John Coltrane

Marchel Ivery's Death Leaves Dallas' Jazz Scene Longing

Skate or Die

In the 1970s, the Z-Boys were hell on wheels. Today, they're shredding the big screen.

Being Spike Jonze

The acclaimed rock-video director has made one of the year's oddest, funniest films. So why is he scared of his own shadow?

Rock this town

Or: Oh, look...it's another end-of-the-century list

Super Sonic

Don't call it space-rock, even if the Falcon Project's new record is set in...outer space

Acid reign

Has Spiritualized emerged with its masterwork, or is it just the drugs?

Prometheus unbound

The boxed set of Charles Mingus' Atlantic years

Letters

The boxed set of Charles Mingus' Atlantic years

Austin's loss

A new CD and a move to L.A. herald a career boost for Denny Freeman

Pop fly

Tom Cruise indicts himself as a lightweight in Jerry Maguire

A good cry

Mr. Holland's Opus is effective, trashy sentiment

Roky's road

The father of psychedelia is not insane, just a little crazy