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Photo by Tony NelsonAfter megafan Morrissey lured them out of retirement last year to perform in England, the New York Dolls have (sort of) reunited this summer — that is, singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain are touring, with respectable replacements for late guitarist Johnny Thunders, drummer Jerry Nolan......

It made me kind of sad to read last week that Audioslave’s former record label had bribed radio stations to play their song “Like a Stone” when it was released a few years back. I mean, a public revelation like that has got to be fairly emasculating for a band......

Is it just us, or is underground hip-hop kind of, you know, happening again? The Rock the Bells festival, now in its third year, has taken the place of the defunct Smokin’ Grooves tour — at least for lucky SoCal fans — as a summertime gathering for the conscious/groovy types,......

Photo by Nitin Vadukul Six reasons the new Missy Elliott record, The Cookbook, is my favorite-ever Missy record: 1. It’s yummy, and soft. It’s got curves instead of sharp edges. Missy’s not a robot this time and she’s not doing rave drugs or acting like Busta Rhymes. Nothing wrong with......

What work of art has most shaped your ideas about love?I liked Love in the Time of Cholera, and The Satanic Verses. But everyone’s asking me about love and romance and shit, and I don’t really fucking get it. Making up these answers, I’m losing my mind! [laughs] Everyone thinks......

What’s your fave Hall & Oates song? “She’s Gone.” Setting aside your general soul roots, am I nuts or is there a serious and specific Hall & Oates vibe on the Chi-Lites’ “Oh Girl”? There is a connection with the soul tradition of Chicago that is very close to me......

Photos by Ted Soqui The 2005 L.A. Weekly Music Awards, held Tuesday at the Henry Fonda Theater, were a real love fest, with bizarre juxtapositions at every turn. Favorite moments included watching Best Electronic DJ nominee Claudette Sexy DJ laugh her ass off to 8-Bit (who performed with a video......

Photo by Wendy LynchChristopher O’Riley isn’t nearly as famous as the things he does. In fact, he’s probably most often described in casual coffeehouse conversation as that Radiohead piano guy. I mean, that’s who he is. He’s the guy who plays earnest, classically inspired renditions of Radiohead songs on the......