Given the unlikely, phenomenal success of Modest Mouse's 2004 disc "Good News for People Who Love Bad News," the story line on the new album seemed sure to focus on the long-indie band's response to ...

Manchester guitar god Johnny Marr, who turned 60 on Halloween, is best-known for his work in a bunch of different bands — the Smiths, obviously, but also Electronic, Modest Mouse, and a bunch of ...