Mariecar Mendoza Pain is passing, but Rocky Votolato is permanent. The eloquent Texan singer-songwriter (formerly of the emo-tastic Waxwing) just released his fourth album “Makers,” on Barsuk Records, and it is a gorgeous offering of delicate folksy harmonies, passionately galvanizing…
Baby shakes a death rattle
Mariecar Mendoza “It’s funny the way most people love death. Once you are dead, you are made for life.” So said Jimi Hendrix, the firecracker guitar god of the ’60s who burned out before ever starting to fade. He checked…
Talking bollocks with The Prodigy
Mariecar Mendoza He’s got devil-horn hair, two pounds of eyeliner, and the harshest howl in electronica – but it turns out the scariest thing about The Prodigy’s frontman is his accent. Keith Flint, along with Liam Howlett (keyboards) and Maxim…
Make mine a Woody
Mariecar Mendoza This weekend, immediately after a matinee of “Brokeback Mountain,” three friends and I pushed through the crowds at Urban Outfitters and checked out the new merchandise. Well, some of us did; my pal Robb surveyed the men’s T-shirts…
The kingdom of singledom
Mariecar Mendoza Oct. 29, 2005. 9:30 p.m. I am running around my apartment, screaming and half-naked. Water is boiling over on the stove and Robbie Williams is inexplicably blaring on iTunes. I have a party to go to. I have…
Music critics: The corrupt frontier
Mariecar Mendoza For one day, I was the sexual fantasy of hundreds of men. It still gives me nightmares. Three years ago, I grasped total rock stardom in my stiff little fingers and crumbled like a cheap souffle. That acclaimed…
The Ghost of Writers' Past
Mariecar Mendoza Chuck Palahniuk is the go-to guy if you want to lose your lunch. He, perhaps more than any other contemporary author, is infamous for his twisted situations and shuddering attention to detail. His latest offering, “Haunted,” is ambitious…
Autolux revs up
Mariecar Mendoza Autolux is luscious. The Los Angeles trio (DMZ Records) floats like a breeze with gorgeous, soft melodies, densely textured backgrounds and smooth, reverberating voCarlals. And they hold up live – during their Dec. 17 show in the Rec…