James Blagden
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While he only had to portray two people in his Gnarls Barkley illustration, the 26-
year-old artist’s dream project involves “lots of weirdos in the crowd—maybe a review
of a GWAR appearance on Jerry Springer.” The Brooklynite’s work has appeared in
Esquire and Nylon. Favorite concert: Ol’ Dirty Bastard in 1998
Kari Wethington
< Fellow Ohioan Wethington found
herself captivated by the speaking voice
of Breeders leader (and former Pixie)
Deal. “When she talks, she sounds just
like she does on ‘I’m Amazed’ from Surfer
Rosa,” she says. “Days after the interview,
I was using Kim-speak everywhere,
adding ‘dude’ and ‘I know, right?’ into
conversations.” Most overdue for a
reunion: Talking Heads
Michael Azerrad
> As he watched the members of
R.E.M. interact, Azerrad realized that the
decades have only strengthened them.
“I got the feeling you could not break the
bond between them in a million years,”
he says. The author of Our Band Could
Be Your Life, Azerrad has written for The
New Yorker and The New York Times, and
coproduced Kurt Cobain: About a Son.
Favorite R.E.M. song: “Electron Blue”
Michael Schmelling
< After seeing the salaries of various
music bizzers, Schmelling thinks
he might be working in the wrong
industry. “If I really wanted to make the
bucks,” he says, “I’d get into the touring
DJ business!” His photography has
appeared in New York and Fader. Most he
ever paid for a concert ticket: $80 for a
Bob Dylan anniversary show
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