Email Author Jabas Smith

1998 Stories by Jabas Smith

• Recordings

  published February 26, 1998

  James Iha Let It Come Down (Virgin Records) There are a couple of different reasons longtime band members make solo albums. One... More >>

• Sexplosive Literature

  published February 26, 1998

  Hindsight through pop filters makes '60s and '70s sexual decadence seem like mere reductive nostalgia to a godless, TV-weaned... More >>

• Critics' Choice

  published January 1, 1998

  Some people can maintain their composure in a burning skyscraper. But the average record-company exec, faced with a few months of flagging album... More >>