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Trey Cool

For his first official solo album, Phish's Trey Anastasio scales back the guitar and hauls out the funk

By Brian Baker
Jun 20, 2002

Addressing the debate over whether he engineered Phish's break, soon to enter its third year, guitarist Trey Anastasio says, "I was talking to Brad, our road manager, the other day . . . he wonders if it seems like this hiatus was my idea, because of everything I've done. "Being...
They Got a Right

The Cheetahs are walkin' into town

By Brian Baker
Sep 13, 2001

The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs found the inspiration for their colorful name in the first line of "Search and Destroy," one of Iggy Pop's most incendiary Stooges songs ("I'm a street-walkin' cheetah with a heart full of napalm . . ."). The Cheetahs didn't take just their name from the Stooges; they...
Sturm and Twang

The Other Sessions (Dualtone Music Group)

By Brian Baker
Jul 26, 2001

Lately it seems that any discussion of country music must necessarily concern itself with image, marketing, unit sales, and play-list rotation, while ignoring the two most important aspects of the conversation: the country part and the music part. Nashville has become so preoccupied with its enormous pop success that it...
Ass Ponys

Lohio (Checkered Past)

By Brian Baker
Jul 12, 2001

Years ago, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston said that he thought Chuck Cleaver was one of the best songwriters in America, adding that he had almost dismissed Ass Ponys because of their stupid name. "It's like they're daring me to hate them," Johnston said at the time. Other than the record label...
Road Testing

The Living End is a living legend in Australia. Now the band is taking on U.S. audiences.

By Brian Baker
Jul 12, 2001

Evolution is unpredictable when it comes to music. Melbourne, Australia's the Living End is a case in point. The band was formed in the early '90s when guitarist Chris Cheney and bassist Scott Owen met in high school and bonded through their mutual love of rockabilly. Drummer Travis Dempsey solidified...

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