Run Out of Town The incorrect aggro-agitators of A.C. canceled all three of last weekend's previously scheduled Bay Area gigs on short notice, reportedly…
Righteous Babe Ani DiFranco is a diehard agitator. First off there's her music, an unlikely fusion of punk rock and acoustic folk, which was…
John Zorn's Painkiller and the Denison/Kimball Trio rewrite the rules of jazz
The 6ths Wasps' Nests (EMI/London) “The 6ths' Wasps' Nests” is impossible to pronounce, and Stephin Merritt likes it that way. He's quite a cranky…
Ol' Dirty Bastard Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (Elektra) They call him the Bastard because there's “no father to his style”…
Bad Livers outgrow their “thrash/bluegrass” label; the countrified timbre of Richard Buckner
Burnin' Down the House It was any musician's worst nightmare when Rick Rubin's Laurel Canyon guest house/studio burned down April 11. According to Internet…
World Wide Web There are herds of rappers who proclaim to have rocked the mike from the Boogie Down Bronx to the Bay Area,…
Portishead's sppoky mood music provides a soundtrack for sour times
Panda Panda (Kokopop) If you're wondering what Panda sounds like, don't expect many clues from the cryptic packaging of its debut CD; bin browsers…
