Email Author Zac Crain

2000 Stories by Zac Crain

• Jeez, not this again

  published July 20, 2000

  Jeez, not this again Everyone who's finally ready to open a bar that's been repeatedly delayed by just... More >>

• Free for y'all

  published July 20, 2000

  Free for y'all Attempting to prove that its technology is indeed here to stay, controversial Napster recently... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published July 20, 2000

  Scene, heard In what has to be one of the stranger anniversaries in recent memory, Sock Monkey will... More >>

• Out Here

  published July 20, 2000

  Natalie Maines' second marriage Natalie Maines and Adrian Pasdar (June... More >>

• Out There

  published July 20, 2000

  Future Bible Heroes I'm Lonely (And I Love It) (Merge... More >>

• Leaning over

  published July 13, 2000

  The news came via e-mail late Friday, just before most people were leaving the office to begin the weekend: Leaning House Records, after... More >>

• Pimping ain't easy

  published July 13, 2000

  Pimping ain't easy Kord Murphy should be enjoying himself right now. Murphy, better known to most rap-metal fans... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published July 13, 2000

  Scene, heard A few years ago, guitarist Zach Blair and his bass-playing brother Doni were on the... More >>

• Out Here

  published July 13, 2000

  41 Gorgeous Blocks An Emotional Young Person Just Like Yourself (Rogue... More >>

• The King of the road

  published July 6, 2000

  Local schoolteacher-turned-historian Stanley Oberst is on the homestretch of an ambitious project: documenting Elvis Presley's frequent,... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published July 6, 2000

  Scene, heard The X went out of business last week, reducing the number of good record stores in Denton... More >>

• Out There

  published July 6, 2000

  The John Doe Thing Freedom Is.. (spinART Records More >>

• Out Here

  published July 6, 2000

  Tastes Like Love Records Summer '00 Sampler Various Artists (Tastes Like Love... More >>

• Sub geniuses

  published June 29, 2000

  It creeps up on you like a summer cold, a cat on the carpet. At first, it doesn't stand out from the usual ambient noise created by barflies and... More >>

• Clubland

  published June 29, 2000

  After months (and months and months) of speculation, it appears that Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios is finally on the verge of... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published June 29, 2000

  End hits Since just more than a year has passed since we took over the reins of Street Beat, we feel it's time... More >>

• Out Here

  published June 29, 2000

  Hank Thompson Seven Decades (HighTone Records) There is... More >>

• Dots and loops

  published June 22, 2000

  Matt and Bubba Kadane said that they would continue to make music together when they decided to break up Bedhead in 1998. In... More >>

• Out Here

  published June 22, 2000

  Merge Local Access Sessions: Vol. 1 Various Artists (Atlantic... More >>

• Critics' Picks

  published June 22, 2000

  The Waxwings Lord knows every song that appears on The Waxwings' just-released debut, Low to the Ground,... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published June 15, 2000

  Scene, heard The first live show by The Rocket Summer happens on September 23, on the same bill with The... More >>

• Out There

  published June 15, 2000

  Sunny Day Real Estate The Rising Tide (Time Bomb... More >>

• Scene, not heard

  published June 8, 2000

  Please forgive me if the following paragraphs amount to little more than someone crying because the neighborhood bully stole his football and... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published June 8, 2000

  What jail is like We're not too sure this belongs here--after all, this paper does have a letters... More >>

• Across the Bar

  published June 8, 2000

  Scene, heard Darlington is back from its recent nine-country, 26-day tour of Europe. Joining... More >>