Tales from a Brave Ulysses
XXII. "View of a Pigeon atop a Television, with Bonnie Raitt"Once upon this past Saturday I was standing in the lobby area of New York's…
Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles / A Whisper And A Sigh
"She's been dancing in a topless bar. And she's been doing well so far." ("Black & White Eyes") Like countrymen Nouvelle Vague, Syd Matters singer/songwriter…
Road to Rouen
Supergrass began their career as an utterly refreshing blast of weed-choked breath in the face through the dreary post-grunge years with such bubbling pop bong-hits…
Early Fall Curtain Call
Shadow puppets, Sarah Rudinoff, and a cute accordionist highlight five big plays (in ten short days) Fall is here, and what's not to love about…
Rogue Wave, The Fruit Bats, and Chad VanGaalen
From the outside, and to a girl used to checking the Lusty Lady marquee before entering the Showbox, Chicago's Empty Bottle doesn't look like much.…
The Novelist / Walking Without Effort
The twenty-seven year old Fullerton, CA-based singer-songwriter Richard Swift played Seattle with the Brian Jonestown Massacre in early September (2005), and I'm sure that many…
Real Vampires
It's easy to see why Mon Frere get people excited: they've won a big contest (namely the EMP Battle of the Bands), they've gotten gushing…
Tricked
Buy It!{Top Shelf Productions} "Tricked" is an absorbing graphic novel about rock music, and the complications of every day relationships that reflect the chaos and…
Rakim Told Me: Hip-Hop Wax Facts, Straight From The Original Artists (The 80s)
Buy It!{Wax Facts Press} The first two twelve-inch singles I ever bought were "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and The Dead…
Music Lust
Buy It!{Sasquatch Books} {Live Music Lust: Music Lust Author Nic Harcourt to Appear at The Sunset on Thursday, October 27th, 2005 to Take Fans Through A…