Email Author Zac Crain

2003 Stories by Zac Crain

• New Order

  published January 16, 2003

  You get one disc "for those of us who prefer singles to albums." (Titled, naturally, "Pop," and selected by journalist Miranda Sawyer.) Another... More >>

• Out of Sight

  published January 9, 2003

  BLACK We hear someone softly speaking in Italian, then... FADE IN: A HOTEL ROOM--EARLY EVENING The room is in slight disarray. Whoever... More >>

• Cover Me

  published January 9, 2003

  They've arrived like Cubans on the Miami Beach shoreline, those cover-cum-tribute bands that clog the local concert calendar each weekend and push... More >>

• And the Nominees Are

  published January 9, 2003

  The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) announced its nominees for the 45th annual Grammy Awards on Tuesday, and it was... More >>

• End Hits

  published January 2, 2003

  A roundtable discussion of music in 2002, featuring me and two people I made up: Zac Crain: Many have compared these rock-and-roll days... More >>

• Crit and Shap

  published January 2, 2003

  1. Christina Aguilera, Stripped (RCA): Last year was Christina Aguilera's for the taking: Stripped, the... More >>

• The Year in Music

  published January 2, 2003

  Slobberbone, Slippage (New West): The best bar band in America--not just Denton or Dallas or Fort Worth--delivers a... More >>