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Volume I, Issue 43
March 30 - April 6, 1998
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 Jesus Rocks
Christian music crashes the mainstream. [2]
Michael Henningsen
 Weighted Down
Michael McCall hears the rallying cry at this year's South by Southwest festival -- "Too many goddamn bands!" -- but takes comfort in the lifers. [3]
Michael McCall
 Excess = Success at SXSW
Another hot week in Austin. [12]
Mitch Myers
 Making Mingus Music
Who but jazz great Charlie Mingus could have turned a Tijuana bender into one of the greatest albums of all time? [4]
Dave McElfresh
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Wrong Place, Right Time
Nashville's a five-year town where careers are concerned; The Nevers did it in one. [5]
Grant Alden
 Word Man
What's Bernie Taupin like without Elton John? A Farm Dog who's back on track. [6]
Jonathan Perry
Making it Neu!
Japan's Buffalo Daughter sends the message: "Ashita ni umareta, natsukashi ongaku." But what does it mean? [7]
Tristram Lozaw
Getting Real
On Apartment Life, Ivy, featuring Dominique Durand, tap teen fantasies about what our lives would be like on our own, in the city. [8]
Charles Tyalor
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Black-Market Bob
Put "Time out of Mind" out of your mind; Dylan's Grammy-worthy genius is in his bootlegs. [9]
Damon Krukowski
Solo "Artist"
Troubled Stone Temple Pilot Scott Weiland's "12 Bar Blues" is a critical hit even before its release. [10]
Matt Ashare
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 Live Shots
Capsule reviews from this year's SXSW line-up. [11]
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hristians? Thieves! I once took this class where
the teacher explained how Christians kept borrowing pagan culture
over the years. Thou shalt not steal? Ha. They snuck phallic symbols
in their art, put gargoyles on their cathedrals, changed Jesus's
birthday to coincide with the Winter Solstice -- they were sneaky,
sneaky Christians. In a way, you gotta respect that. It sure worked.
I guess theft is just in their blood, 'cause even now Christians
are stealing from pagan culture by making their own versions of
rock-and-roll. But wait a minute -- isn't rock-and-roll "the
devil's music"?? I smell a dilemma, a saucy little dilemma.
How can Christians simultaneously denounce this often violent,
sexualized musical form and produce it from their own side? That's
the subject of this article. And Lordy, it's a good read.
Speaking of heathens, Austin's SXSW festival recently came to
a close after much rockin'. If you're one of the four people who
didn't travel deep in the heart of Texas to hear the cutting edge
of live music, your best option would be to read one of these recaps
of what transpired. And while you're at it, peep your eyes upon
these concert reviews. My ears were almost ringing just from reading
the descriptions.
Other articles tap into the worlds of Charlie Mingus, Bob Dylan,
and Stone Temple Pilot Scott Weiland -- the kinds of artists whose
fans have practically formed their own religions. Amen to that.
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Boston Phoenix CD Reviews
- Blues Brothers 2000
- Bill Wyman & the Rhythm Kings
- Hound Dog Taylor tribute
- Peter Case
- Paul Robeson
- The John Doe Thing
- Course of Empire
- The Family Stand
- The Matt Wilson Quartet
Turn Up That Noise! 
- Various Artists - Edgar Allan Poe
- Vibes featuring Bill Ware
Rhythm & Views
- Various Burt Bacharach fans
- Madonna
- Jimmy Lewis
Tiny Tunes
 Now What?
If you go gaga over the sultry smoothness of a symphonic glissando, just wait till you experience our transitions to cool and useful music links on the Web. [17]
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