Email Author Dan Strachota

2001 Stories by Dan Strachota

• Pop Philosophy

  published April 4, 2001

  I had an odd thought while attending the second of two Nick Cave shows at the Palace of Fine Arts last week: What if all the black clothing in the... More >>

• The New Year

  published March 28, 2001

  As they grow up, children go through a developmental stage called compartmentalization. In this stage, kids attempt to put their world in order... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published March 28, 2001

  Tribute albums are usually reserved for well-known artists like Leonard Cohen, the Velvet Underground, and -- God help us -- John Denver.... More >>

• Check Your Head

  published March 14, 2001

  For some people, the American Dream is about getting a high-paying job, raising a family, and buying a house in the suburbs. None of those people... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published March 14, 2001

  Itching and scratching Looking at the synopsis for Get Over It, the latest bit of cinematic fluffery from Miramax, you can almost... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published March 7, 2001

  If we could only get a machine to write about music Brian Eno has been at the crossroads of music and technology for... More >>

• Pulp Friction

  published February 28, 2001

  Most bands have high expectations after they finish an album, and the Orange Peels were no different when they completed their first record,... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published February 28, 2001

  A moment of silence The Foothills College radio station, KFJC-FM (89.7), has a distinct reputation: It offers difficult listening,... More >>

• Noise Pop Tip Sheet

  published February 21, 2001

  Slanted and unenchanted Watching a music fan get excited about the Noise Pop Festival is akin to spotting a pedestrian wearing shorts in... More >>

• All Fired Up

  published February 14, 2001

  Heather Anderson, 23-year-old drummer for the Blast Rocks!!!, has an unusual way of setting up her kit: She tapes it together. Of course, it helps... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published February 14, 2001

  Tomorrow's news today Upon looking through the latest issue of Alternative Press magazine, I had one question: Are the publishers so... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published February 7, 2001

  That's Advertainment There is a frighteningly scary evil pervading this once-grand world: far worse than new Attorney General John... More >>

• Labor of Love

  published January 31, 2001

  By all accounts, Mike Levy should've been happy. His band, the Sneetches, was doing well. The quartet had toured the U.S. twice, played a... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published January 31, 2001

  East of Eden In 1992 I was living in a squalid, two-bedroom apartment in Berkeley. The roof leaked and the walls were paper thin, and the... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published January 24, 2001

  The emperor has no brains Some scribes are suggesting we place quotation marks around "President" Bush's title in order to show how slim... More >>

• The Whee Design

  published January 17, 2001

  Call and Response is practicing at drummer Jordan Dalrymple's Berkeley apartment. "This is a song you make out to," singer Carrie Clough says... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published January 17, 2001

  I'm thinking of a liquid that's wet Ah, winter has arrived at last, with its sideways-falling precipitation and quaintly out-turned... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published January 10, 2001

  Keep feeling fascination Driving from San Diego to Mexico for New Year's, I made an interesting discovery: The '80s are back. OK, so it's... More >>

• Pop Philosophy

  published January 3, 2001

  Hey, there's this great new club ... no, wait, it's gone Some nights it can be hard to get off the couch -- especially in winter, when the... More >>