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2002 Stories by Fred Mills

• Townes Van Zandt

  published May 9, 2002

  Dead of a heart attack at age 52 on January 1, 1997, Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt can't enjoy his recent resurrection. He'd surely get a kick... More >>

• Lisa Loeb

  published May 2, 2002

  Top 10 Things to Like About the New Lisa Loeb Album: (10) It's 100 times better than the new Alanis. And dig: The best track (the... More >>

• Unlikely Hero

  published April 25, 2002

  During its seven-year tenure as one of indiedom's leading lights, Seattle's 764-Hero has reaped a massive harvest of glowing reviews --... More >>

• Savage Republic

  published April 18, 2002

  . . . and then God created the Savage Republic. Circa early '81, in the transverse utility tunnels beneath the UCLA campus to be precise,... More >>

• The B-52's

  published March 7, 2002

  For a long time, the book on the B-52's was that the Athens, Georgia, pop combo purveyed harmless, at times sophomoric, dance fluff. And if all... More >>

• In Their Own Write: Adventures in the Music Press

  published February 7, 2002

  Mounting a history of that dysfunctional beast known as rock 'n' roll journalism is probably impossible. The field is plagued by self-aggrandizing... More >>

• Blonde Faith

  published January 17, 2002

  Second acts in rock 'n' roll: Are they misplaced sentimental journeys, uneasily handled unfinished business, or cynical cash-ins?L.A.'s... More >>

• Southern Knights

  published January 10, 2002

  The dB's defined the Southern power-pop/jangle pop movement of the early-to-mid-'80s . . . a quirky blend of smart pop and psychedelia crossed... More >>

• Pretty Vacant

  published January 3, 2002

  If 2001 was a maddening, schizophrenic year for America, that goes double for the music that bubbled to the surface in the last 12 months.For... More >>