Email Author Christian Schaeffer

2009 Stories by Christian Schaeffer

• Midwinter Graces

  published December 24, 2009

  The signs of Christmas are all around us: The air has turned chilly, Starbucks has resumed serving gingerbread lattes in seasonal red cups and... More >>

• Blind Luck

  published October 22, 2009

  There are few universal truths in rock and roll, but here's a widely accepted dictum: It sucks to be an opening band. If you're lucky, the... More >>

• Incubus, the Duke Spirit

  published August 20, 2009

  When Incubus hit the national stage in the mid-'90s, the California quintet sounded like kissing cousins to 311 — mainly because both bands... More >>

• Little Joy

  published June 4, 2009

  The Strokes have been on hiatus since 2006, but if the band's members keep making great records on the side, the New York quintet needn't hurry... More >>

• Robin Thicke, Jennifer Hudson

  published May 7, 2009

  That Robin Thicke could become a top name in R&B is proof anything's possible in the magical world of pop music. A clean-cut white boy with a... More >>