March 28, 2022

Indie Rock (and Cuervo) Gold

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Guided by Voices Revolution Hall - Portland, OR March 27, 2022 " Who do you think you are, Jethro Tull? "  This snarky inquiry was...
February 21, 2022

Eric's Archive: Butch Vig Interview, Entertainment Today, January 1999

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From 1997-2001, I served as the Music Editor of Entertainment Today, one of Los Angeles' oldest weekly entertainment newspapers. The Int...
February 20, 2022

Eric's Archive: Henry Rollins Interview, March 2001

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In 1991, Jane's Addiction were playing Rochester War Memorial, and there was no way I was missing that show. Jane's had an opening a...
February 19, 2022

Eric's Archive: Brad Smith (Unified Theory) Interview, February 2001

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In early 2001, I interviewed Brad Smith, bass player for '90s rock band Blind Melon as well as the underappreciated, now long-defunct qu...
February 18, 2022

Eric's Archive: Rob Halford Interview, Entertainment Today, August 2000

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In the year 2000, I sat down with Rob Halford for an interview/cover story in support of his solo album, Resurrection . This was, in many wa...
October 29, 2021

Pushing Forward: Phish Lights Up Eugene

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Phish Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene October 19, 2021 The sense of kinship within the Phish fan base — that "we're in this together...
April 23, 2021

Predictions: The Rock Hall Class of 2021

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It never gets any easier. February brought 16 stellar Rock Hall nominees to the table, and close followers of the institution hope the voter...