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2000 Stories by Bob Mehr

• Britneymania!

  published July 27, 2000

  Most observers regard the onslaught of teenage pop sensations like Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys, 'N SYNC and Christina Aguilera as proof... More >>

• The Filth and the Fury

  published July 27, 2000

  No one has ever accused Marc Norman of being a bad-ass. Maybe of being a dead ringer for Peter Brady or Donny Osmond, but never of acting like the... More >>

• Mail or Muse?

  published July 20, 2000

  In 1994, New Times instituted "Tapes in the Mail," a regular column inviting local musicians to send in their demos for critical... More >>

• Relocation Blues

  published July 20, 2000

  Late news this week that Phoenix's preeminent roots venue, the Rhythm Room, will be closing its doors in the next few months. Promoter/co-owner... More >>

• Prophet Ear

  published July 13, 2000

  The first thing you notice talking to Chuck Prophet, naturally, is his voice. Not so much the way it sounds -- a raspy, unfettered bark -- but the... More >>

• Bugs' Buffet

  published July 13, 2000

  If you sense a theme in this week's music section, it's unintentional, though not entirely unexpected. As Robert Wilonsky points out in his piece... More >>

• Rock, Roll and Remember

  published July 6, 2000

  This summer's Musicmaker.com-sponsored twin tour -- by a Jimmy Page-led Black Crowes and modfathers The Who (hitting Blockbuster Desert Sky on... More >>

• Alcohalted?

  published June 29, 2000

  The members of local rig-rock trio Flathead are beaming. Guitarist Greg Swanholm and drummer Vince Ramirez grin profusely and chide each other as... More >>

• On the Beach

  published June 22, 2000

  Last month's closure of Tempe's Balboa Café was yet another damaging blow to a local music scene suffering from a dearth of venues with... More >>

• White Squall

  published June 15, 2000

  No one can argue with the amazing popularity of rapper Eminem. Still,... More >>

• Goodbye Boys

  published June 15, 2000

  Some weeks ago, Modified owner and The Half Visconte front man Scott Tennent fired off a fax to Bash & Pop. Along with an announcement of upcoming... More >>

• Jive Talkin'

  published June 8, 2000

  Local rap-metal combo Bionic Jive was all set to play a high-profile showcase at New York's CBGB on May 29. It was supposed to have been... More >>

• Brotherly Luv

  published June 1, 2000

  As Bash & Pop reported last week, members of the Phoenix rap combo Underground Empire and a related side project, The Ten Commandments, were... More >>

• Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, Hoss

  published May 25, 2000

  A call or package from local DJ/archivist Johnny Dixon is usually cause for celebration. The noted Arizona musicologist has an encyclopedic... More >>

• Tara Hitchcock Presents

  published May 18, 2000

  Tara Hitchcock, host of Channel 3's Good Morning Arizona, probably had no idea what she was getting into. It was just supposed to be... More >>

• Remembering It's Rock

  published May 11, 2000

  Slobberbone is scheduled to perform on Saturday, May 13, at the Balboa Café in Tempe, with the Orphans. Showtime is 9 p.m. More >>

• Treading in the Ether

  published May 11, 2000

  Bless his heart, but Robin Wilson is a strange guy. It's not just the Gas Giants front man's manner of speaking -- a tone that has the slickness... More >>

• Had a Nice Day

  published May 4, 2000

  Quarter to five on Sunday afternoon and still in bed. Torn between a desire to catch up on my REM sleep and flicking back and forth from the... More >>

• Reggae, Esé

  published May 4, 2000

  Like many roots-oriented idioms, the parameters of what is considered "true" reggae music are often dictated by stringent dogma. It's a sort of... More >>

• Music Showcase 2000

  published April 27, 2000

  In a world where we're given daily reminders of man's often incomprehensible cruelty and horrifying savagery (war, genocide, Sting's recent duet... More >>

• From Mohawks To Mullets

  published April 27, 2000

  Click Here for the Photo Gallery In June 1999 as I began my first... More >>

• Bruce's Lament

  published April 20, 2000

  "I'm not really that sick," says Bruce Connole, coughing as he shuffles through his east-side apartment. While the singer was forced to cancel a... More >>

• Tower of Power

  published April 13, 2000

  Local-music fans had a big surprise awaiting them on April Fools' weekend at Nita's Hideaway. The club, located in the heart of Tempe's industrial... More >>

• Truckers on Speed

  published April 6, 2000

  For local-music aficionados, there always seem to be a few trends without explanation, questions that go inexplicably unanswered. One that's vexed... More >>

• Twang and Bang

  published April 6, 2000

  There's a full slate of news and shows worth mentioning this week, and it starts with word of the impending release of No Sense in Runnin',... More >>