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SEPTEMBER 2008

FEATURES

“Chaos is better than anything. I want everyone to go mental.”

CRYSTAL CASTLES’ ALICE GLASS, PAGE 72

64 Beck

From Switzerland and the Netherlands on what may be his last tour, alt rock’s boho alchemist opens up about the road, his family, Scientology, and his next steps. BY JOHN McALLEY

72 Crystal Castles

Is arcade-game-style electro the new punk? Toronto’s prickly pair of eight-bit wizards reveal that danger never falls out of fashion.

BY PHOEBE REILLY

80 Stanton LaVey

He might have underground art’s scariest pedigree (not to mention its spookiest fan base), and Stanton LaVey hasn’t let it go to waste. How one member of Satanism’s first family is cashing in on his infamy. BY MARC WEINGARTEN

88 Gym Class Heroes
Katy Perry comes along for the
ride as the rap-rock-what-have-you
heroes look sharp in Las Vegas.

BY MATT DIEHL

 

98 Sub Pop Reunion If the legendary Seattle label’s 20th anniversary gathering was a dysfunctional family reunion, consider us second cousins by marriage. And, hey, we brought a camera! BY STEVE KANDELL

102 The Spin Interview: Patti Smith The subject of an acclaimed new documentary, punk’s preeminent poet reflects on starting out, disappearing, and coming back. BY DAVID MARCHESE

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