Bender

Milwaukee is a city made famous by its beer and Brewers, so who better to

hammer the rock ænÆ roll world with a Bender that makes Scott Weiland glow

with all the innocence of a Shirley Temple? Maybe itÆs the cityÆs low-key,

blue collar aesthetic, maybe itÆs the energizing dichotomy of their trendy

alternative East Side and party-like-a-rock star West Side, maybe itÆs just

the simple sum of the bandÆs musical parts, or maybe itÆs a bit of each that

makes Benderùfrontman Kent Boyce, guitarist Matt Scerpella, bassist Tim Cook

and drummer Steve Adamsùone of modern rockÆs biggest reasons to be optimistic

about the impending millennium.