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2001 Stories by Fred Mills

• Tucson Confessions

  published December 13, 2001

  For a singer-songwriter with a decidedly traditional streak, Mark Insley seems remarkably attuned to contemporary necessities. At 44 -- and as a... More >>

• Various Artists

  published December 13, 2001

  Bob Corritore, according to the booklet accompanying this live set recorded at the Valley's premier blues hut, the Rhythm Room, is "a native... More >>

• Thad Cockrell

  published November 22, 2001

  A name like Thad Cockrell does not suggest, oh, a starchy New York City financier, a burly Texas oilfield roustabout or even a fey San Fran... More >>

• Molly Hatchet

  published November 1, 2001

  Being of original Southern heritage sometimes leads one into misguided reactionary territory, especially when you're talking Southern Rock.... More >>

• Tricky Woo

  published October 25, 2001

  Canadians with a badass rep for onstage professional and personal pyrotechnics, Tricky Woo recently slimmed down from a quartet to a trio. But... More >>

• Rich Hopkins & Luminarios

  published October 25, 2001

  Sculpting one's masterpiece has got to be an awfully self-conscious process, but Tucson-based Valley fave Rich Hopkins strikes the perfect balance... More >>

• Lazy Cowgirls

  published October 18, 2001

  By now L.A.'s kings of protopunk, wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am rock should need no introduction, although those who think they had the Cowgirls... More >>

• Clash City Rocker

  published October 11, 2001

  Joe Strummer is having a good day. It's mid-September, and despite recent world events, the former Clash front man is focused exclusively on the... More >>

• The Mockers, The B-Sides

  published October 11, 2001

  Power-pop fans are sore losers, which is why, facing the ascendancy of Nevermind clones and the fanzine media fixation on the lo-fi... More >>

• The Have Nots

  published September 27, 2001

  "We paid attention to bringing rock 'n' roll back to rock 'n' roll, which is a three-minute song with not a bunch of extended guitar leads --... More >>

• See How They Were

  published September 27, 2001

  Arizona has an X connection and his name is Michael Hyatt. Known around Tucson as a 14-year veteran deejay at KXCI-FM (he's also the station's... More >>

• Skye Klad, Salamander

  published September 27, 2001

  The last time we checked in with the lusty psychedelic scene of the Twin Cities, there were such bands as . . . er, uhh . . . well, Prince, and... More >>

• Murder City Devils

  published September 27, 2001

  Perhaps no Sub Pop signing in recent years has undergone a diamond-in-the-rough maturation process as memorable and rewarding as Seattle's Murder... More >>

• Sugar, Sugar?

  published September 20, 2001

  Today's musical climate tends to lay the career blueprint right on the table: form band, release indie record, get signed, grab for the brass... More >>

• A.C. Cotton

  published September 20, 2001

  Great songs: Every record should have one, the kind of anthem that makes you immediately want to roll down the car windows and sing along or jump... More >>

• Dream On

  published September 13, 2001

  In the fall of '82, I was a schmucky music collector unlucky enough to be working in a record store about to be slammed by the Xmas season... More >>

• Lift to Experience

  published September 13, 2001

  Only the most jaded music fans could've ignored the full-page review -- more like a white-knuckled hosanna -- that Britain's Uncut offered... More >>

• Casal in the Air

  published September 6, 2001

  Neal Casal may be one of those scratch-your-head, yeah-I've-seen-his-name-somewhere artists. He turned up in the record bins briefly with 1995's... More >>

• Noonday Underground

  published September 6, 2001

  The résumé: After leaving pop-psych outfit Adventures in Stereo, Simon Dine spent a couple of years in Europe scavenging records and... More >>

• Stalk-Forrest Group, Blue Öyster Cult

  published August 30, 2001

  Fall, '76: Blue Öyster Cult is sitting pretty in the Top 20 with "(Don't Fear) the Reaper." The brainy Long Island quintet once pitched... More >>

• The Golden Band

  published August 23, 2001

  After a detailed analysis of available documents and studies, New Times has arrived at the startling conclusion that in contemporary music,... More >>

• Chris Lee

  published August 23, 2001

  With a sophomore album title worthy of Lee Hazelwood or John Fahey, a swooping, tenor-throated vocal style as invigorating as the late Jeff... More >>

• Eddie Money

  published August 9, 2001

  It's embarrassingly easy to poke fun at journeyman belter Eddie Money. I mean, what's not to yuk about him? There's Ma Mahoney's kid Ed's... More >>

• Eliza Gilkyson

  published August 2, 2001

  Texan (by way of New Mexico) Gilkyson has had many labels, been many things to many people: daughter (to Academy Award-winning folk singer Terry... More >>

• Lonesome Brothers / Ribeye Brothers

  published August 2, 2001

  Pop quiz time: Name all the rock 'n' roll "brothers" that aren't technically made up of siblings. Lessee -- Righteous Brothers, Dust Brothers,... More >>