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Articles in August 2007 issue of Interview

• Flight of the conchords: they crashed and burned as a fledgling folk-rock band and were condemned to opening for stand-ups. But now these musical mischief-makers are having the last laugh
  by Martha Tuber
• The color of sound
  by Patric Shaw
• Paul Rudd: a funny thing happened to Paul Rudd on his way to becoming the movies' next all-American leading man: he discovered his inner weirdo
  by Judd Apatow
• Dalia Sofer: as a child she fled her homeland. As an adult she returns—in the pages of a debut novel
  by Rebecca Wallwork
• Akon: in a hip-hop world where everyone's always straining for street cred. Here's one guy who has it
  by Dimitri Ehrlich
• White knights: the eyes have it
  by Brendan Lemon
• Elton's tip sheet
  by Ingrid Sischy
• Cat power: at times she has seemed like the second coming of Bob Dylan—at others. Fit for scratching post. And no matter how far Chan Marshall falls, she always seem to land on her feet
  by Greil Marcus
• Here's to True Colors
  by Jamie Antonia Symonanis
• Becoming Jane
  by Mark Olsen
• Elephant dancing: the Summer of Love stood for one thing. The repackaging for that long ago time is about something else
  by Greil Marcus
• M.I.A.: inside one rebel's insurgency against hip-hop's tired traditions
  by Matt Diehl
• A call to action
  by Jessica Watlington
• Rescue Dawn
  by Mark Olsen
• Pay the rent
  by Cindy Perez
• Shots in the dark: in the midst of special-effects season, a handful of movies bring the action back down to earth
  by Graham Fuller
• The white stripes: after 10 years how does one of the world's hottest bands maintain their hipster cool while still riding mainstream success? As writer Matt Diehl discovered, by blurring lines and ferociously guarding their mystery
  by Matt Diehl
• Fly on the wall
  by G. Crozer
• Superbad
  by Stephen Mooallem
• Mickey Mouse, rock the house
  by Ruby Miller
• The Bourne Ultimatum
  by Jarret McNeill
• Andy Samberg: so who's the merry prankster who supplied Justin Timberlake with his sexiest groove, turned Natalie Portman into a gangsta rapper. And launched an internet musical phenomenon? Hint: it's not Timbaland
  by Adam Sandler
• Correction
• The gossip: Beth Ditto and her band were indie rock's most explosive little secret. Now the cat's out of the bag
  by Stephen Mooallem
• Nikki Blonsky: hair she is: musical comedy's new star
  by Brendan Lemon
• Sunshine
  by Michael Koresky
• Amy Winehouse: inside the musical, metaphysical, matrimonial—and occasionally mad—world of the soul-singing woman of the moment
  by Tim Blanks
• Sunset strip: blue skies are overrated
  by Brendan Lemon
• Avril Lavigne: want sass? crave bratty attitude? but need sugar on top? here's the fix
  by Nelly Furtado
• Hugh Dancy: an English actor on the rise talks about chemistry between co-stars and doing interviews in the bathtub
  by Toby Jones
• My Best Friend
  by Michael Koresky
• Grace Slick: on the 40th anniversary of the summer of love, Ingrid Sischy takes a trip down the rabbit hole with the woman who was at the red-hot center of those wild times—the one and only Grace Slick
  by Ingrid Sischy
• Charlie Cox: scoundrels, pirates, witches, and thieves—welcome to the movie business
  by Jonathan Durbin
• The seven-question quiz for Eduardo Cruz
  by Olivier Martinez
• Kat Dennings: giving vapid portrayals of teenage girls the high-heeled boot
  by Julia Cosgrove
• 2 Days in Paris
  by Ethan Silverman
• Around town …
• Ana Ivanovic: growing up, she had to dodge bombs to practice her tennis game. Now her explosive strokes are giving the competition reason to run and hide
  by Bill Vourvoulias
• Bjork: ever wonder where all the great experimenters went? Where all the adventures is? It's still in her
  by Anthony
• Aaron Yoo: how bombing at Shakespeare has led to a career filled with "to be or not to be" moments
  by Carolyn Murnick
• Arcade Fire: what's got 14 legs, makes raptous noises, and has an ever-growing following? Ryan Adams gets this scoop
  by Ryan Adams
• JoAnn Verburg: a trend-bucking photographer gets a show at the museum of modern art in New York City—and its curator provides some background
  by Brendan Lemon
• … And across the sea