Email Author Keith Moerer

1997 Stories by Keith Moerer

• Recordings

  published July 3, 1997

  Radiohead OK Computer (Capitol Records) Maybe punk didn't rescue us completely from prog-rock, but what makes Radiohead think... More >>

• Recordings

  published June 26, 1997

  David Byrne Feelings (Luaka Bop) A tourist is someone who thinks New York is Lady Liberty and Miss Saigon. Travelers are more... More >>

• Recordings

  published June 19, 1997

  John Lydon Psycho's Path (Virgin) Both as a Sex Pistol and as a solo artist with PiL, John Lydon's never been very big in... More >>

• Recordings

  published May 22, 1997

  Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape (Roswell/Capitol) Slight expectations are easy to meet. Who knew that Dave Grohl wrote... More >>

• Recordings

  published May 8, 1997

  Radish Restraining Bolt (Mercury) Ben Lee Something to Remember Me By (Grand Royal) Frankie Lymon was 13 when... More >>

• Recordings

  published May 1, 1997

  The Jayhawks Sound of Lies (American Recordings) It was the perfect setup, at least on the exterior: They shared songwriting... More >>

• Recordings

  published April 10, 1997

  Nina Simone Anthology: The Colpix Years (Rhino) This two-disc compilation is neither a satisfactory introduction to nor a true... More >>

• Recordings

  published March 6, 1997

  Bruce Cockburn The Charity of Night (Rykodisc) L. Ron Hubbard should be as cult an artist as Bruce Cockburn. Cockburn's only... More >>

• Pop Stops the Traffic

  published March 6, 1997

  K mart is trying to spiff up its image, but it's still the last place you'd expect to run into a rock star--unless, of course, that rock star is... More >>

• Recordings

  published February 20, 1997

  Aphex Twin Richard B. James (Sire/Elektra) Moby--who just yesterday was the poster boy for the ensuing techno revolution--is... More >>

• Recordings

  published February 13, 1997

  Waco Brothers Cowboy in Flames (Bloodshot) The problem with most new country music is that it's too damned polite. It's hard... More >>

• The Artist Formerly Known As Popular

  published January 9, 1997

  The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Emancipation (NPG/EMI Records) Now that Madonna's a stylish new mom and Michael Jackson is... More >>