Music

All The Rage
Eminem learns to sharpen his battle rhymes, but not to choose his battles
City Pages, July 5, 2000

In which our writer attempts to 1) say something new about one of the most heavily discussed albums of the year, 2) make the point that pundits need to give teenagers the benefit of the doubt, and 3) sneak a few ghetto phrases past a gauntlet of editors. Two out of three ain't bad, I guess.

The Real Black Flag
City Pages, March 11, 1998

Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce on the band's fifteen minutes as the world's most famous anarchists.

Bread and Circuses, Whips and Chains
A&E, April 24, 1997

The next week, KQRS morning DJ Tom Barnard was reading my Odds & Ends column on the air: Our theory was that this column, in which I call him an "asshole", was what made him take notice.

Sad Sensation
the industry says it's the voice of reason; forlorn listeners call it treason. What exactly killed REV 105?
A&E, April 3, 1997

The REV 105 buyout coincided with the end of the winter quarter, so I had to give up my entire spring break to write this article. If you enjoy this article, please let me know, so that I may know that my social life did not die in vain.

Brian Warner? Superstar?
A&E, April 3, 1997

In my own fantasy world, I imagine Marilyn Manson reading this piece and retreating to his room to cry like a little baby.

Brilliant Mistake
Kim Randall never planned on becoming an indie record impresario, but coincidence left her No Alternative
City Pages, February 17, 1999

Electro Glide in Blue by Apollo Four Forty
City Pages, October 22, 1997

The Great Milenko by Insane Clown Posse
A&E, August 20, 1997

Blocked, Rocked, and Beat
electronica won't take over pop but pop just might take over electronica
A&E, August 13, 1997

Tibet for Free
A&E, June 25, 1997

Boone to be Wild?
A&E, February 27, 1997

Let it Be?
A&E, January 23, 1997

Low Fi, High Wire
Low's 'Curtain' a daring twist on musical quiet
A&E, October 10, 1996

Strange Waves
fun, fun, fun 'til her daddy takes the spaceship away
A&E, July 12, 1996

Coughing it up
Soul Coughing hacks up its own 'Irresistable Bliss'
A&E, July 5, 1996

A Dylan Hicks by Any Other Name
A&E, June 28, 1996