Email Author Amelia Abreu

2002 Stories by Amelia Abreu

• The Gossip

  published June 13, 2002

  I freaking love this band, and there's not much more to say. Thank God for whatever it was that got Beth Ditto, Nathan Howdeshell and Kathy... More >>

• Thrones

  published April 18, 2002

  To get the most inevitable, awkward facts out of the way, Joe Preston used to be in Earth, he used to be in the Melvins, he used to be in Men's... More >>

• Blonde Ambition

  published April 11, 2002

  There's a fine line between being an artist and a professional personality, and when you add the hip-hop concept of personality to the mix, things... More >>

• Holly Golightly

  published April 11, 2002

  There's nothing more unfortunate than seeing cool lady musicians struggle with obscurity (see: Kathy McCarty, Lucinda Williams), and nothing more... More >>

• Nelly Furtado

  published March 28, 2002

  The Faux Pas of Nelly Furtado: 1. Venturing into many musical genres yet mastering none, therefore fetishizing them. (Because of this, her weak... More >>

• Fugazi

  published March 28, 2002

  Fugazi became something else besides a band long ago, and its appearances have since become more than a show. The most memorable scene in Jem... More >>

• Rye Coalition; Thursday; High on Fire

  published March 14, 2002

  Look in the used bin of any record store, and you'll probably find a dusty copy of 1996's Hee Saw Dhuh Kaet, the first--and might as well... More >>

• Personal Politics

  published March 7, 2002

  There are many milestones on the way to being not-as-young-and-punk-rock-as-you-used-to-be. Turning 21 and being able to go to any show at any bar... More >>

• ...And Finally

  published January 3, 2002

  1. I made a tape of Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's ...So Addictive and Peaches' The Teaches of Peaches and measured... More >>