Email Author Carrie Bell

1997 Stories by Carrie Bell

• Rotation

  published December 4, 1997

  G. Love and Special Sauce Yeah, It's That Easy OKeh/Epic Ever since the Hooters blew their major-label wad in one commercialized... More >>

• Off the Wagon

  published November 13, 1997

  Sometimes, the best reason for a reunion is no reason at all. What else can explain the recent reconvening of alt-rock progenitors Jane's... More >>

• Same Old Crue

  published November 6, 1997

  On the surface, it would be hard to say that Motley Crue gained anything from breaking ties with lead singer Vince Neil five years ago. At the... More >>

• Rotation

  published October 2, 1997

  The Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon Virgin In 1994, I listened with a straight face as Mick Jagger and Keith Richards told me... More >>

• Groove United

  published October 2, 1997

  It's a place where the boundaries of race, culture and genre are ignored daily, hourly, within the span of minutes -- even seconds. Here, dance... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 3, 1997

  World Party Egyptology The Enclave World Party's Karl Wallinger has his drawbacks. First off, he's not much of a singer. True,... More >>

• Ever Earnest

  published June 19, 1997

  At times, it's hard to believe that it's been over a decade since Emily Saliers and Amy Ray came out of Atlanta's Emory University as the Indigo... More >>

• Rotation

  published June 12, 1997

  Paul McCartney Flaming Pie Capitol It's possible that undue stress has been heaped upon Paul McCartney's post-Abbey Road... More >>

• No Frills Allowed

  published June 12, 1997

  It's fitting that Tom Russell's new retrospective CD says nothing about greatest hits, instead going with the oblique title The Long Way Around.... More >>

• Scare Tactics

  published May 22, 1997

  Depending on which side of the Atlantic you hail from, the Boo Radleys' short creative attention span could be seen as either an asset or an... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 22, 1997

  Guy Clark Keepers: A Live Recording Sugar Hill "Keepers" is exactly right. The title of Guy Clark's latest disc suggests that... More >>

• Bass Boss

  published May 15, 1997

  There have been plenty of bass-playing stars in pop music history -- all you have to do is think of Paul McCartney and his upside-down Hofner,... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 15, 1997

  Nanci Griffith Blue Roses from the Moons Elektra In many ways, this is the finest album that Nanci Griffith has ever released.... More >>

• Greed is Good

  published May 8, 1997

  Years ago, children's novelist Roald Dahl created a spoiled girl who wanted it all -- especially a tour of the psychedelic chocolate factory... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 8, 1997

  Graham Parker and the Figgs The Last Rock 'n' Roll Tour Razor & Tie It was basically a one-off deal: The Figgs, a semi-obscure... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 1, 1997

  Son Volt Straightaways Warner Bros. Jay Farrar certainly picked an odd time to play it safe. Now that the hubbub over his former... More >>