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2009 Stories by Jonathan Garrett

• Say Anything

  published October 21, 2009

  You could say that Say Anything's Max Bemis, like Lloyd Dobler, is a bit of an underachiever. Having just completed Anything's third major-label... More >>

• Manic Street Preachers

  published September 30, 2009

  Unfortunately, for every Coldplay or Radiohead, there is a Manic Street Preachers--a band that enjoys commercial success and recognition in the... More >>

• Plastiscines

  published August 5, 2009

  In the summer of 2006, Plastiscines—not Phoenix—seemed the most likely French band to turn U.S. music fans into full-blown... More >>

• Future of the Left

  published July 22, 2009

  The band formed from the ashes of McLusky may have ditched the awesomely hilarious album titles (McLusky Do Dallas, The Difference... More >>

• Phoenix

  published June 17, 2009

  Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix aims for an appeal as populist as Phoenix's garage-pop will allow. With their third album, the French quartet... More >>

• Moon Maan: Monomania EP

  published May 13, 2009

  The Edge's chiming tones and Eddie Van Halen's fret-singeing finger taps are certainly more recognizable, but the staccato snarl of Rick... More >>

• Glasvegas

  published April 1, 2009

  If you can get past the affected cool—the dark shades, leather biker jackets, and stylized reverb—Glasvegas actually have quite a... More >>

• Flavor Crystals embark on a national tour supporting Brian Jonestown Massacre

  published March 25, 2009

  It must be some sort of cruel irony that I received a speeding ticket on my way to interview Flavor Crystals—after all, no one would ever... More >>