Articles by Bill Adams

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  Motion City Soundtrack/Matchbook Romance

  Split

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  In support of my theory that even a mediocre punk band can sound fantastic if you put acoustic guitars in their hands, I submit the cases o...

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  Otto Von Schirach

  Global Speaker Fisting

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  If it’s true that techno’s appeal for its fans is imagining the sound of a large, cosy waiting room where people can dance and relax until...

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  Fleetwood Mac

  Destiny Rules

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  What exactly is Destiny Rules? The documentary seems to begin where Fleetwood Mac left off when they imploded at the beginning of the '80s:...

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  Paul Westerberg

  Come Feel Me Tremble

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  "The trick that I'm about to give away to every young songwriter is…" Oh wait. The video camera comes unplugged and the quote is left to fo...

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  Arto Lindsay

  Salt

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  After aborting DNA, the first great Noo Yawk noise rock band, you’d think it would be easy to peg Arto Lindsay when, in fact, nothing could...

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  Second Audio Program

  Second Audio Program

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  We’ve all heard of Sweatin’ To The Oldies, but Sweatin’ To The Metal? I tested a theory with this CD. I grabbed my DVD copy of Fame, skippe...

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  Donovon Frankenreiter

  Donovon Frankenreiter

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  In the case of Donovon Frankenreiter’s self-titled debut, the adage about a whole being more than the sum of its parts is totally untrue. T...

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  A Girl Called Eddy

  A Girl Called Eddy

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

  Things we’ve come to expect from Epitaph Records: loud, aggressive and often political punk rock with grinding guitars, harsh vocals and be...