Email Author Zac Crain

1998 Stories by Zac Crain

• We can work it out

  published October 8, 1998

  For many bands, signing a major-label deal is like trying to date two girls at once: It hardly ever works, people hate you for doing it, and... More >>

• Art-pop explosion!

  published October 1, 1998

  Yesterday, Mitch Greer and Michael Cullen--guitarists in Go Metric USA--sat in Cullen's Denton apartment and talked about wanting to save Dallas... More >>

• Out Here

  published October 1, 1998

  Get in the Van Blarcum The Shopping Sessions Pump'n Ethyl Thrift Towne Records On Thank God I'm Livin' in the U.S.A.!,... More >>

• Night & Day

  published October 1, 1998

  thursday october 1 No matter whether they'd admit it, many people have a secret jones for bad art, that is, paintings of dogs... More >>

• Night & Day

  published September 24, 1998

  thursday september 24 You may remember author Patricia Anthony peeking out from behind one of her books on our cover a few months... More >>

• Honey's not dead

  published September 17, 1998

  Ten years ago, an interview with one of the Jesus and Mary Chain's Reid brothers, Jim and William, would have been a train wreck--especially if... More >>

• Night & Day

  published September 17, 1998

  thursday september 17 You may not know who artist Cabe Booth is, but if you've been to Deep Ellum more than a few times, you've... More >>

• Corporate rock sucks

  published September 10, 1998

  Bobgoblin's appearance at this year's EdgeFest should have been the finest moment of the band's five-year career, proof that the band's uphill... More >>

• Out Here

  published September 10, 1998

  Fog lights We Were Sent For The Danes Red Crown Records My Bloody Valentine's 1991 album Loveless set a new standard for... More >>

• Night & Day

  published September 10, 1998

  thursday september 10 Paul Rudnick's critically acclaimed play Jeffrey had an incredibly successful run earlier this year in Fort... More >>

• Out Here

  published September 3, 1998

  Past perfect Cocktail Country The Lucky Pierres Self-released On the back cover of Cocktail Country--the debut full-length... More >>

• All his ghosts

  published September 3, 1998

  Frank Black doesn't like to talk about the Pixies very much, maybe because he knows that almost everyone would rather listen to any Pixies record... More >>

• Night & Day

  published September 3, 1998

  thursday september 3 One reason why the Liquid Lounge is one of the best new clubs--no, make that best clubs, period--is the DJs... More >>

• Free KittyBoo

  published August 27, 1998

  Brandon Boyer looks distracted, and a little bit embarrassed, when he opens the door to his Denton apartment. "Sorry," he says sheepishly as we... More >>

• Out Here

  published August 27, 1998

  Rap it up Down By Sound: KNON Hip-Hop Compilation Various Artists KNON A few years ago, Mad Flava had a deal with Priority... More >>

• Night & Day

  published August 27, 1998

  thursday august 27 Echo Theatre's inaugural production, Dream of a Common Language, may be set in 1874, but its theme is entirely... More >>

• "Weird" Al, movie star

  published August 20, 1998

  As a maker of musical parodies, "Weird" Al Yankovic has an unimpeachable track record, from 1979's Knack spoof "My Bologna" to 1996's foray into... More >>

• Night & Day

  published August 20, 1998

  thursday august 20 Before it was even completed, Grapevine Mills was being touted as the mall to end all malls, the shopping center... More >>

• Start me up

  published August 13, 1998

  The Corvette is more than just a car--it's a symbol of American culture. Well, it's a symbol of American culture in other countries, at least;... More >>

• Night & Day

  published August 13, 1998

  thursday august 13 Riverdance is a celebration of Irish music, song, and dance that almost every person of Irish descent would... More >>

• Let's go to the Hop

  published August 6, 1998

  Delays are to be expected in the music business. Even at the lowest level, entire albums can be buried in avalanches of red tape and broken... More >>

• Out Here

  published August 6, 1998

  Whatfunlifeis Duffel Bag Transona Five Sandwich Records It's never been very hard to pinpoint where Denton's Transona Five... More >>

• Night & Day

  published August 6, 1998

  thursday august 6 About the only thing that Red Jacket brags about more than its inclusion on InStyle magazine's list of coolest... More >>

• Freaky Friday

  published August 6, 1998

  It's never been easy to keep a Deep Ellum crowd occupied. There's always a better band or cheaper drinks somewhere else. Sure, you can get people... More >>

• Out Here

  published July 30, 1998

  Haven't we metal before? Sweettit Stink!#Bug Last Beat Sweettit, Stink!#Bug's second long-player, is an album made at the... More >>