lostprophets try to ''Start Something'' in America

JAMIE OLIVER, keyboards and programming ''Ian's a cheesy dude; he can get away with saying funny things to the crowd. I get frustrated when you're doing the best you can and they're all out there standing and staring. I tend to yell at them: 'F -- -ers! What the f -- - is wrong with you?!' And they love it! Really, they don't understand as long as you end it with 'Yeeeeah!' Like, 'You all want some chips with your burger, yeeeeah?' And they'll go, 'Yeeeeah!'''

IN THIS ISSUE

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IN THIS ISSUE

Amped 6 The Secret Machines lose it in margaritaville.

Features 8 With a new album, tour, and hot young bands who adore them, Robert Smith confronts the Cure's best summer in 26 years.

12 The lostprophets put on one hell of a show. 15 Director Michel Gondry's 12 CD raves

The Mix

16 Music's top minor-league prospects 19 Reviews of comic books and videogames 22 Charts

ON THE COVER Photo illustration by Joe Zeff (COVER PHOTOGRAPH) TOM SHEEHAN

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