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September 2010

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COVER STORY: A KISS THAT LASTS FOREVER
Little about Kiss in the ’70s was touching. But, as Penelope Biver gleans from drummer Eric Singer, the way the band has begun to span generations just warms the heart.

HELLO, MY NAME IS JEFF
Our monthly Q&A dials into actor/director/troubadour Jeff Daniels, who’s dropped more than just F-bombs.

HARD DAY’S LIFE
It takes some effort to be in a financially sustaining band with no help from labels or media. 7th Heaven’s new  30-CD box set is just the tip of the iceberg, John Vernon writes.

RIGHT WRITE
People have known the Goo Goo Dolls‘ “Name” for awhile now. Johnny Rzeznik tells Tom Lanham that songcraft is really his game.

A RUDDY GOOD TIME
When Xavier Rudd looked west from his Aussie home, he didn’t see much. It was looking east to the tip of Africa, IE’s Janine Schaults writes, that he saw what he wanted.

GETTING IN LINE
One of the advantages of being a trio would seemingly be fewer bodies to whip into action. As Editor Steve Forstneger finds out, that’s not the case in Menomena.

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