Interview

Dave Gahan and his black-anthem band Depeche Mode have produced music for three     generations of beautiful outcasts. But as the group embarks on its biggest tour in years, the question arises: Can you really be an outsider if the whole world loves you?

Björk doesn’t just make art—she lives it. Her creative world is a multifaceted operation, filled with records, films, books, clothes, and experimental multimedia concert shows. She even lives with an artist—the ultimate commitment.

After releasing six albums, appearing in a handful of films, and single-handedly resurrecting the songbook of Judy Garland, Rufus Wainwright took the next logical step: He spent three years writing a two-hour opera. But Prima Donna, which will premiere this July at the Manchester International Festival in England, isn’t the only bizarre career move Wainwright has taken lately.

Judging from his music—plus the fact that he lists “beautiful women and existential despair” as his main influences—it’s reasonable to assume that Mike Bones is a miserable guy. Turns out he isn’t.

The next great wave of New York rock acts is upon us. And while they all may have different styles, what connects them is a love of noise, an artistry for live performance, and above all, a devotion
to the spectacularly weird.