Email Author Joe Hon

1996 Stories by Joe Hon

• Her Wayor No Way

  published June 6, 1996

  Ani DiFranco has nothing to be sore about these days. Though she's often labeled a folkie malcontent because of her caustic lyrics and offbeat,... More >>

• Rotation

  published June 6, 1996

  Magnapop Rubbing Doesn't Help Priority If Rubbing Doesn't Help sounds looser and more scatterbrained than its... More >>

• Rotation

  published May 23, 1996

  Soundgarden Down on the Upside A&M Why is it that while many of Seattle's sons of grunge have dropped down a gear (Pearl Jam),... More >>

• Hippie Chic

  published March 7, 1996

  Life has been nothing short of bohemian for singer/songwriter Jewel Kilcher. Yet, while many are quick to label the 21-year-old artist a... More >>

• Choice Chan

  published February 29, 1996

  There are two scenes in Rumble in the Bronx that go a long way toward explaining why, in Asia, Jackie Chan is a movie star who eclipses the likes... More >>

• Rotation

  published February 22, 1996

  Jolene Hell's Half Acre Ardent Jolene, the self-titled debut EP from this North Carolina quintet, was one of 1995's more... More >>

• Bo Knows

  published February 1, 1996

  Seeing that adaptability is frequently the cornerstone to survival, it's easy to accept the notion that Bo Diddley is one highly adapted... More >>

• Rotation

  published January 11, 1996

  Candlebox Lucy Maverick/Warner Candlebox's Lucy shows what can happen when a million-selling band thinks it can do no wrong --... More >>