Email Author Serene Dominic

Awards

• 2008 - Arizona Press Club Awards, published July 12, 2007

  "Back on the Sun"

• 2007 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  The music beat

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1994 Stories by Serene Dominic

• TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published August 11, 1994

  All right. Before we dive into the always controversial and titillating world of local reviews, let me tell you this: I went to see rockabilly... More >>

• THE CD EQUATION REVEALED THEY RECORD'EM, WE REVIEW'EM

  published August 11, 1994

  Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge (Virgin) It's the Stones. It's great. Buy it. Little Jimmy Scott Dream (Sire) America is... More >>

• ANOTHER SLICE OF MEAT LEAF

  published August 4, 1994

  Why did it take so many tries to figure out the magic recipe for serving up Meat Loaf again? The all-telling cover art provides us with the... More >>

• ANOTHER SLICE OF MEAT LOAF

  published August 4, 1994

  By now, almost everyone has seen those nauseating beer commercials. They feature twentysomething slackers with thirtysomething memory banks... More >>

• FELIX THE WONDERFUL CAVALIERE

  published July 28, 1994

  Felix Cavaliere remembers it vividly. One day in early 1966, he was walking down Madison Avenue in Manhattan and first heard the Young Rascals on... More >>

• READ DOWN, THEN LISTEN UP MORE FROM THE BOTTOMLESS CD PIT

  published July 7, 1994

  Willy DeVille Backstreets of Desire (Forward) Since DeVille's last effort, Tower Records stopped stocking vinyl, Doc Pomus passed away... More >>

• FLIP-SIDE STORY

  published July 7, 1994

  Wanna know what's wrong with the CD single? Get a copy of Belly's new CD maxi-single, Moon. If this were a vinyl 45 release, the A-side would be... More >>

• TAPES IN THE MAIL. AGAIN.

  published June 29, 1994

  Okay, folks, it's that time once more. Get out your six-packs and handkerchiefs and prepare to get steeped in local color, but first this: You may... More >>

• LAST WEEK, LIVE

  published June 22, 1994

  The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black Mason Jar June 19, 1994 Maybe it was when the topless woman with the purple body paint,... More >>

• REISSUED MATERIAL?MATERIAL ISSUE'S JIM ELLISON CARVES OUT GREAT POP FROM A SEVENTIES MOLD, WHETHER HE'LL ADMIT IT OR NOT

  published June 15, 1994

  Have you ever wondered if there was a real Peggy Sue? A real Lovely Rita, Meter Maid? An actual Girl From Ipanema? Well, there isn't. And now,... More >>

• THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE STEREOANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF REVIEWS, JUST FOR YOU

  published June 1, 1994

  Blow Pops American Beauties (Get Hip) There was an old Saturday Night Live joke between Chevy and Gilda that went like this: "Knock... More >>

• EVEN MORE TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published June 1, 1994

  If I owned an enormous, influential, major label, a lot of things would be different. For me, anyway; a bigger bank balance, more yes men, the... More >>

• GIGS GALORE

  published May 25, 1994

  Shonen Knife The Roxy May 19, 1994 They were cute! They were funny! They were endearing! They rocked! They were Naoko Yamano, Michie... More >>

• LISTEN UPMORE CD'S FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE

  published May 4, 1994

  Cannibal Corpse The Bleeding (Metal Blade) In the press release accompanying this unrelenting piece of shit, the group's "vocalist"... More >>

• TAPES IN THE MAIL, VOL. III

  published May 4, 1994

  You've waited four long weeks for this, I know you have. Yes, it's time again for more local reviews, kids. Get em while they're hot. By the way,... More >>

• KNACKROPHELIA LIVES!IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE KNACK THE FIRST TIME AROUND, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE

  published April 27, 1994

  "The Knack are back and they're beautiful." So trumpeted the trade ads for the power-pop group's second release, . . . But the Little Girls... More >>

• PINK INCARNATIONSSYD AND ROG ARE GONE, BUT THE PROPS REMAIN THE SAME

  published April 20, 1994

  When Johnny Rotten first walked into Malcolm McLaren's life, Rotten was wearing a torn Pink Floyd tee shirt with the words "I Hate" in magic... More >>

• MORE TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published April 6, 1994

  Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and... More >>

• MORE TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published April 6, 1994

  Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and... More >>

• MORE TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published April 6, 1994

  Another month of mail has found its way into the Screed box, and after sorting through all the gift cheeses, complimentary cases of wine and... More >>

• THE GOOD OL' BOY FROM NYC

  published March 30, 1994

  A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, "Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?" Sure, he's from New York, but he's not the fast-talking,... More >>

• THE GOOD OL' BOY FROM NYC

  published March 30, 1994

  A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, "Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?" Sure, he's from New York, but he's not the fast-talking,... More >>

• THE GOOD OL' BOY FROM NYC

  published March 30, 1994

  A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, "Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?" Sure, he's from New York, but he's not the fast-talking,... More >>

• THE GOOD OL' BOY FROM NYC

  published March 30, 1994

  A February issue of Billboard magazine asked, "Is Nashville Ready for Bob Woodruff?" Sure, he's from New York, but he's not the fast-talking,... More >>

• THE TAPES IN THE MAIL

  published March 2, 1994

  All right. I begged you to send in tapes, and here, at last, are a few opinions. If you submitted something and it isn't mentioned, don't despair.... More >>