Reviews In Brief
Web Filter: Vegas After Sinatra by Candi Strecker (June 16, 1998)
Is Ol' Blue Eyes being forgotten in the town he and the Rat Pack once made hip?
Interview: Nick Broomfield by Sarah Jacobson (June 9, 1998)
A growing number of Nirvana fans are asking, Who killed Kurt Cobain? Jacobson, an acclaimed indie filmmaker, chats with the director of the controversial documentary Kurt and Courtney.
Column: electronica by David Kushner (April 28, 1998)
Kushner, a contributing editor to SPIN, traces the rise of the many flavors of techno.
Column: Music a la Mode by Leah and Elina Furman (April 21, 1998)
A lighthearted look at the ways music and fashion overlap.
Game: Washed-Up Celebrity Dunking Booth by Randy Williams and Chris Young (March 24, 1998)
Just like the dunking booth at the fair — only you get to send has-been stars from TV, movies, and music splashing into a barrel of cold water. Dunk a star and up pops a hilarious "where are they now?" info box. Dunk them all and choose from three washed-up "virtual prizes."
Column: How to Make Block Rockin' Beats by Anthony Qaiyum (March 3, 1998)
A beginner's guide to the equipment and techniques used in making beats, including short interviews with up-and-comimg stars from NYC's underground dance music scene.
Web Filter: Why I'm Obsessed with Hanson by Joshua Glenn (August 10, 1997)
Tripod's former editorial director can't stop doing that Mmm-Bop.
Column: Sing for Your Cigarettes by Marni Davis (May 15, 1997)
Virginia Slims is after the chick rock market, and they've started a record label to prove they're not kidding around. Scary.
One Step Beyond (April 15, 1997)
Indie record producer Daron Walker gets all excited about recent CDs from Cibo Matto, Buffalo Daughter, Butter08, and Luscious Jackson.
Ear Plugs (March 20, 1997)
Bill Barbot of Jawbox argues that guitar rock ain't dead (yet), to judge by the latest from Trans Am, Engine 88, The Monorchid, and Helmet.
Ear Plugs (February 3, 1997)
Bill Barbot of Jawbox finds a little bit of heaven (the cocktail lounge kind) in Sweden, in his monthly music review column. Komeda, Patti Smith, and Nirvana are reviewed.
One Step Beyond (January 20, 1997)
Indie music producer Daron Walker reviews old-school Ska and brand-new hip hop (including Bounty Killer, Tricky, and DJ Shadow).
Ear Plugs (December 23, 1996)
The first monthly music column by Bill Barbot of Jawbox. Screaming Trees, Moonshake, Tortoise, and Skeleton Key are reviewed.
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing: A Tribute to Tiny Tim
Heidi Olmack spent an afternoon in Tiny Tim's universe just before he died, and discovered that the Tiny Tim behind the makeup and falsetto voice was the same man who adored the spotlight and craved admiration. Shine on, Mr. Tim. Published December 23, 1996.
Column: New Orleans Jazz Fest: Cradle of American Music by Anthony Qaiyum
Tripod reports on the big festival in the Big Easy. Where the food tastes like jazz and the music is good enough to eat. Published May 16, 1996.
Column: Letter from Austin: South by Southwest by Steven Mirkin
Tales from an indie music festival in a city that "practically bleeds music." Published March 28, 1996.
Column: Hunting the World Beat by Steven Mirkin
David Parsons — head of the record label Celestial Harmonies — circles the globe with a mobile recording studio, documenting the world's indigenous music, from a Bedouin tribe to a Balinese Gamelan orchestra — even Tibetan monks. Published March 6, 1996.
