Email Author Zac Crain

1997 Stories by Zac Crain

• Out Here

  published December 18, 1997

  Don't fence me in Lift to Experience Lift to Experience Random-Precision Records Smoothie Sandwich Lung Cookie... More >>

• Roadshows

  published December 4, 1997

  Just like heaven The Cure has always been a band that was synonymous with the term "cult following." It didn't so much have fans as it had... More >>

• Deck the malls

  published December 4, 1997

  It's been looking a lot like Christmas here in the office since about July, when the first "seasonal" albums began arriving, presaging a time when... More >>

• Roadshows

  published November 27, 1997

  Local band hell It's been nearly four years since the Toadies released their major-label debut, Rubberneck, and in that time the band and... More >>

• Roadshows

  published November 20, 1997

  No sparkle, just fade With release dates separated by only a few weeks--and similar musical growth--it's fair to compare Nimrod and So Much... More >>

• November spawned a Mozza

  published November 13, 1997

  When John Lennon or Noel Gallagher proclaimed to the world--tongue-in-cheek, hopefully--that their respective bands were bigger than Jesus, it... More >>

• Events for the week

  published November 6, 1997

  thursday november 6 Wilco, Blue Mountain: We know you're a regular at Sons of Hermann Hall, cried when Naomi's closed, and read No... More >>

• All-American reject

  published October 23, 1997

  Billie Joe Armstrong could be forgiven a bit of ego. After all, his band, Green Day, sold more than 9 million copies of its major-label debut,... More >>

• Roadshows

  published October 23, 1997

  Where you going? Where You Been, the 1993 album from noise-rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr, held the promise of great things to come. "Start... More >>

• Anarchy in Iceland

  published September 25, 1997

  The last two years in the life of British pop combo Blur closely resemble the plot of an awful movie starring country singer George Strait. Pure... More >>

• Events for the week

  published September 25, 1997

  thursday september 25 Jane Siberry: If you missed last week's music feature on Canadian singer-songwriter-producer-instrumentalist... More >>

• Roadshows

  published September 18, 1997

  Foo for thought If it's true that the best songwriters have to experience some amount of emotional pain to become great, then the Foo... More >>

• Roadshows

  published September 11, 1997

  The President of the United States of Love When the Beatles said, "All you need is love," they obviously hadn't seen the dark side of that... More >>

• Out There

  published July 3, 1997

  Kids incorporated The New Transistor Heroes Bis Grand Royal Records When Soundgarden broke up a month or so ago, many in... More >>

• Roadshows

  published June 26, 1997

  Every dog has its day With numerous side projects (the Rentals, Zee Malibu Kidz),guest appearances (Beck, Susanna Hoffs, Ben Lee), and solo... More >>