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2000 Stories by David Simutis

• Tool of the Trade

  published June 1, 2000

  Look at the latest industry sales meters -- Billboard, SoundScan -- and at the top you'll see the usual suspects: Britney, Eminem, matchbox... More >>

• Travis

  published April 13, 2000

  You wouldn't be to blame if you avoided Travis simply because it's the latest in a long line of U.K. bands being hyped as the "next big thing."... More >>

• Hey, Come On!

  published March 16, 2000

  There's something a little ridiculous about being in a rock band. Maybe that's because there are only so many poses that can be struck with a... More >>

• Leona Naess

  published March 16, 2000

  Women have a lot of advantages over men. They live longer, they can use both sides of their brains at once, and they can sound delicate when... More >>

• Fist City

  published March 9, 2000

  Neko Case is still mostly asleep when she picks up the phone for her first interview of the day. Her timbre is foggy, not at all the crystalline... More >>

• Dirty Three

  published March 9, 2000

  As a rule, instrumental rock is lame, particularly instrumental indie rock. The results are usually mathematical-sounding numbers or the wanks of... More >>

• Oh, Donnas

  published March 2, 2000

  A July night is arguably the worst time to see a rock 'n' roll show in Phoenix. Even though it's half past 11, the temperature is still pushing... More >>

• Kid Koala

  published March 2, 2000

  On his debut long player, Kid Koala, the 26-year-old Canadian turntablist wunderkind, takes the usual stacks of instructional records, comedy LPs... More >>

• Yo La Tengo

  published February 24, 2000

  How awful it must be for all of the bands that are not Yo La Tengo. Year in, year out, the Hoboken, New Jersey, trio delivers the kind of honest,... More >>

• Road to Freedom

  published February 17, 2000

  Talking to Ben Harper feels a lot like infringing on his personal space. Through his work -- an evocative mélange of postmodern folk... More >>

• The The

  published February 17, 2000

  8¿T[thnson must be a patient man. It's been six years since the last album of new The The music (and four since the all-Hank Williams cover... More >>

• Playing for Keeps

  published February 10, 2000

  Trip hoppers and drum 'n' bass DJs routinely give props to hip-hop for the blueprint of their samples and beats. Rarely is such credit offered... More >>

• Sarah Cracknell

  published February 10, 2000

  After listening to Sarah Cracknell's solo debut, four out of five dentists will surely recommend brushing. The St. Etienne vocalist's voice is... More >>

• Coming Up

  published February 3, 2000

  Yes, Bernard Butler was once the guitarist for Brit-pop phenomenon Suede. But he's quick to point out that his quantity of work post-Suede is now... More >>

• Welsh-Hop

  published February 3, 2000

  Over breakfast of an English muffin and Diet Coke (and in a voice much lower than his singing falsetto), Green Gartside, the man who will always... More >>

• Jucifer

  published January 27, 2000

  The debut record from Jucifer worms its way into the coldest of cynical hearts by starting out full throttle and then coasting to a close. There... More >>

• We Be Clubbin'

  published January 13, 2000

  Alternative rock and golf are somewhat of an unlikely pairing. Sure, Alice Cooper plays golf, but he's old enough to be considered Marilyn... More >>