter and guitarist for Sleater-Kinney
    By Joe Heim March 4, 1999

  • Sharps & Flats

    Sharps & Flats is a weekly music review roundup in Salon Magazine
    By Douglas Wolk February 23, 1999

  • Fastball

    Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
    By Roni Sarig April 27, 1998

  • Sharps and Flats: Mary Lou Lord

    By Joe Heim February 3, 1998
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