Email Author Zac Crain

1998 Stories by Zac Crain

• The Crit and Shap Poll

  published December 31, 1998

  The process is nothing if not scientific: At the end of every year, we contact each contributor to our music section and ask him/her to submit a... More >>

• Night & Day

  published December 31, 1998

  thursday december 31 There are hundreds of ways to spend New Year's Eve. Trust us: We compiled the New Year's Eve Guide that appears... More >>

• Night & Day

  published December 24, 1998

  thursday december 24 Depending on your situation, Christmas Eve is either the happiest night of the year or the most depressing, and... More >>

• Redrumm is the case

  published December 17, 1998

  Redrumm Recordz's Pikahsso never misses an opportunity to plug his label's upcoming release schedule, steering every query back to the future. If... More >>

• Night of the living dead

  published December 17, 1998

  Back in the day, when a band split up, it stayed that way. Now, the phrase "last show ever" only means it's the last show until the next one, and... More >>

• Night & Day

  published December 17, 1998

  thursday december 17 It never feels like Christmas in Texas. The closest we'll get to a winter wonderland is by turning on the air... More >>

• Out There

  published December 10, 1998

  Wu-Tang for now Bobby Digital in Stereo The RZA Gee Street/V2 Tical 2000: Judgement Day Method Man Def... More >>

• Teaching a (history) lesson

  published December 10, 1998

  Robert Brooks has been a devoted Dixie Chicks fan for six years, from the time he and his wife first saw them perform at an American Airlines... More >>

• Night & Day

  published December 10, 1998

  thursday december 10 If you asked most kids who was born on December 25--in theory at least--most would say Santa Claus. Christmas... More >>

• Wired shut

  published December 3, 1998

  After almost eight years, four albums, and 646 shows, Jawbox broke up like so many bands do, quietly and abruptly. The members of Jawbox never had... More >>

• Out Here

  published November 26, 1998

  Hat's off Never Look Back Brian Houser HEIRESS-aesthetic Music-scene regulars were whispering about Never Look Back, Brian... More >>

• Oh, Brother

  published November 26, 1998

  Brother Russell Miles is 32 years old, and the only thing he does, day after day, is make prank phone calls. He has done this for years,... More >>

• Night & Day

  published November 26, 1998

  thursday november 26 There's something mildly disconcerting about eating in a strip club. Actually, eating in a strip club would... More >>

• Know 'em, Chomsky

  published November 19, 1998

  The members of Chomsky believe the band didn't really exist until six months ago; of course, many people didn't know it existed at all. To most,... More >>

• Night & Day

  published November 19, 1998

  thursday november 19 During his 25-year career with the FBI, John Douglas exhibited an uncanny ability to get inside a criminal's... More >>

• Beat down

  published November 12, 1998

  DJ EZ Eddie D is late. It's three minutes after 5 p.m., three minutes after his weekly radio show on KNON-FM (89.3) should have started, and... More >>

• Brightness falls

  published November 12, 1998

  Breaking up, it seems, was the most successful thing Sunny Day Real Estate ever did. Four years ago, it could not have played a place like... More >>

• Night & Day

  published November 12, 1998

  thursday november 12 Sometimes, the most basic images are the most striking. For example, about three years ago video director Spike... More >>

• Out Here

  published November 5, 1998

  You really got me...depressed Poor Me Fury III Self-released Stephen Nutt's sense of humor is black enough to get lost in... More >>

• Night & Day

  published November 5, 1998

  thursday november 5 Every five years, Dallas endures another landmark anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, once again dredging... More >>

• Night & Day

  published October 29, 1998

  thursday october 29 There hasn't been much progress in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Public awareness and understanding of the... More >>

• Out Here

  published October 22, 1998

  Hair today, gone yesterday Buried Alive Chet Arthur Presidential Records It's not hard to imagine the members of Chet Arthur... More >>

• Blake's baby

  published October 22, 1998

  Two years ago, Blake Schwarzenbach wasn't being interviewed by writers. He was one, paying the bills by contributing reviews to PC gaming... More >>

• Night & Day

  published October 22, 1998

  thursday october 22 The metroplex has always been a step behind Austin when it comes to attracting the entertainment community.... More >>

• Night & Day

  published October 15, 1998

  thursday october 15 Actor Stanley Tucci, star and co-writer of last year's sparkling Big Night, appeared on a recent episode of The... More >>