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1998 Stories by Jim Caligiuri

• Rotation

  published December 24, 1998

  Pearl Jam Live on Two Legs Epic Pearl Jam is an unlikely story of how a band learned to do things its own way. It began with the... More >>

• Rotation

  published December 10, 1998

  Portishead PNYC London On PNYC, Bristol, England's Portishead indulges itself and its film interest; this is the soundtrack to a... More >>

• In the Clear

  published October 22, 1998

  Add Ian Moore's name to the growing list of artists who have graduated from the apparent grind of major-label commitments to working for... More >>

• Rotation

  published October 22, 1998

  Joni Mitchell Taming the Tiger Reprise It's another Joni Mitchell album, and here we go again with the hue and cry from the... More >>

• Rotation

  published October 15, 1998

  Juliana Hatfield Bed Zoë/Rounder You could say that Bed is an experiment of sorts, a time-killer on a small label as... More >>

• Rotation

  published October 1, 1998

  Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up the Girl Warner Bros. My first clue that the Goo Goo Dolls had completely lost touch with their... More >>

• Clay's Choice

  published September 3, 1998

  Plain and simple, there's an ongoing love affair between Houston country music fans and singer Clay Walker. Friday's concert at Cynthia Woods... More >>

• Rotation

  published September 3, 1998

  Hole Celebrity Skin Geffen/DGC Courtney Love has proven over and again that she is capable of polarizing opinion like few female... More >>

• Rotation

  published August 27, 1998

  Cracker Gentleman's Blues Virgin After the disappointing commercial showing of their last release, The Golden Age, it would be... More >>

• Rotation

  published August 20, 1998

  Snoop Dogg Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told No Limit Eightball Lost Suave House Those who dare to seek... More >>

• Rotation

  published August 13, 1998

  Baaba Maal Nomad Soul Palm Pictures Ernest Ranglin In Search of the Lost Riddim Palm Pictures Baaba Maal and... More >>

• Rotation

  published August 6, 1998

  Liz Phair whitechocolatespaceegg Matador/Capitol Some might complain that marriage and motherhood have blunted Liz Phair's edge.... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 30, 1998

  Barenaked Ladies Stunt Reprise Wit is rarely rewarded in pop music. That's especially true on the American end, where heavy... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 16, 1998

  Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Capitol How heated has fan anticipation been for the Beastie Boys' latest? It's been reported that at a... More >>

• Rotation

  published July 2, 1998

  Mo Thugs Family Mo Thugs Family Scriptures Chapter II: Family Reunion Mo Thugs/Relativity There's a groove of monotony that one... More >>

• Hill Country

  published June 4, 1998

  According to country music's critics, ever since Billy Ray Cyrus broke through in the early '90s, looks are more important than talent. Indeed,... More >>

• Rotation

  published April 30, 1998

  Tori Amos From the Choirgirl Hotel Atlantic There's no give or take with Tori Amos. Sure, you can tolerate her -- like one... More >>

• Rotation

  published April 23, 1998

  Aretha Franklin A Rose Is Still a Rose Arista On initial inspection, A Rose Is Still a Rose seems like an aging legend's... More >>

• Rotation

  published April 2, 1998

  Semisonic Feeling Strangely Fine MCA In the increasingly disposable world of '90s pop, Dan Wilson is a hooksmith without peer,... More >>

• Conference Kudos and Crud

  published March 26, 1998

  Best Hollywood Cameo: Director/sometime guitarist Robert Rodriguez jamming like a man possessed with Tito and Tarantula at Waterloo Brewing... More >>

• Rotation

  published March 12, 1998

  Robbie Robertson Contact from the Underworld of Redboy Capitol There must be a few folks out there still pining for the simpler... More >>

• Gradual Growth

  published March 5, 1998

  If forced to lump Michael Fracasso into a category among singer/songwriters, you could say that he's the literary type. His songs have always had... More >>

• Rotation

  published February 12, 1998

  Various Artists In tha Beginning ... There Was Rap Priority In tha Beginning ... There Was Rap might seem like a kooky, harmless... More >>

• Into the Folds

  published February 12, 1998

  In the Barry Levinson film Diner, one of the characters insists that his fiancee pass a quiz on pro football before he'll marry her. If your thing... More >>

• Rotation

  published January 22, 1998

  Sublime Second Hand Smoke Gasoline Alley/MCA So what if Sublime's idea of a good time involved getting high, looting, driving... More >>