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2002 Stories by Ted Simons

• Shin Music

  published April 18, 2002

  James Mercer's van is leaking. This is not a good thing. Mercer, leader of the Shins, will soon depart with his band on a two-and-a-half-week tour... More >>

• Cult Superstar

  published March 28, 2002

  Lucinda Williams needs to change her m.o. She survived the past two decades as the consummate music industry underdog, a favorite among critics... More >>

• Requiem for an Outlaw

  published February 21, 2002

  Waylon Jennings loved to be in control. He rarely allowed others to make decisions for him, and even then he'd famously say, "There's always... More >>

• Working Drone

  published January 31, 2002

  Jay Farrar, reluctant icon of Americana music, pauses to consider his standing in the alt-country pantheon. It's not something Farrar seems... 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 >>